Shanya Sura

Lecturer of Environmental Science · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Environmental Science Ecology Evolutionary Biology

Charles Yarish, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut

Dr. Yarish is an expert in marine macroalgae, coastal management, and commercial uses for seaweed for food, nutraceuticals, and biofuels.

Biofuel Cosmeceuticals Applied Genomics Ecology Marine Macroalgae

Beth Vallen, PhD

Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making

Food Marketing Consumer Goals/Motivation Consumer Behavior Health-related Decision Making Business

Eric Fortune

Associate Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Eric Fortune specializes in evolutionary biology, specifically the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior.

Locomotion Birds Biology Neuroscience Evolutionary Biology

Joanne Miller

Professor, Political Science & International Relations and Psychological & Brain Sciences · University of Delaware

Prof. Miller is an expert on political psychology, focusing on the causes and consequences of belief in conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy Theories Political Propaganda Misinformation Public Opinion Polling

Mike Simonetto

Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP

A deal at any price! You'll always be ahead of the competition when consulting with Deloitt LLP's pricing strategy and execution expert

Price Optimization Profitability Management Pricing Strategy Logistics Management Process Optimization

Michael Mills

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Evolutionary Psychology & Applied Adaptationsim Sex Differences Produced by the Process of Sexual Selection (Evolved Sexually Dimorphic Psychological Adaptations) Psychology and Sustainability Ecological Psychology Animal Behavior / Behavioral Ecology

Sarah Reckhow

Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University

Sarah Reckhow is an expert on education policy, urban and state politics, and philanthropy and nonprofits in public policy.

Philanthropy Racial Politics State Politics Education Policy Every Student Suceeds Act

Owen Jones

Glenn M. Weaver, M.D. and Mary Ellen Weaver Chair in Law, Brain, and Behavior · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the intersection of law and behavioral biology.

Contracts Law and Neuroscience Law and Behavioral Sciences Law and Behavioral Biology Evolutionary Analysis in Law

John Gizis

Professor, Physics and Astronomy · University of Delaware

Prof. Gizis focuses his research on improving the understanding of stars and brown dwarfs (failed stars).

Brown Dwarfs and Binaries Cool Stars Stars Solar System Cosmology

Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.

System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition

Aaron M. Bauer, PhD

Professor and Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University

Aaron Bauer, PhD, is a leading expert on reptiles, with a specialty in geckos, systematics and biogeography.

Reptiles Vertebrate Morphology Systematics Biogeography Natural History Collections

Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Anthropology · Florida Atlantic University

Kate Detwiler's research focus is on the evolution and conservation of African forest monkeys.

Anthropology Conservation of African Monkeys Molecular Primatology Primate Hybridization Primate Speciation

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion · UC Irvine

Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Physical Climate Sea Level Rise GRACE Satellite Climate Change

Lawrence Berry

President · Magic, Message and Motivation

Exciting speaker that brings a message and illusion together to create a memorable experience.

Leadership Communications Emergency Preparedness Financial Management Budgeting

Sascha Usenko B.S., Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science. Director, Environmental Science Graduate Program · Baylor University

Environmental chemist focused on transport, transformation & forensic fingerprinting of anthropogenic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems

Anthropogenic Contaminants Spatial and Temporal Scales The Transformation and Bioavailability of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals in the Environment Environmental Forensic Chemistry Identifying Unique Chemical Fingerprints

Eric Yttri

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Eric Yttri's research goal is to establish how neural circuits lead to these action selection decisions.

Motor Coordination Cognitive Brain Function Neural Circuits Neuroscience

John T. Harvey

Professor · Texas Christian University

Dr. Harvey's research focuses on exchange rates, business cycles, and contemporary economic schools of thought.

Contemporary Economic Schools of Thought Macroeconomics Exchange Rates Business Cycles

Matthew Grieshop

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

An expert in Cultural, Biological and chemical pest management for organic production systems

organic agriculture Extension Biological Control Integrated Pest Management Invasive Pests