Amy Iezzoni

Professor · Michigan State University

Amy Iezzoni leads a sour cherry breeding and genetics program, and also a cherry rootstock breeding program.

Cherry Genetics Plant Breeding

Edward Chandler, P.E., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Edward Chandler is an expert in communication systems and networking.

Methods for Multiple-Access Communications Satellite Communications Electric and Electronic Circuits and Systems Signals and Systems Analysis and Design Communication Systems and Communication Networks

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

Alissa Nolden

Assistant Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Alissa Nolden is a sensory scientist whose research focuses on chemosensory perception in humans.

Human Responses to Food Chemosensory Receptor Biology Individual Differences Chemosensory Disorders Sensory Evaluation

Bert Cregg

Professor · Michigan State University

An expert in horticulture industry trends and carbon sequestration by trees.

Trees and Weather Tree Selection Fall Color Christmas Trees Tree Care

Julie Johnson-Busbin

Professor · Western Carolina University

Julie Johnson-Busbin began her career in business-to-business selling as an account consultant with AT&T.

Research Buyer Seller Relationships Marketing Sales Customer Retention

Katherine Kahl

Extension Assistant Professor, Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Resilience · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."

Coastal Resilience Coastal Ecosystems Sustainable Fisheries Blue Economy

Deena Weisberg, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University

Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.

Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science‎ Galapagos Islands Pretend Play

Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Evacuation Decision-making Companion Animals in Disasters Maternal & Infant Health in Disasters Refugee & Immigrant Well-being Psychological Sense of Community

Chester Spatt

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Chester Spatt has been a leader in financial economics for more than four decades.

Banking, Finance and Investment Finance Economic Theory Applied Economics Econometrics

Robert Rabil, Ph.D.

Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Robert Rabil is an expert in political Islam, terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S.-Arab relations.

U.S. Foreign Policy Reform in the Arab world U.S.-Arab Relations Terrorism Political Islam

Ernest Adams

Game Design Consultant and Trainer · Adams Consulting Services UK

Frequent keynote speaker on video games and new media.

Game Design Philosophy Futures

Roslyn Bill

Professor of Biotechnology · Aston University

Professor Bill's research on water flow in the body has revealed how to develop drugs that prevent brain swelling after injury or disease.

Membrane Proteins Brain Swelling Water Balance Healthy Ageing Brain Injury

Vickie Cammack

Social Innovator and Care Activist · A Good Life Consulting

Vickie Cammack is the Founder of Tyze Personal Networks that helps people to care as a network

Social Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Public Speaking Community Development Caregiving

Sherry Grace

Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science · York University

Studying access to chronic cardiac care, as well as optimizing quantity and quality of life in heart patients.

Healthcare Public Health Clinical Research Heart Disease Behavioural Cardiology

Mohammad Mahinfalah, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director MS Engineering · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Mohammad Mahinfalah is an expert in impact testing and vibrations.

Impact Testing and Vibrations Experimental Mechanics Mechanical Engineering Composite Materials

Katie Whitefoot

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Katie Whitefoot’s research advances the theoretical foundations and computational modeling of engineering design and technology change.

Product Design Technical Innovation Environmental Engineering Additive Manufacturing Consumer Behavior

Professor Paul Gately

Carnegie Professor of Exercise and Obesity and Co-Director of the Applied Centre for Obesity Research · Leeds Beckett University

His main research interest is in childhood obesity - and the treatment strategies for obesity across all age ranges.

Eating Disorders Exercise Treatment of Obesity Childhood Obesity Weight Loss

Todd Thrift

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Todd Thrift is a beef cattle specialist with expertise in cow/calf management and feedlot management.

Beef Quality Assurance Cow Calf Management Feedlot Management Beef Cattle Breeding Ranch Management

Gary Richards

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Richards' research focuses on Southern literature.

Southern Literature and Culture American Fiction Contemporary Drama English Harper Lee