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Vamsi K. Yadavalli, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Yadavalli researches functional nano and biomaterials

Ariella VanHara

Expert in social workFlorida Gulf Coast University

Ariella VanHara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Clinical Assistant Professor.

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.

Armando Paz, DBA, J.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Business Law, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.

Susan Kilroy, PhD, RN, CHSE

Kreider Endowed Professor for Healthcare Simulation and InnovationVillanova University

Dr. Kilroy's research utilizes simulation-based education to evaluate collaborative practice, clinical skills, and community indicators.

Tarun Chordia

R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Chaired Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Chordia has conducted research in empirical asset pricing and market microstructure.

Julie Pirsch, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Teaching and Programs; Associate Faculty Director, Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights; Teaching Professor, Marketing & Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Julie Pirsch, PhD, is an expert in product marketing, new product development, and innovating teaching and learning.

Ben Depoorter

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Email: depoorter@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4675 / Office 208-198

Ahmet Sonmez, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Computer Science teaching faculty member.