US Experts

Greg Sawicki

Associate Professor, Automation / MechatronicsGeorgia Tech - COE

Dr. Sawicki directs the Human Physiology of Wearable Robotics (PoWeR) laboratory.

David LeDuc

Senior Director, Public PolicySoftware & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

SIIA's Senior Director of Public Policy tracks the implementation & impact of e-Government policies that streamline how content is delivered

James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological StationWestern Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Polina Durneva, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Diane Turnshek

Special LecturerCarnegie Mellon University

Diane Turnshek has spent her career studying astronomy and is one of the foremost experts on light pollution.

Paul Michael

Director of Fluid Power InstituteMilwaukee School of Engineering

Paul Michael's area of expertise is in tribology: the science of friction, lubrication and wear.

David Figlio

Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and EducationUniversity of Rochester

Figlio is an expert on educational, public, and social policy, including the link between health and education.

J. Adam Langley, PhD

Professor of Biology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Adam Langley, PhD, focuses his research on how ecosystems respond to, and may determine the severity of, environmental change.

Sheng Dai

Assistant Professor, Geosystems EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Sheng Dai develops innovative testing techniques to study properties and processes in soils and rocks at elevated pressure and temperatures.

Eric Rignot

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Earth System ScienceUC Irvine

Dr. Rignot works to understand the interactions of glaciers and climate and what effects they will have on global sea levels.