Nine faculty members were named the 2024 IEE Fellows. In the front row, from left, are Heather Preisendanz, Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Li Li and Miriam Freedman. In the back row, from left, are Adri van Duin, Charles Anderson, Armen Kemanian, Siela Maximova, Enrique Gomez (Not pictured: Karen Fisher-Vanden) Credit: Kevin Sliman.
Three engineering researchers named Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows
Sept 12, 2024
Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on Penn State News.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Nine Penn State researchers, including three from the College of Engineering, have been named fellows of the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) for 2024. The program recognizes and assists the exceptional achievements and unparalleled research impacts of highly successful researchers in the areas of energy and the environment. Nominees for the fellowship were submitted by the University community.
“The IEE Fellows are transformative leaders at Penn State, whose pioneering interdisciplinary research in energy and the environment is making a profound impact on solving the world’s most pressing challenges,” said Bruce Logan, director of the Institute of Energy and the Environment. “Their work, recognized through significant extramural support and highly influential publications, is driving meaningful change, advancing sustainability, and shaping a better future through inclusive and collaborative efforts that extend far beyond the University.”
The 2024 Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows are:
- Charles Anderson, professor, Department of Biology
- Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
- Karen Fisher-Vanden, distinguished professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
- Miriam Freedman, professor, Department of Chemistry
- Enrique Gomez, professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
- Armen Kemanian, professor, Department of Plant Science
- Siela Maximova, research professor, Department of Plant Science
- Heather Preisendanz, professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Adri van Duin, distinguished professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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