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Andrew Palmer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Palmer's research interests include eavesdropping on bacterial 'conversations', Martian farming, and cell wall fragment-based signaling.

AstrobiologyOcean EngineeringBiomedicalMolecular BiologyBiochemistry
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Don Duke, Ph.D., P.E.

Expert in water resources and pollution controlFlorida Gulf Coast University

Don Duke applies science and engineering analysis to policy and management decisions.

Municipal stormwater pollution reductionIndustrial stormwater pollution reductionFlood mitigation policyWater Resources PolicyWater quality assessment
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Maya Israel

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Maya Israel researches how to support academically diverse learners’ meaningful engagement in computer science education.

Technology IntegrationComputer Science EducationSpecial EducationUniversal Design for Learning
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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.

ClimatologyHurricanesGeographyEnvironmental Science
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Corene Matyas

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Corene Matyas researches the spatial analysis of rainfall from tropical cyclones.

RainfallSevere WeatherTropical Cyclones
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Xilei Zhao

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Xilei Zhao focuses on developing and applying data and computational science methods to tackle problems in transportation and resilience.

Machine LearningPublic TransitHurricane EvacuationCommunity ResilienceArtificial Intelligence
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Jay Ritter

Eminent ScholarUniversity of Florida

Jay Ritter studies IPOs, asset pricing, valuation, investment banking and capital structure.

Finance, Insurance & Real EstateInitial Public OfferingsInvestment BankingCapital StructureAsset Pricing
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Jonathan Bloch

Curator | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jonathan Bloch is a paleontologist focused on the fossil record of vertebrates at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Primate EvolutionPaleontologyFossil VertebratesPaleobiologyVertebrate Paleontology
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Melissa May, Ph.D.

Expert in marine invertebrate physiology & ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Melissa May teaches courses in oceanography, marine ecology, invertebrate biology, and cellular and molecular physiology.

Marine BiologySubtidal EcologyBivalve BiologyMarine Invertebrate Physiology‎Cellular Physiology
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David Vaillancourt

Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

David Vaillancourt’s studies how the brain regulates voluntary and involuntary movement with a specific focus on motor disorders.

Structural and Functional Imaging in Rodents and HumansRehabilitative, Surgical and Pharmacological Interventions for Motor DisordersCortical Oscillations that Underlie Voluntary and Involuntary MovementNeuroscience and the BrainProgression Markers of Parkinson’s Disease