Professor Sandra Esteves

Professor in Bioprocess Technology for Resource Recovery and Director of the Wales Centre for Excellence in Anaerobic Digestion · University of South Wales

Her expertise is in recovery from waste and the production of useful and re-usable waste content mainly for energy use.

Fuel Bioenergy Waste Recycling

Serdar Ozturk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Ozturk’s interests include biotechnology, chemical engineering, surface and interfacial chemistry, microfluidics, and material science.

Characterization Biotechnology Microfluidics and Microfabrication Chemical Engineering Biomolecular Engineering

Christopher H. Contag

James and Katherine Cornelius Chair; John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics; Director, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering · Michigan State University

Expert in biomedical engineering and molecular imaging

Photomedicine Molecular Imaging Neonatal and Developmental Medicine Microbiology & Immunology Radiology

Shuresh Ghimire, Ph.D.

Associate Cooperative Extension Educator · University of Connecticut

Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.

Plastic Mulch Climate Adaptation Horticulture Agricultural Sciences Biodegradable Materials

Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Mike Langford

Director of Admissions · Western Carolina University

Mike Langford is a experienced director of admissions with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.

Digital Media Social Media Management Student Development Music

Meena Bose

Professor of Political Science, Executive Dean for Public Policy & Public Service Programs · Hofstra University

Dr. Meena Bose is Executive Dean of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs

Presidential Elections Presidential Campaigns Presidential Politics Presidential History

Guy Laporte

Director, Philanthropy and Sponsorship · TVO

TVO's Director of Philanthropy addresses topics ranging from strategic planning of philantrhopy to donor centric fundraising initiatives

Strategic Planning for Fundraising & Development Annual Giving Philanthropy Sponsorship Direct Response Television

Ganesh Sitaraman

New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in constitutional law, the regulatory state, economic policy, democracy and foreign affairs.

Public Option Institutional design Regulation Foreign Relations Law Constitutional Law

Brian Mittendorf

Chair | Department of Accounting and MIS · The Ohio State University

Expert in nonprofit accounting and financial management

Accounting in supply chain management Incentive contracting Nonprofit Organizations Competitive Strategy Accounting

Scott Requadt

CEO · Talaris Therapeutics

Scott Requadt has operating and investment experience in the biopharmaceutical industry including therapeutics, medtech and diagnostics.

Entrepreneurship Corporate Development Life Sciences Biotechnology Venture Capital

Ed Coulson

Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Real Estate · UC Irvine

N. Edward Coulson teaches in the area of Economics and Public Policy and serves in the school’s Center for Real Estate.

Urban Economics Real Estate Economics Public Policy Housing Economics

Andrew Pearson

President · Intelligencia Limited

President at Intelligencia Limited

eSports prescriptive analytics Social Media Healthcare Analytics Caisno Marketing

Christopher Redding

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Christopher Redding conducts research using survey and administrative data that focuses on the policies and educator labor market.

School Turnaround Educational Policy Teacher Quality

Daneka Souberbielle

VP of Community Outreach & Engagement · Southern Utah University

Specializing in community outreach strategies, diversity education, and student affairs

Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education Diversity Education & Curriculum Organizational Development Student Affairs Leadership Team & Leadership Development

Stacy Rosenberg

Associate Teaching Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Stacy Rosenberg contributes content for news media covering politics, political campaigns, crisis communication, and disinformation.

Politics Political Campaigns Crisis Communication Disinformation

Robert M. DeConto

Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling

Michael L. Parsons, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal water health · Florida Gulf Coast University

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

Coral Reef Ecology Ciguatera Outbreaks Coastal Water Health Plankton Ecosystems Harmful Algal Blooms

Anthony Maurelli

Professor · University of Florida

Anthony Maurelli studies bacterial genetics to address questions about how bacteria cause gut disease and sexually transmitted infections.

Laboratory Capacity Building Wasterwater Epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shigella Genetics and Pathogenesis Bacterial Pathogenesis

McKay Tebbs

Director, Music Tech/Assistant Professor, Music · Southern Utah University

Specializes in commercial music and recording.

Music Education Recording Jazz Guitar Commercial Music Music Theory