project Experts

Abhisesh Silwal

Senior Project ScientistCarnegie Mellon University

Abhisesh Silwal's research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments.

Lea Deesing

Assistant City Manager, former CIOCity of Riverside

Motivate staff and spark innovation. Encourage kids to pursue STEM fields. Increase government transparency and improve cyber security.

Barry H. Rosen, Ph.D.

Expert in cyanobacteria, harmful algal blooms and blue-green algaeFlorida Gulf Coast University

Barry Rosen studies the nature of freshwater harmful algal blooms and their dynamics.

Michael Miller

President and CEO, Professional Speaker, Consultant, Trainer, and AuthorPrimo Solutions, LLC

Motivational Speaker, Business Trainer and Coach, Author

Erasmus Kersting, PhD

Professor and Department Chair, EconomicsVillanova University

Erasmus Kersting, PhD, is an expert on monetary policy, inflation and economic policy.

Professor Tina Miller

Professor of SociologyOxford Brookes University

Her research interests include family lives, intimate relationships, gender, parenthood, & reproductive health.

Nelson Guda, PhD

Independent ArtistStudio of Nelson Guda

Artist, TEDx Speaker, Creator

Lissa Leege

Professor & Center for Sustainability DirectorGeorgia Southern University

Lissa Leege's research focuses on plant conservation ecology, plant population and community ecology and threats to biodiversity.

Anatoly Zhuplev, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Jack Schneider

Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Education PolicyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jack Schneider studies educational policy and reform with a focus on K-12 public schools.