Faculty - Huck Institute of the Life Sciences
 Reka Albert
Associate Professor of Physics and Biology
122 Davey Laboratory, University Park
Phone: 814-865-6123
E-mail: ralbert@phys.psu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Our research is driven by an ongoing dialog between experimental measurements and theoretical modeling. We build our models on the most salient features of a system, and use our results as predictions and guidance for future experiments. Our diverse, interdisciplinary projects are characterized by the common goal of identifying organizing principles of complex systems.
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 Anne Andrews
Associate Professor of Molecular Toxicology
207 Life Sciences Building, University Park
Phone: 814-865-8281
E-mail: ama11@psu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Transporter-mediated regulation of neuronal homeostasis; Role of serotonin in complex behavior, and the etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders (depression and anxiety disorders) and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases); In vivo neurotransmitter sensing; Nanobiosensor design; Functional proteomics.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Anne Andrews' Research Group
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 Robert Brooks
Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Wetlands
Director, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center
323 Walker Building, University Park
Phone: 814-863-1596
E-mail: rpb2@psu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Wetlands restoration and creation on altered and damaged landscapes, Monitoring protocols for reference wetlands and mitigation projects, Modeling cumulative impacts in wetland and riparian portions of landscapes, Developing hydrogeomorphic models for riverine, depression, and slope wetlands, Developing ecological indicator models using macroinvertebrates, amphibians and birds, Treatment of mine drainage using constructed wetlands, Habitat modeling for wetland-riparian wildlife.
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 Bryan Grenfell
Alumni Professor of Biology
510 Mueller Laboratory, University Park
Phone: 814-865-9131
E-mail: grenfell@psu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Investigating how the interaction of noise and non-linear density-dependent feedback drive population processes at different scales; Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of infectious disease and how these are affected by control strategies; Phylodynamics: exploring how pathogen phylogenies are affected by host immunity, transmission bottlenecks and epidemic dynamics – at scales from individual host to population.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Bryan Grenfell's Research Page
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 Hangsheng Lin
Associate Professor of Hydropedology/Soil Hydrology
415 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building,
University Park
Phone: 814-865-6726
E-mail: henrylin@psu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Hydropedology: Fundamental studies of interactive pedologic and hydrologic processes and their properties in the Earth's Critical Zone, with a focus on pedosphere as a critical link in the hydrologic cycle and hydrology as a major driving force of soil formation and dynamic functions; Quantification of soil structure and its impacts on preferential flow across spatial and temporal scales; Quantitative soil morphology and classification for hydrologic applications; Mapping, monitoring, and modeling of landscape-soil-hydrology relationships; Enhanced instrumentation and techniques for in situ measurements and mapping of flow and transport pathways and patterns in heterogeneous landscapes; Coupling hydropedological and biogeochemical processes towards integrated studies of the Earth's Critical Zone; Extraterrestrial hydropedology including Mars and Moon explorations.
OASIS: Research and development of Online Advanced Spatial Information Systems (OASIS) for integrating geospatial technologies (GIS, GPS, RS) with environmental modeling, spatial-temporal statistics, and artificial intelligence for landscape-soil-hydrology studies; Scientific visualization of heterogeneous and dynamic world underfoot; Decision support systems coupled with real-time monitoring, integrated digital databases, and uncertainty quantification.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Hydropedology Web Site
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 Wayne Myers
ICS Steering Committee
Professor of Forest Biometrics
Co-Director, Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources
116 Forest Resources Building, University Park
Phone: 814-863-0002
E-mail: wlm@psu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Forest biometrics, remote sensing, quantitative landscape ecology, spatial analysis, geographic information systems, multivariate statistics, artificial intelligence, natural resource sustainability, international forestry.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
School of Forest Resources
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