Penn State University
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Faculty and Staff Directory
EME Faculty        
Michael Adewumi 814-863-4030 410 Boucke m2a@psu.edu Vice Provost for International Programs; Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering; Quentin E. and Louise L. Wood Faculty Fellow in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering; Program Chair of Oil and Gas Engineering Management
Luis Ayala 814-865-4053 122 Hosler lfay@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Seth Blumsack 814-863-7597 124 Hosler blumsack@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
André Boehman 814-865-7839 114B Hosler boehman@ems.psu.edu Professor of Fuel Science
Jeffrey R. S. Brownson 814-865-8473 212 Hosler nanomech@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Yongsheng Chen 814-865-9834 155 Hosler yongsheng@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering; Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker, Jr. Faculty Fellow
Timothy J. Considine 814-863-0810 125 Hosler cpw@psu.edu Professor of Natural Resource Economics
Joseph N. DeSalvo 814-865-7472 204 Deike jnd10@psu.edu Instructor, Field Services, Miner Training Program
Derek Elsworth 814-865-2225 231 Hosler elsworth@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Turgay Ertekin 814-865-6082 115A Hosler eur@psu.edu Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering; George E. Trimble Chair in Earth and Mineral Sciences; Graduate Program Officer of Petroleum and Mineral Engineering; Undergraduate Program Officer of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Semih Eser 814-863-1392 114A Hosler seser@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering; Undergraduate Program Officer of Energy and Fuels Engineering Option
Joseph P. Flick 814-865-7472 204 Deike jpf1@psu.edu Instructor, Miner Training Program
Maochen Ge 814-865-5861 201 Hosler mug10@psu.edu Associate Professor of Mining Engineering
R. Larry Grayson 814-863-1644 103A Hosler rlg19@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering; George H., Jr., and Anne B. Deike Chair in Mining Engineering; Graduate Program Officer of Energy and Mineral Engineering; Undergraduate Program Officer of Mining Engineering
William Groves 814-863-1618 223 Hosler wag10@psu.edu Associate Professor of Industrial Health and Safety
Joel M. Haight 814-863-4491 224 Hosler jmh44@psu.edu Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering; Undergraduate Program Officer of Industrial Health and Safety
Phillip Halleck 814-863-1701 204 Acad. Act. pmh2@psu.edu Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
M. Thaddeus Ityokumbul 814-863-0375 204 Hosler mti1@psu.edu Associate Professor of Mineral Processing and Geo-Environmental Engineering; Undergraduate Program Officer of Environmental Systems Engineering
Zuleima Karpyn 814-863-2273 151 Hosler ztk101@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Vladislav J. Kecojevic 814-865-4288 154 Hosler vuk2@psu.edu Associate Professor of Mining Engineering; Centennial Career Development Professorship in Mining Engineering
Andrew N. Kleit 814-865-0711 503 Walker ank1@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics; Undergraduate Program Officer of Energy Business and Finance
Mark S. Klima 814-863-7942 153 Hosler msk4@psu.edu Associate Professor of Mineral Processing and Geo-Environmental Engineering; Associate Department Head
Angela D. Lueking 814-863-6256 120 Hosler lueking@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Serguei Lvov 814-863-8377 207 Hosler lvov@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Jonathan P. Mathews 814-863-6213 126 Hosler jpm10@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering; Interim Graduate Program Officer of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Sarma V. Pisupati 814-865-0874 126B Hosler sxp17@psu.edu Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering; Undergraduate Program Officer of Energy Engineering
Mark C. Radomsky 814-865-6335 212 Research West mcr4@psu.edu Director and Senior Lecturer, Miner Training Program
Ljubisa R. Radovic 814-863-0594 205 Hosler lrr3@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Jamal Rostami 814-863-7606 102 Hosler jur17@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Alan Scaroni 814-865-7659 248 Deike aws1@psu.edu Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering; Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Harold H. Schobert 814-863-1337 204 Res. East hxs3@psu.edu Professor of Fuel Science
Chunshan Song 814-863-4466 206 Hosler csong@psu.edu Professor of Fuel Science; Director of EMS Energy Institute
Yaw D. Yeboah 814-865-0269 118 Hosler ydy1@psu.edu Professor and Department Head of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Fan Zhang 814-863-1640 123 Hosler fxz10@psu.edu Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Affiliated Faculty        
Caroline Burgess Clifford 814-865-8673 C205 Coal Utilization Laboratory ceb7@psu.edu Senior Research Associate, EMS Energy Institute
Xiaoliang Ma 814-863-8744 211 Research East mxx2@psu.edu Senior Research Associate, EMS Energy Institute
Kwadwo Osseo-Asare 814-865-4882 208 Steidle ako1@psu.edu Distinguished Professor of Metals Science and Engineering and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Richard R. Parizek 814-865-3012 340 Deike rrp1@psu.edu Professor of Geosciences and Geo-Environmental Engineering
John C. Wyngaard 814-863-7714 627A Walker jcw9@psu.edu Professor of Meteorology and Geo-Environmental Engineering
George S. Young 814-863-4228 621 Walker g3y@psu.edu Professor of Meteorology and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Emeritus Faculty        
Frank F. Aplan 814-865-3437 110 Hosler   Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Metallurgy and Mineral Processing
Leonard G. Austin 814-865-3802 213 Hosler lxa4@psu.edu Professor Emeritus of Fuels and Mineral Engineering
Z. T. Bieniawski 928-776-9105 3023 Sunny Brae, The Ranch, Prescott, AZ 86303-5700   Professor Emeritus of Mineral Engineering
Christopher J. Bise 814-865-3437 110 Hosler Chris.Bise@mail.wvu.edu Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering and Industrial Health and Safety
Robert L. Frantz 814-865-0258 232 Hosler   Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering; Associate Dean Emeritus of Continuing Education and Industry Programs
Richard Hogg 814-865-3802 213 Hosler rxh19@psu.edu Professor Emeritus of Mineral Processing and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Peter T. Luckie 814-865-9261 224 Acad. Proj. ptl@psu.edu Professor Emeritus of Mineral Engineering; Associate Dean for Research Emeritus in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Jan M. Mutmansky 814-863-1642 156 Hosler j93@psu.edu Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering
Howard B. Palmer       Professor Emeritus of Energy Science; Senior Associate Dean Emeritus
L. Barry Phelps 814-865-3437 110 Hosler l3p@psu.edu Associate Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering
Raja V. Ramani 814-863-1617 209 Research West rvr@psu.edu Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Peter Thrower 814-865-3437 110 Hosler p.thrower@virgin.net Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering
Francis J. Vastola 814-865-0258 232 Hosler f5v@psu.edu Professor Emeritus of Fuel Science
Robert Watson 814-865-0531 119 Hosler rww1@psu.edu Associate Professor Emeritus of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and Geo-Environmental Engineering
EME Staff        
Rachel Altemus 814-865-3439 116 Hosler rla7@psu.edu Writer/Editor and Alumni Coordinator
Joan Andrews 814-863-1616 117 Hosler jxa1@psu.edu Administrative Assistant
Robert Byers 814-865-5162 318 Hosler rab31@psu.edu Computer Laboratory Supervisor; IT Support Specialist, Level 3
Kathy Johnstonbaugh 814-865-7472 213 Research West kfb2@psu.edu Staff Assistant to the Miner Health and Safety Training Program
Anna Morrison 814-865-4475 108 Hosler amm277@psu.edu Publications Design Assistant
Phyllis Mosesman 814-863-0373 110 Hosler pam9@psu.edu Staff Assistant, Graduate Programs
Tom Motel 814-863-1635 107 Hosler tjm14@psu.edu Laboratory Supervisor and Recruiting Coordinator
Crystal Renaud 814-865-3437 110 Hosler cdr125@psu.edu Staff Assistant, Undergraduate Programs
Michelle Stem 814-865-6511 112 Hosler mqs1@psu.edu Administrative Assistant