Karen Lightman
Executive Director, Metro21 · Carnegie Mellon University
Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.
Leadership Semiconductors Emerging Technologies Smart Cities Strategic Planning
Bruce Muzik
Founder · Designer Life
With jaw-dropping honesty, Bruce touches hearts and changes lives. Promoting authenticity, he inspires audiences to love more and be more.
Howard Oliver
Forensic Pathologist
Howard Oliver is an experienced Forensic Pathologist.
Forensic Pathology medical examination Pathology
Pankaj Karande
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on engineering peptides as novel drugs, drug carriers, affinity agents, and biomaterials for medical applications
Diagnostics Vaccine Design Drug Delivery Drug Discovery Peptide Engineering
Zico Kolter
Associate Professor and Director of Machine Learning · Carnegie Mellon University
Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.
Elections Large Language Models, Generative AI Neural Networks Deep Learning Machine Learning
Malú Gámez Tansey
Professor/Co-Director · University of Florida
Malú Gámez Tansey researches how the immune system protects or predisposes us to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and frontotemporal dementia.
FTD Parkinson's Gut-brain Axis Neuroinflammation Neurodegeneration
AJ Reisinger
Associate Professor · University of Florida
AJ Reisinger’s research focuses on how human activities affect levels of nutrients and impair the quality of soil and water.
Urban Ecology Pollution Pharmaceuticals Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems Soil, Water, and Aquifer Remediation
Steven G. Kinsey, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Center for Advancement in Managing Pain · University of Connecticut
Steven G. Kinsey is an educator and researcher with specialized training in pain, immunology, and behavioral pharmacology.
Pain Management Substance Use Disorders Chronic Pain Cannabinoids Anxiety
Paul Boothe
Professor · Ivey Business School
Experienced professor with a background in macroeconomics, international finance, debt management and public finance
Federal Strategy for Fiscal Arrangements Reform Accrual Accounting in the Public Sector Energy Security Business Sector Productivity in Canada International Finance
Amanda M. Grannas, PhD
Vice Provost for Research; Professor, Department of Chemistry · Villanova University
Amanda Grannas, PhD in an expert in the study of snow and ice photochemistry, and the fate of organic pollutants in the Arctic.
Climate Change Environmental Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Snow and Ice Chemistry
Lisa Taylor
Assistant Research Scientist · University of Florida
Lisa Taylor researches biodiversity and the extravagant and brilliantly colored displays that arthropods use to communicate.
Animal Behavior Animal Cognition Animal Coloration Animal Communication Spider Biology
Eric Kirby
Assistant Professor of Management and Business Law · Southern Utah University
Specializing in management, leadership, generational nuances (Gen Z), student success strategies, business law, and student retention
Leadership Generation Z Student Success Strategies Management Organizational Behavior
Juan Perilla
Assistant Professor · University of Delaware
Juan Perilla develops physical and chemical based methodologies for the understanding of biological process related to life and disease
Computational Physics Computational Chemistry Data Science Machine Learning Molecular Virology
Naoko Wake
Professor · Michigan State University
Naoko Wake is a historian of gender, sexuality, and medicine in the Pacific region.
Gender, Sexuality, and Medicine in the Pacific Region Scientific Approaches to Sexual Diversity
Marsha Lovett
Teaching Professor and Vice Provost · Carnegie Mellon University
Marsha Lovett's research considers how learning works (mostly in college-level courses) and ways to improve it.
Higher Education Classroom Studies Computational Modeling Machine Learning Protocol Analysis
Zhiyong Xi
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University
Expert in controlling Zika, Malaria and Dengue fever
Dengue Fever Microbiology Disease Control and Prevention Disease Transmission Dynamics Mosquito-Human Transferrable Diseases
Russell Schwartz
Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Russell Schwartz works in computational biology and the use of algorithms, AI, machine learning, and simulation in biomedical science.
Cancer Biology Biophysics Population Genetics Computational Genomics Machine Learning
Zachary Lipton
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Zachary Lipton's research spans machine learning methods and their applications in healthcare and natural language processing.
Machine Learning Machine Intelligence Natural Language Processing (NLP) Deep Learning
Wesley Longhofer
Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society Institute · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Organizational Sociology Business and Society Social Enterprise Philanthropy and Non-Profits Climate Change
Matey Kaltchev, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Matey Kaltchev's areas of expertise include Physical Chemistry, Surface Science, Nanoengineering
Catalysis Nanoengineering and Nanomaterials FTIR Spectroscopy Physical Chemistry Surface Science