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Sebastian Scherer

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Sebastian Scherer builds robots that fly and drive through unknown environments. His work spans perception, planning, and safe embodied AI.

Field RoboticsAutonomous Drones (UAVs)Robot PerceptionSLAM and LocalizationMotion Planning and Navigation
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Amy Murphy-Nugen

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Amy Murphy-Nugen has more than 20 years of social work practice and policy experience in housing, community building and engagement.

Community Development and Housing IssuesHousing LossForeclosureDisenfranchised Grief
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Matthew Hiatt

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Hiatt’s research investigates hydrology and hydrodynamics in coastal systems using numerical modeling and field measurements.

Nearshore WavesHydrological Connectivity in Coastal EnvironmentsHarmful Algal BloomsCoastal HydrologyEnvironmental Fluid Dynamics
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Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.

Abolition and EmancipationSlavery in Popular CultureSlaveryBlack Atlantic
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Joseph G. Dreiss

Professor of ArtUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Dreiss is the founder of the digital media lab.

Art HistoryArt CriticismContemporary ArtDigital ImagingWeb Production
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Aileen Anderson

Vice Chancellor of ResearchUC Irvine

Aileen Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, and research administration.

GlioblastomaStem Cell BiologyStem Cell ResearchSpinal Cord Injury
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Marie E. McAllister

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. McAllister currently works on the intersections of literature and medicine.

Literature and MedicineEighteenth-Century LiteratureJane AustenBritish LiteratureHealth Humanities
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Jonathan S. Dordick

Institute Professor, Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biological SciencesRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Applies biological principles to advance bioengineering and biomanufacturing, stem cell engineering, and drug discovery

Drug DiscoveryBiomanufacturingBiochemical EngineeringBiochemistryChemistry
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Lauren Hopkins

AVP, Virtual Care and Community Engagement, Medical College of GeorgiaAugusta University

Lauren Williams is an healthcare professional with expertise in management, strategical planning and healthcare information technology.

Healthcare IndustryHealthcare Information TechnologyHealthcareHealthcare ManagementStrategic Planning
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Margaret Galvan

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Margaret Galvan is a scholar of contemporary visual culture interested in how images are used for purposes of social justice.

QueercoreRiot GrrrlGrassroots Print CultureDigital HumanitiesThird-Wave Feminism