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Barbara Castanheira, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorBaylor University

Researches stellar evolution focused on white dwarf stars

White Dwarf StarsVariable StarsStructure of StarsSolar EclipsesStellar Objects
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Nicholas Mason

Assistant Professor and Curator of BirdsLouisiana State University

Dr. Mason's research centers on avian biodiversity.

Avian SpeciationPhenotypic EvolutionAvian BiodiversityPhenotypic Diversity
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Jun Yao

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jun Yao has made international news for his discovery of how to create power from the humidity in air.

Synthesis of NanomaterialsGreen ElectronicsNanoelectronic Devices and SensorsBioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable DevicesElectricity from Air
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Joey Neilsen, PhD

Associate Professor of PhysicsVillanova University

Professor Neilsen, PhD, uses X-ray telescopes to study black hole accretion disks, winds, and relativistic jets.

Black HolesBlack Hole AccretionSupermassive Black HolesAccretion DisksAccretion Disk Winds
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Philippa White

Founder and CEOTIE Leadership

I’m passionate about helping businesses become more human.

Power of Business and LeadershipLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentPurposeSustainability
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Jeremy Waisome

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jeremy Waisome uses qualitative and quantitative methods to explore mentorship, self-efficacy and career interest in engineering/computing.

K-12 STEM EducationCareer interestMentorshipSelf-EfficacyNarrative methods
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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.

Ice Sheet Dynamics and Mass BalanceClimate ChangeGlaciologyRadar
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Don Platt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Director of the Spaceport Education CenterFlorida Tech

Dr. Platt's work has involved developing, testing and flying different types of avionics, communications and rocket propulsion systems.

Space SystemsRocket Propulsion SystemsDeep Space ExplorationSatellite DesignAstrodynamics
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Antonis Rokas

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.

Tree of LifeMosquito Functional GenomicsEvolution of Fungal MetabolismMolecular EvolutionEvolutionary Development
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Rob Ferl

Assistant Vice President | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rob Ferl studies how plants respond to spaceflight and gravity to support future space exploration and biological research in space.

Space AgricultureBiotechnologyAstrobiologySpace BiologyPlant Molecular Biology