Kathryn Rudloff
Executive Director | weVENTURE Women's Business Center · Florida Tech
Kathryn Rudloff is an experienced operations professional skilled in coalition building and advocacy with a focus on women-owned businesses.
Gender Economics Female Entrepreneurship Small Business Advocacy Workplace Equality Gender Dynamics in the Workplace
Rich Lenski
Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics · Michigan State University
“The Man Who Bottled Evolution”
Experimental Evolution Bacteria Digital Organisms Dynamics of Evolution Microbiology
Christopher Kanan
Associate Professor of Computer Science · University of Rochester
Christopher Kanan's research focuses on deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI and Machine Learning Applied Machine Learning (e.g. Medical Computer Vision) Language-guided Scene Understanding Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning
Michael Knodler Jr.
William W. Boyer Endowed Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the UMass Transportation Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael Knodler's main areas of research and teaching are related to transportation safety, operations, design, and education.
Transportation Engineering Traffic Operations Driver Behavior (Older & Younger) Transportation Safety Pedestrian & Bicycles
Tara Alvarez
Professor and Director, Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Alvarez conducts neuroscience research for helping patients recover their vision and for diagnosing other visual diseases.
Vision Therapy Virtual Reality Vision Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering
Jun Du
Professor of Economics · Aston University
Professor Du's main research interest is to understand the driving forces and impediments of productivity enhancement and economic growth.
Economics Trade
Angela Tsounis
Author · Different from the Other Kids
Furthering the conversation surrounding children's mental health.
Mental Health Public Speaking
Beth Herbel-Eisenmann
Professor · Michigan State University
Beth is interested in issues of equity that concern authority, positioning, & voice in mathematics classrooms & professional development.
Mathematics Mathematics Education
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is is one of the leading educators of polymer chemistry.
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) Polymer Chemistry Polymer Synthesis Macromolecules Responsive Polymeric Material Development
Jason Kaiser
Department Chair Geosciences/Associate Professor of Geology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in volcanoes and understanding how and why magma accumulates in the Earth’s crust
Structural Geology Chemistry of Minerals Potential Natural Disasters in Southern Utah Potential Geological Hazards in Southern Utah Volcanology
Elliott Silverstein
Director, Government Relations, Insurance · CAA Club Group
Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.
Government Relations & Public Affairs Issues Management Legislation Policy Analysis Strategic Advocacy
Christopher Hirst
CEO · INTERSECT
Chris is a well-rounded and experienced product manager with a broad base of skills and experiences across many verticals.
Creative Strategy Online Advertising Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing Digital Strategy
Jonathan M. Metzl
Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University
World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.
Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare
Ellen Brown
Founder and chairman · Public Banking Institute
Author, Attorney, Public Speaker
Public Speaking Monetary Reform Public Banking
Nikolas Martelaro
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Nikolas Martelaro's lab focuses on augmenting designer's capabilities through the use of new technology and design methods
Interaction with Autonomous Systems Mechatronics Design Tools Interaction Design
Jodie Hayob
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · University of Mary Washington
Professor Hayob has expertise in petrology, minerology and geochemistry.
Geology Petrology Mineralogy Geochemistry
S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor and Director of Field Education · University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.
Trauma and Recovery refugees and asylum seekers vicarious trauma and resilience human rights approach to social work co-ocurring health and mental health conditions post torture and genocide
Peter G. Klein, Ph.D.
Professor of Entrepreneurship · Baylor University
Expert economist specializing in managerial & organizational issues, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship & innovation
Entrepreneurship Innovation Public Policy
Matt Weeg
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in neuroethology, brain behavior, and neuroscience
Animal Behavior Audition Biology Brain Behavior Cardiovascular Physiology
Rita Osborn
Executive Director of Utah Center for Rural Health · Southern Utah University
Specializing in rural health issues, grant writing, and program development.
Community Health Programs Rural Health Care Access & Delivery Property Management Healthcare Grants