Nature Experts

Asoo Vakharia

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Asoo Vakharia's research and areas of expertise include sustainability, channel selection, green product design and supply chains.

William Whittaker

Founders University Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

A field robotics pioneer, William "Red" Whittaker's research interests centers on mobile robots in unpredictable environments.

David Levine

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: levined@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4677 / Office 350-200

Monder Ram

Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small BusinessAston University

Professor Ram is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media.

Burcu Akinci

Dean, College of EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Burcu Akinci focuses on emerging energy technologies and using AI to monitor energy use.

David Wei

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

David Wei's team works to discover novel electronic and optical properties of metallic and semiconductor nanomaterials.

Vilma Todri

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.

William F. Dietrich Distinguished Professor of PhilosophyFlorida Atlantic University

Susan Schneider studies the nature of the mind, with an interest in emerging technologies and how that will shape the future of humanity.

Kari Sampsel

Medical Director, Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program, Attending Staff Emergency PhysicianThe Ottawa Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine & University of Ottawa

Emergency Medicine, Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Clinician, Educator and Advocate

Neil Donahue

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Neil Donahue's research addresses the fundamental chemical behavior of the atmosphere and the lifecycle of atmospheric particles.