Research
Discover the transdisciplinary research and scholarly interests of the core LPE faculty, affiliated faculty, and former researchers and alumni.
LPE Faculty Research Labs
Current LPE faculty members Christine Kirchhoff, Ph.D., P.E., Andrea Matwyshyn, Ph.D., and Jennifer K. Wagner, Ph.D., J.D., head three labs that uniquely examine science and technology focus areas and their relationship to law and public policy.
Kirchhoff Water Resilience & Policy Lab
Christine Kirchhoff | Associate Director of Law, Policy, and Engineering; Associate Professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering
Policy Innovation Lab of Tomorrow (PILOT Lab)
Andrea Matwyshyn | Professor of Law and Engineering Policy, Associate Dean for Innovation and Technology at Penn State Law and Affiliate Faculty Bioethics Program
Wagner Anthroengineering Lab
Jennifer K. Wagner | Assistant Professor Law, Policy, and Engineering; School of Engineering Design and Innovation Previous LPE Research Labs and Notable Alumni
- Additional Labs & Research
- LPE Affiliated Faculty Labs
- Previous LPE Affiliated Labs & Notable Alumni
Affiliated Faculty Research Labs
Our affiliated faculty members span five different colleges at Penn State and represent a diverse array of research expertise.
System Design Laboratory
Description: Sven Bilén | Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering
Brennan Research Group
Description: Rachel Brennan | Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering and Courtesy Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Neuroethics Lab
Description: Laura Cabrera | Associate Professor Engineering Science and Mechanics, Huck Chair in Neuroethics at the Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute
Das Research Lab - Nano Materials & Device Innovation
Description: Saptarshi Das | Associate Professor, Engineering Science & Mechanics
The X-Lab - Driving Digital Equity Through Bold Tech Policy Intervention
Description: Sascha Meinrath | Palmer Chair in Telecommunications in the Bellisario College of Communications
Technology and Human Research in Engineering Design - THRED Group
Description: Jessica Menold | Hartz Family Career Development Associate Professor Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering
Manage Energy Transition for a Greener World
Description: Wei Peng | Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Research Associate Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
Radiation Science & Engineering Center
Description: Kenan Ünlü | Professor Nuclear Engineering
Previous Labs & Notable Alumni
Design, Justice, and Sustainable Development (DJSD) Lab
Description: Sandra Allain | Professor of Practice in SEDTAPP, College of Engineering and the School of International Affairs; Lecturer in Law at Penn State Law.
Food-Energy-Water, Resources, & Environmental Ethics
Description: Caitlin Grady
LPE Alum: Ben Johnson
Description: Ben Johnson | Associate Professor of Law, University of Florida
LPE Alum: Daniel Susser
Description: Daniel Susser | Associate professor in the Department of Information Science at Cornell University.
Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk
Description: David W. Titley | Affiliate Professor of Meteorology and School of International Affairs