Project Experts

Assistant Professor, Games and Simulation Arts and SciencesRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Writer and historian specializing in narrative for video games and board game design.

Game Design & DevelopmentBoard GamesNarrative and Dialogue in Video GamesVideogame DesignHistory of Games

Distinguished ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Angela Dills's research focuses on policy issues such as school choice, accountability, peer effects, and alcohol and drug prohibition.

Health EconomicsDrug and Alcohol PolicyEconometricsMicroeconomicsSchool Choice

Professor Emeritus | Bachelor Product Design, NCSU l Masters of Business Administration, UNCVCU College of Engineering

Professor Bost's research focuses on innovation, device design and development processes

InnovationDevice DesignDevelopment ProcessesEntrepreneurial Business StrategyCommercialization

Vice-President of Research ; Director, Rotman Research InstituteBaycrest

A world-renowned expert in the use of neuro-imaging methods (fMRI, PET, EEG and MEG) and computational modeling.

NeuroscienceComputationalCognitive and Clinical NeuroscienceBrain ImagingBrain Modeling

Expert in cyanobacteria, harmful algal blooms and blue-green algaeFlorida Gulf Coast University

Barry Rosen studies the nature of freshwater harmful algal blooms and their dynamics.

blue-green algaeCyanobacterial geneticsDiatomsLimnologyFish kills

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

Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyGeorgia Southern University

Jessica Smith Schwind researches emerging infectious diseases in global health settings

CoronavirusGlobal HealthEmerging Infectious DiseasesDisease Detection and ResponseCOVID-19

Professor and Department Chair, EconomicsVillanova University

Erasmus Kersting, PhD, is an expert on monetary policy, inflation and economic policy.

InflationEconomic GrowthInterest RatesMonetary PolicyDevelopment Aid

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Additive ManufacturingAdvanced Engineering MathematicsComputer Aided Design (CAD)Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)Design Engineering

Professor & Center for Sustainability DirectorGeorgia Southern University

Lissa Leege's research focuses on plant conservation ecology, plant population and community ecology and threats to biodiversity.

Biology of PlantsPrinciples of BiologyEnvironmental BiologyIssues in Sustainability

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