soil Experts

Sheng Dai

Assistant Professor, Geosystems EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Sheng Dai develops innovative testing techniques to study properties and processes in soils and rocks at elevated pressure and temperatures.

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.

Tristan Sauer

New Media Artist and CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Tristan Sauer is a new media artist and curator interested in physical computing, wearable technology, and sculpture.

Kimberly Oremus

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Expert on oceans and fishery policy, as well as the ways humans can adapt and develop policy to target climate change

Giacomo Negro

Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Organization & Management and Professor of Sociology (by courtesy); Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Abhisesh Silwal

Senior Project ScientistCarnegie Mellon University

Abhisesh Silwal's research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments.

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of EducationCarnegie Mellon University

George Kantor has been developing robotic technologies to address problems in agriculture and scientific exploration for 15 years.

Renee Miller

Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Instructional Track; Director, Undergraduate Neuroscience ProgramUniversity of Rochester

Miller examines sex differences in brains and behaviors. She is author of "Cognitive Bias in Fantasy Sports."

Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA (- Ph.D. & Sc.D. -)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA

Research Scientist & iNaturalist

Dr Dannielle Green

Senior Lecturer in EcologyAnglia Ruskin University

She researches the impact of human activities on land, rivers, seas and oceans.