Science Experts

Director of Wind Energy Center and Endowed Chair in Renewable EnergyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Matthew Lackner studies offshore wind energy with a focus on the aerodynamics and structural control of floating offshore wind turbines.

Floating Offshore Wind TurbinesRenewable Energy SystemsWind TurbinesEnergy, Environment, and WaterOffshore wind power

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

COVID-19Mosquito-borne DiseasesTick-borne DiseasesZikaSmallpox

Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Can discuss behavioral responses to disasters, including household risk management and decision making about warnings and evacuation orders.

Public and organizational behavior in disastersDisaster MitigationSmart Warning SystemsMobile Warning SystemsDisaster Warning Systems

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Dr. Isaac Chun-Hai Fung is a digital health expert and an infectious disease epidemiologist.

Digital HealthOutbreak ResponsesEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyEmergency Preparedness

Professor of Public Administration | Director Master of Public AdministrationAugusta University

Academic and consultant specializing in the evaluation of neighborhood design, economic development, and community revitalization

Local GovernmentCommunity and Economic DevelopmentHousing Policy Public Policy

Interim Director & Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Benoit coordinates the archival studies and cultural heritage resource management programs at LSU.

Community ArchivesParticipatory ArchivesArchival PedagogyNon-traditional Archival MaterialsClimate Change

Managing Principal Architect & Open Source ConsultantRed Hat

Experienced speaker bringing a mix of Open Source, Community, Government 2.0 & Social Media to the table.

Open Source Software StrategyGovernment 2.0/Community ManagementSocial Media

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Sebastian Scherer builds robots that fly and drive through unknown environments. His work spans perception, planning, and safe embodied AI.

Field RoboticsAutonomous Drones (UAVs)Robot PerceptionSLAM and LocalizationMotion Planning and Navigation

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is a historical archaeologist whose research intersects with Black Studies and history.

Anthropological AdvocacyAfrican American ArchivesHistorically Black Colleges & UniversitiesGender StudiesBlack Studies

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Goemans is an expert on international conflict and war termination

UkraineInternational Conflict War terminationInternational RelationsWar and Conflict

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