Kelli Hunsucker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech
Dr. Hunsucker investigates biofouling prevention methods for marine growth and eco-engineering techniques for ecosystem enhancement.
Marine Education Oceanography UVC Biofilms Biofouling
Howie Choset
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Howie Choset's research reduces complicated high-dimensional problems found in robotics to low-dimensional simpler ones.
Field & Service Robotics Applied Mathematics Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Computer Science Mechanical Systems
Karyn Rogers
Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the relationships between microbial communities and environmental conditions in extreme ecosystems
Geobiology Geological & Environmental Sciences Geochemistry Geomicrobiology Astrobiology
Shaowen Xu
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Southern University
Shaowen Xu is an expert in Friction Stir Welding Processing, Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanofracture and Nanofailure.
Stress Analysis Material Behavior of Advanced Engineering Materials and Bio-materials Friction Stir Welding Processing Advanced Nanomaterials, Nanofracture and Nanofailure Transient Dynamics of Extreme Loads
Eric Rignot
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Earth System Science · UC Irvine
Dr. Rignot works to understand the interactions of glaciers and climate and what effects they will have on global sea levels.
Ice Sheet Dynamics and Mass Balance Climate Change Glaciology Radar
Ken Catania
Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.
spatial maps rodents Biological Sciences neural processing mammals
Monica Escaleras, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Business and Economics Polling Initiative · Florida Atlantic University
Monica Escaleras is an expert in natural disasters and political economy.
Decentralization Business Administration Business and Economics Polling Natural Disasters Political Economy
David Wettergreen
Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
David Wettergreen is well known for deploying robots in locations that compel scientific investigation without human presence.
Human-Robot Interaction Underwater Robotics Space Robots and Systems Robotics for Scientific Discovery AI Reasoning for Robotics
George A. Kantor
Research Professor / Associate Director of Education · Carnegie Mellon University
George Kantor has been developing robotic technologies to address problems in agriculture and scientific exploration for 15 years.
Underwater Robotics Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry Field & Service Robotics Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Mining Robotics
Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA (- Ph.D. & Sc.D. -)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NASA
Research Scientist & iNaturalist
Astronomy iNaturalist Futuristic Thinking Research & Development Technology & Innovation
Adam Smith
Instructional Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Adam Smith performs research in fire and emergency service management, emergency management, disaster response, and disaster management.
Disaster Management Emergency Management Emergency Medical Services Firefighting (structural, wilderness, aircraft) Rescue (underwater recovery/dive operations, swiftwater rescue, wilderness)
Andrew Danylchuk
Professor of Fish Conservation · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Andrew Danylchuk’s research seeks to understand the factors that influence the life history and ecology of fish and other aquatic organisms.
Fish Conservation Impacts of Climate Change on Fish and Aquatic Ecosystems Behavior and Survival of Coastal Fisheries Best Practices for Managing Recreational Fishing
Andrea Kirkwood
Associate Professor · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Aquatic Ecology | Algae | Water Research | Water Quality | Water Pollution | Invasive Species | Environmental Microbiology
Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Invasive Species Algae algal blooms blue-green algae
Nicola Rohrseitz
Technology Expert · Vissee — We are, We see
Founder, CEO at ViSSee
Robotics Start-Ups Biomimicry Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation & Design Thinking
Sarah Jane Pell, Ph.D.
Co-Chair ETTAS · Aquabatics Research Team initiative ARTi
Topical Team: Arts & Science at European Space Agency
Live Art Life Support Commercial Diving
Alina Zare
Professor · University of Florida
Alina Zare's research focuses on developing new machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to process data and imagery.
AI for Defense AI for Agriculture Automated Sensor Understanding Remote Sensing Machine Learning
Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control | College of Engineering · Villanova University
Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD, is an expert on robotics, autonomous vehicles, and nonlinear dynamics and control.
Drones Advanced Dynamics Robotics System Dynamics Multibody Dynamics
Liane Houghtalin
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Houghtalin focuses on how currency reflects history.
Classical Archaeology Archaeology in Tunisia and Greece Numismatics