University Experts

Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceVanderbilt University

Expert in federal bureaucracy, including agency performance, agency oversight and the political appointment process.

Congressional OversightPresidential AppointmentsPublic AdministrationAmerican PoliticsGovernment Agencies

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Climate ExtremesClimatologyClimate ChangeFloodDrought

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on creativity and educational psychology.

Creativity and PersonalityCreativity and EquityCreativity and MeaningCreativity and Positive Psychology

Research Professor, Robotics InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Jeff Schneider's work is on ML, AI, Autonomy, robotics, self-driving cars, nuclear fusion, and national defense.

RL and LLMs/VLMsNational DefenseNuclear FusionSelf-Driving CarsRobotics

Senior Project ScientistCarnegie Mellon University

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

Field RoboticsRobots for EducationReinforcement LearningHuman Robot Collaboration3-D Vision and Recognition

Research Professor / Associate Director of EducationCarnegie Mellon University

George Kantor has been developing robotic technologies to address problems in agriculture and scientific exploration for 15 years.

Underwater RoboticsRobotics in Agriculture and ForestryField & Service RoboticsIntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)Mining Robotics

Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication and InformationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Ethan Zuckerman's work focuses on building alternatives to the commercial internet and interrogating tech platform power.

Social Media GovernanceTechnology and Social ChangeDigital Public InfrastructureOnline Community GovernanceSocial Media

Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair (I) in LinguisticsUniversity of Ottawa

Pioneering sociolinguist changing how we understand bilingual speech, code-switching & language variation.

Language IdeologyLanguage PrescriptionAfrican American Vernacular EnglishFrench in CanadaLanguage Contact

Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroimagingAston University

Professor Rippon uses brain-imaging techniques to study sex/gender issues in neurotypical and autistic populations.

Cognitive NeuroimagingElectroencephalographyMagnetoencephalographyPsychophysiologyNeuroscience

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

LeadershipSemiconductorsEmerging TechnologiesSmart CitiesStrategic Planning

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