earth Experts

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Senior Director, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence; Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Drew Bridges

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Bridges's lab uncovers signals bacteria use to coordinate their behaviors, aiming to turn those signals into new ways to treat infections.

Gail Wronsky

Professor Emeritus of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Gerald Joseph McAdams Kauffman, Jr., PhD.

Director - University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Associate Professor - Biden School of Public Policy & Administration. Interim Director - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Water Science & PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kauffman focuses on drinking water science & policy: water supply, water quality, policy, handling droughts and floods.

Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVirginia Commonwealth University

Research interest: batteries, electrochemistry, sustainable energy, biofuel, biomaterials, supercritical extraction, manufacturing, lithium

Bill Torgerson

Assistant ProfessorSt. John's University

Laughs and Lessons: Whether it's on Growing up in the 80s, Overcoming Divorce, or Learning to Write, Smiles are Guaranteed

Rhiannon Mayne

Oscar and Juanita Monnig Endowed Chair of Meteoritics and Planetary ScienceTexas Christian University

Museum curator and researcher specializing in the study of meteorites and planetary science, as well as education and public outreach.

Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan

Professor | Human Development & Family Science ProgramThe Ohio State University

Developmental Psychology expert, specializing in parental transitions and familial relationships

Lowell Gustafson, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lowell Gustafson, PhD, is an expert in the politics, political structure and cultural heritage of Latin America.