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Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Climate ExtremesClimatologyClimate ChangeFloodDrought
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David Chuss, PhD

Professor and Chair of Department of Physics; Co-Director of The Villanova One Sky Center for AstrophysicsVillanova University

David Chuss, PhD, has worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and studies astronomical polarimetry and magnetic fields.

Astrophysical Magnetic FieldsCosmologyAstronomical PolarimetryGalactic CenterStar Formation
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Tabetha Boyajian

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Boyajian is active in the fields of stellar interferometry/spectroscopy, exoplanet research, and high angular resolution astronomy.

Stellar CharacterizationTime‑Domain AstrophysicsExoplanet Host StarsAstrophysicsAstronomy
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Katherine Whitaker

Associate Professor of AstronomyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kate Whitaker is an observational extragalactic astronomer who studies galaxy formation and evolution at the very edges of the universe.

Detection of Dead GalaxiesGalaxy formation and evolutionAstronomy
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Carmel Majidi

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.

Soft RoboticsMedical Device ManufacturingWearable RoboticsMedical DevicesAdvanced Manufacturing
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J. Marshall Shepherd

Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program | Associate DeanUGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

A leading International expert on weather and climate frequently called upon by the White House, Congress, and national media.

Hurricane and Tropical StormsClimateWeatherData AnalysisClimate Change
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Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin, Jr. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; BS, San Diego State University; Ph.D. UC Santa BarbaraVCU College of Engineering

Bone, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine, effects of space travel on bone and muscle, gap junctions, osteoblast, osteocyte, osteoclast

Regenerative Medicine and Tissue EngineeringMusculoskeletal MechanobiologySpace Biology and Bioengineering
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C. Nataraj, PhD

Moritz Endowed Professor of Engineered Systems; Director, VCADS Research Center | College of EngineeringVillanova University

C. Nataraj, PhD, is an expert in unmanned vehicles, robotics, and diagnostic healthcare systems.

Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningUnmanned VehiclesRobotics
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Peter B. James, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Specialties are planetary geophysics and finite element modeling

Space TechnologyPlanetary ScienceGeophysics
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Daren Chen, Ph.D.

Floyd D. Gottwald, Sr. Chair, Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor D. Chen researches particle sceinece and technology with emphasis on aerosol particles.

Particle instrumentation and characterization Nanoparticles and nanotechnologyParticle processing (i.g. classification charging dispersion...)Drug target delivery and release controlAir pollution and indoor air quality control