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Hawley Almstedt (on Sabbatical Fall 2025)

Hawley Almstedt (on Sabbatical Fall 2025)

Professor of Health and Human SciencesLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

NutritionGlobal NutritionNutrition & WellnessNutrition Service LearningExercise Physiology
Pascal Van Hentenryck

Pascal Van Hentenryck

Professor, Russel Chandler III Chair, industrial and systems engineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Pascal Van Hentenryck is an expert in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Operations Research.

Data EngineeringAnalytics and Machine LearningEnergy SystemsData ScienceArtifical Intelligence
Katie Whitefoot

Katie Whitefoot

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

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

Product DesignTechnical InnovationEnvironmental EngineeringAdditive ManufacturingConsumer Behavior
Kurt Zimmerman, AIA, LEED AP

Kurt Zimmerman, AIA, LEED AP

Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Kurt Zimmerman advocates for affordable sustainability, best practices and building science to advance high performance buildings.

Deep Energy RetrofitIntegrated Project DeliveryArchitectureDesignBuilding Envelope
David Feldman

David Feldman

Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCIUC Irvine

David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.

DroughtSustainable DevelopmentEthics and Environmental DecisionsWater Resources ManagementGlobal climate change policy
Burcu Akinci

Burcu Akinci

Department Head and Professor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Burcu Akinci focuses on emerging energy technologies and using AI to monitor energy use.

Artifical IntelligenceClimate-resilient Environmental Systems and TechnologiesGrid-interactive, High-performance, and Electrified BuildingsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Cyberphysical Systems (CPS)
Enrique (Erik) Blair, Ph.D.

Enrique (Erik) Blair, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringBaylor University

An expert in low-power computing, molecular computing, and quantum-dot cellular automata.

Molecular and Low-power ComputingFinite-dimensional QuantumEntropy
Paul Banks, PG

Paul Banks, PG

Senior Executive Vice President | Science & Technology Division LeaderJ.S. Held LLC

Environmental Impact Expert | Environmental Health & Safety Compliance & Risk Expert | Licensed Professional Geologist

Organizational DevelopmentAssessment & Remediation ProgramManagementEnvironmental PermittingRisk Management
Karen Lightman

Karen Lightman

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

LeadershipSemiconductorsEmerging TechnologiesSmart CitiesStrategic Planning
David Weintraub

David Weintraub

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & TechnologyVanderbilt University

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Space colonizationExtraterrestrial lifeMars colonizationMarsSpace travel