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Lawrence Drzal

University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceMichigan State University

Expertise in adhesion, surface modification, composites/nanocomposites, graphene nanoplatelets, and multifunctional materials.

Eric Simanek

Robert A. Welch Chair of ChemistryTexas Christian University

Dr. Simanek’s interests include whiskey, science education and basic scientific research aimed at the design of new medicines.

Bruce Armitage

Professor and Co-DirectorCarnegie Mellon University

Bruce Armitage’s current research interests include the use of PNA for sequence-specific recognition of DNA and RNA.

Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Scott Niekum

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Scott Niekum works to enable personal robots to be deployed in the home and workplace. He is an expert on the social implications of AI.

Edward Guinan, PhD

Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Edward Guinan, PhD, an expert in astronomy and space science research explores the sun, stars, planets, extraterrestrial life potential.

Elizabeth (Betsy) VanDeusen, PhD

Director, Augusta University Literacy CenterAugusta University

Ryan Paul

Assistant Professor of History and Director of A.P.E.X.Southern Utah University

Specializing in U.S. history, cultural history, and the beginnings of Utah's National Parks.

David Noble, Ph.D.

DirectorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Noble focuses on digital entrepreneurship, higher education innovation, and futurist development