space Experts

Dr. Mark Ware

Chief Medical OfficerCanopy Growth

Dr. Ware leads Canopy Growth’s medical division, Spectrum Therapeutics including research towards the development of cannabinoid medicines.

Michael Slotkin, Ph.D.

Professor | Nathan M. Bisk College of BusinessFlorida Tech

Dr. Slotkin's research interests include sustainability and ecotourism, economic impact assessments, and pedagogical issues.

Michael Prietula

Professor Emeritus in Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Nicholas Z. Muller

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Nicholas Muller works at the intersection of environmental policy and economics.

Alexander MacDonald

Director - Emerging Space OfficeNASA

Alexander MacDonald is recognized as an expert on the economic history of American space exploration.

Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and InclusionUC Irvine

Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Jacqueline Loss, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and LanguagesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Loss is an internationally published researcher and lecturer.

Robert P. Lipton

Nicholson ProfessorLouisiana State University

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

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow

Professor of History and Public Policy and Director of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science ResearchUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.

Maddy Tiwari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space SciencesFlorida Tech

Professor Tiwari's research focuses on developing autonomous technologies in space and aerial systems, optimal navigation and control.