Growth Experts

Christopher A. Cooper

Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public PolicyWestern Carolina University

Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.

Jeffrey Rosensweig

Associate Professor of Finance; Director, The Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, and GovernmentEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Michael L. Parsons, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal water healthFlorida Gulf Coast University

Michael Parsons studies the causes of harmful algal blooms and how their toxins can impact marine and human lives.

Aprinda Indahlastari Queen

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Aprinda Indahlastari focuses on achieving precision medicine by improving existing medical devices/intervention methods.

Philippa Drennan

Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Brent Reynolds

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Brent Reynolds has been working with regenerative medicine for more than 30 years, with a focus on neural and cancer stem cells.

Robert P. Lipton

Nicholson ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Lipton works on the multi-scale analysis of heterogeneous media.

Verena Seufert

Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of British Columbia, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability

Scientist interested in all things food and nature. Studying how we can do agriculture better.

Costa Samaras

Trustee Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Costa Samaras's research focuses on the pathways to clean, climate-safe, equitable, and secure energy and infrastructure systems.

April Wynn

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Wynn is a plant geneticist and is interested in examining the intersection of genetic regulatory networks for seed and flower formation.