environment Experts

Andy Horowitz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Connecticut State HistorianUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Horowitz is a public historian, scholar of the modern United States, and Connecticut's State Historian.

Jill Trepanier

Professor and Department ChairLouisiana State University

Dr. Trepanier is a hurricane climatologist and geographer focusing on the statistical estimation of extreme weather risk.

Douglas M. Brugge, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Brugge is an expert in occupational and environmental health.

Brett Sanders

Chancellor’s ProfessorUC Irvine

Brett Sanders seeks to advance knowledge and models of environmental dynamics interactions.

Bridge Zhao

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Develops human-centered AI for safer, more sustainable mobility—from human behavior to intelligent vehicles and transportation networks.

Ryan Hamilton

Associate Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Ameet Talwalkar

Associate Professor, Machine LearningCarnegie Mellon University

Ameet Talwalkar's work is motivated by the goal of democratizing machine learning.

Leslie Yerkes

President / FounderCatalyst Consulting Group, Inc.

Thought Leader, Consultant, Author and Speaker on creating organizational cultures that fully engaged the best of the whole person.

Michelle Brownlee

Director, PolicySmart Prosperity Institute/University of Ottawa

Michelle works at the intersection of public policy, economics and the environment

Shauna McGillivray

Professor & Associate Department ChairTexas Christian University

Biology expert, focusing on genetic methods of fighting disease