Lawrence Drzal
University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science · Michigan State University
Expertise in adhesion, surface modification, composites/nanocomposites, graphene nanoplatelets, and multifunctional materials.
Carbon Fibers Ultraviolet Light Surface Modification Multifunctional Materials Composite Materials Adhesion
Thomas Dietz
University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy (ESPP) · Michigan State University
Expert in climate change, human driving forces of environmental change, environmental values, environmental decision making
Ecology Environmental Policy Human driving forces of environmental change Climate Change
Aaron Carlisle
Assistant Professor, Marine Science and Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Carlisle research focuses on how the environment and organismal biology interact to influence the ecology of species.
Stable Isotope Ecology Evolutionary Biology Physiological Ecology Marine Fishes Biological Sciences
Jay Heslen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Cyber Institute faculty · Augusta University
Dr. John “Jay” Heslen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and serves on faculty at Augusta University’s Cyber Institute
Cyber Conflict Political Science Cybersecurity Terrorism Counterintelligence
Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Connecticut; Senior Research Fellow, US Census Bureau · University of Connecticut
Extensive research consulting experience with Fortune 100 and US govt on “Big Data” driven decision making in IT and operations.
Energy INformatics Operations Research Information Systems Economics Machine Learning Big Data
William Bridges
Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities, Associate Professor of Japanese · University of Rochester
Bridges researches the intersection of modern Japanese literature, African-American literature, and comparative literature.
anime African American Culture African American Literature Japanese Literature Japanese Culture
Marie E. McAllister
Professor of English · University of Mary Washington
Dr. McAllister currently works on the intersections of literature and medicine.
Literature and Medicine Eighteenth-Century Literature Jane Austen British Literature Health Humanities
Yanping Ma
Professor of Mathematics · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Applied Mathematics Mathematics Mathematical Modeling Simulations Latex
Jeff Hoffman
Partner & Co-Founder · ColorJar, LLC
Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.
Entrepreneurship New Media Leadership Branding Futurist
Michel Boufadel
Distinguished Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Michel Boufadel focuses on water, water technology and energy, offering insights into oil spills and other environmental disasters.
Oil Spills Global Warming Sustainability Water Technology Environmental Disasters
Heather Bittner Fagan, M.D., MPH, FAFFP
Associate Vice Chair of Research and Faculty with ChristianaCare's Department of Family and Community Medicine · ChristianaCare
Dr. Heather Bittner Fagan is a practicing physician, faculty member and researcher in Family & Community Medicine at ChristianaCare.
Family Medicine
Ariel Garten
Founder and Chief Evangelist Officer · Muse
Global speaker, female tech founder, and expert in brain, neuroscience, psychotherapy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and women in business.
Neuroscience of Meditation Brain Computer Interface Start Up Mindfulness Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Michael Jaffee
Professor/Chair · University of Florida
Dr. Michael Jaffee is board-certified in neurology, psychiatry, sleep medicine, and brain injury medicine.
Alzheimer Disease Sleep Disorders Concussion Dementia Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr Domenico Vicinanza
Senior Lecturer in Electronics · Anglia Ruskin University
He combines expertise in music and science - and is one of the pioneers of ‘data sonification’ for scientific and artistic purposes.
Mathematical Music Theory South Synthesis Public Engagement in Science Music and Science Data Sonification
Zachary Manchester
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Zachary Manchester is a researcher and aerospace engineer with broad interests in dynamics, control, estimation and optimization.
Legged Robots Robotics Commercial Aerospace Simulation Software Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aerospace Engineering
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
Professor | Human Development & Family Science Program · The Ohio State University
Developmental Psychology expert, specializing in parental transitions and familial relationships
Coparenting Maternal gatekeeping Father-child relationships Transition to parenthood Child influences on family relationships
Reza Mohammadi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Mohammadi researches Materials Science and Engineering, Surface Engineering, Wetting Phenomena, Metal Forming, Materials Chemistry
Ultra-incompressible superhard materials Superhydrophobic materials Thin film deposition and characterization Tearing energy of sheet metals Metal forming and shaping
Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein
President & CEO · MaRS Innovation
Turning academic ideas into commercial realities
Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation
Randy Weinstein, PhD
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering · Villanova University
Randy Weinstein, PhD, is an authority on chemical engineering and an expert on teaching and learning methods in higher ed.
Teaching and Learning Methods Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Flipped Learning Chemical Engineering Problems Surface Science
Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.
System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition