Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.

Inez A. Caudill, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Biomedical and Health Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University | Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Heise studies pulmonary mechanotransduction, including lung injury and pulmonary regenerative medicine

Lung injury Pulmonary regenerative medicine Mechanobiology Tissue Engineering Smooth muscle cell signaling

Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior · University of Connecticut

Professor Schwenk studies the functional morphology and evolution of lizards and snakes.

Reptiles Lizards Phenotypic Evolution Evolutionary Biology Ecology

Elaine Power

Associate Professor · School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen's University

Teaches social determinants of health. Researches food insecurity. Advocates for basic income. Dreams of the day when food banks can close.

food insecurity food banks feeding the family family food practices Social Determinants of Health

David Figlio

Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education · University of Rochester

Figlio is an expert on educational, public, and social policy, including the link between health and education.

Vouchers School Choice Community Engagement Teaching K-12 Education

Lisa A. Costello

Professor, Writing and Linguistics & Director, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program · Georgia Southern University

Lisa Costello researches writing, gender and the Holocaust.

Rhetoric and Public Memory Genocide Studies Women's and Gender Studies The Holocaust Writing and Linguistics

Tara Trammell

Associate Professor, Urban Forestry · University of Delaware

Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.

Invasive Species Urban Forests Urban Ecosystems Biology Pollution

Ian O. Williamson

Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business · UC Irvine

Ian O. Williamson is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management.

Social Networks Organizational Theory Human Resource Management Recruitment Workplace Motivation

George Sugai, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor · University of Connecticut

George Sugai, Ph.D., has expertise in positive behavior support in schools

Behavioral Sciences Function-based Behavior Support School and Classroom Behavior Management Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Applied Behavior Analysis

Jason Rowntree

C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture · Michigan State University

Jason Rowntree’s research focus is identifying the metrics and management that reflect ecological improvement in grazing land systems.

Sustainable Agriculture Regenerative Agriculture Beef Animal Science

Garrison Wynn

Owner at Wynn Solutions · Garrison Wynn, CPS

Motivational Keynote Speaker & Best Selling Author

Communication Customer Service Leadership Sales Sales Management

Mark Prausnitz

Professor, Director of Center for Drug Design, Development, and Delivery, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Mark Prausnitz and his colleagues carry out research on biophysical methods of drug delivery.

Biotechnology Materials and Nanotechnology Biophysical Methods of Drug Delivery Complex Systems

Gregg Fields, Ph.D.

Executive Director · Florida Atlantic University

Gregg Fields uses chemistry to answer biological questions, many of which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.

Extracellular Matrix Biochemistry Matrix Metalloproteinase Collagen Drug Discovery Protein Biochemistry

Youyou Tao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Healthcare Analytics and Informatics Econometrics Latent Growth Modeling Bayesian Modeling

Xiaobo Tan

MSU Research Foundation Professor and Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering · Michigan State University

Expert in robotic fish, mobile sensing in aquatic environments

Soft Robotics Underwater Robotics Underwater Sensing

Irene Fonseca

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Irene Fonseca's research focus is on training in applied mathematics at the broad interface between the physical sciences and engineering.

Ferroelectric Engineering Business and Economics Applied Mathematics Shape Memory Alloys

Jason Ferrell

Director/Professor · University of Florida

Jason Ferrell has expertise in invasive plant management, pesticide safety and fate of pesticides in the environment.

Pesticide Safety Invasive Plants Aquatic Plants

Raheem Beyah

VP Interdisciplinary Research, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Raheem Beyah is an expert in the intersection of the networking and security fields.

Energy Grid Security Network Security Cyber-physical systems security Privacy Network Monitoring and Performance

Benjamin Steere

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.

Indigenous archaeology Household Anthropology Cherokee Archaeology Archaeology of Eastern North America Household Archaeology

Edward Rubin

Professor Emeritus · Carnegie Mellon University

Throughout his career, Edward Rubin has accumulated outstanding achievements in engineering research, education, and public service.

Integrated Assessments Cimate Change Mitigation Technologies Carbon Capture Clean Power Systems Environmental Engineering

Justin Taillon

Assistant Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

Prior to returning joining academia Justin worked for six years in the hotels, two years in F&B, and one year in event management.

Community Branding Market-Based Conservation Socio-Cultural Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Tourism