Environmental Experts

Assistant Professor of Food ScienceUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Alissa Nolden is a sensory scientist whose research focuses on chemosensory perception in humans.

Human Responses to FoodChemosensory Receptor BiologyIndividual DifferencesChemosensory DisordersSensory Evaluation

Professor and Roy Crumpler Memorial ChairLouisiana State University

Dr. Frick investigates the interacting causal factors that can lead children and adolescents to have emotional and behavioral problems.

Juvenile Justice SystemConscience DevelopmentMental HealthChildhood PsychopathologyBehavioral Problems

ProfessorTexas Christian University

Research focus has been on the role of inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases.

InflammationDevelopmental NeurobiologyNeurodegenerative DiseasesExercise PhysiologyModifiable Risk Factors

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sandra Guzman develops IoT and AI decision‑support tools to optimize water and nutrient use in specialty crops like fruits and vegetables.

HydrologyPrecision IrrigationSmart Irrigation

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Hannes Baumann is an expert in coastal fish ecology and effects of marine climate change

EvolutionOceanographyMarine ScienceFish PopulationsMarine Climate Change

ChairUniversity of Florida

Iris Rivero's researches design of scalable hybrid manufacturing techniques of material systems: biopolymers, metal alloys and concrete.

Sustainable ManufacturingMaterials CharacterizationMerialsRemanufacturing or repairsAerospace

Professor of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Trisha L. Andrew is a materials scientist whose work focuses on wearable devices, smart garments and textile dyeing/finishing.

Personalized Health MonitoringWearablesTextilesPolymers

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Won-Ki Moon studies sociotechnical decision-making, public trust in AI and how systems shape consumer, organizational and societal behavior.

Public Trust, Misinformation, and Technology GovernanceConsumer Decision-MakingAlgorithmic CommunicationResponsible InnovationHuman-AI Interaction

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Duke UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Hwang's research focuses on developing 3D microphysiological systems to investigate musculoskeletal pathologies and cancer progression.

tumor microenvironmentintervertebral discmicrophysiological systemscancer metastasiscollective cell migration

Professor, Program DirectorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Faisal Shaikh's areas of expertise include chemical engineering, biotechnology and microfluidics (lab on a chip).

Reaction EngineeringMaterials ScienceBiomolecular EngineeringChemical EngineeringCharacterization

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