matter Experts

Michael Dennin

Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning; Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of PhysicsUC Irvine

Prof. Dennin is leading the evolution of teaching and learning on the college campus, and he is a top communicator of all issues of physics.

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and HealthUniversity of Connecticut

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Alexandra Samuel

Technology writer and strategistSocial Signal

Technology speaker; Wall Street Journal contributor; Author of the Harvard Business Review's "Work Smarter with Social Media"

Mingzhang Yin

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Mingzhang Yin studies probabilistic machine learning, Bayesian methods and causal inference.

Imre Bartos

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Imre Bartos’ research interests include extreme cosmic explosions related to the formation and evolution of black holes.

Sarah Emanuel

Associate Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Pierre Baldi

Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Artificial Intelligence in Science InstituteUC Irvine

Pierre Baldi works at the intersection of biology and computer science with an expertise in artificial intelligence and deep learning.

Thomas Powers

Associate Professor, PhilosophyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Powers specializes in ethics in information technology (including AI), ethics in science and engineering and research ethics.

Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Mark A. Boyer studies environmental policy and global-local linkages. His research focuses on climate adaptation from global to local.