Chip Ferguson

Professor · Western Carolina University

Chip Ferguson, individually, with students and other faculty, has completed over 15 significant research projects and patents applications.

New Product Design and Development Strengths of Materials Engineering Fundamentals Engineering Graphics 3D Constraint-Based Computer Modeling

Omar Es-Said

Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Characterizations of 3D printed materials Failure Analysis Fracture Mechanics Experimental Techniques

Keith Even Schubert, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director and Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering · Baylor University

Keith Even Schubert, Ph.D. is professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Baylor University.

Imaging and 3d Reconstruction Scientific Computing Applied Mathematics

Pamela Grothe

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.

Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology

Sam Angus

Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP

Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator

Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing

Don Duval

Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization

Robert Weaver, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Weaver's areas of expertise include coastal flooding, coastal transport, water quality and littoral processes.

Coastal Flooding‎ Coastal Eco-engineering 2D and 3D Circulation Modeling Coastal Transport Water Quality

Jens O.M. Karlsson, PhD

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University

Jens Karlsson, PhD, specializes in biothermal sciences, including cryobiology (cooling) and hyperthermic processes (heating).

Hyperthermic Processes Intracellular Ice Formation Cryopreservation Biophysical Mechanisms Cryosurgery

Bryan Riemann

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Bryan Riemann is an expert in functional joint stability, postural control, and the biomechanics of exercise and therapeutic exercise.

Biomechanics of Exercise Functional Joint Stability Postural Control

Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin, Jr. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; BS, San Diego State University; Ph.D. UC Santa Barbara · VCU College of Engineering

Bone, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine, effects of space travel on bone and muscle, gap junctions, osteoblast, osteocyte, osteoclast

Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering Musculoskeletal Mechanobiology Space Biology and Bioengineering

Bradley Nichols, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Expertise include engineering education, engineering design and analysis, rotordynamics, turbomachinery, vibrations, and dynamic systems.

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Engineering Education Engineering Design and Analysis Measurements and Instrumentation Turbomachinery

Shekhar Garde

Dean, School of Engineering & Elaine S. and Jack S. Parker Professor, Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leads the largest of the five schools at Rensselaer and conducts research in statistical mechanical theory and molecular modeling

Engineering Thermodynamics Simulations of Biological Systems Molecular Theory Hydration Phenomena at Interfaces and Nanosystems

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Michael Carriere, Ph.D.

Professor, Director, Honors Program · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Michael Carriere is an urban historian, with expertise in American history, urban studies and sustainability.

Sustainability American History General Social Science Honors Program History

Wilbur Lam

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech & Emory University · Georgia Tech - COE

Wilbur Lam researches cellular mechanics of hematologic processes and disease.

Childhood Diseases Micro/Nano Technologies Pediatric Cancer Blood Disorders

Robert Murray

Mentor | CBASE · Intrigue Media

Rob is the co-founder of Intrigue Media and he is a marketing and sales expert.

Entrepreneurship Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning Public Speaking Customer Service

Glenn Lightsey

Professor, Aerospace Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Glenn Lightsey is an expert in the technology of small satellites including guidance, navigation, and control systems, and satellite swarms.

Small Satellites Global Positioning Space Systems Engineering Unmanned Spacecraft

Mosfequr Rahman

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Southern University

Mosfequr Rahman is an expert in Wind Turbines, Nanofluids, Tribology, and Photostrictive Optical Actuators.

Laminar Natural Convection Nanofluids and Tribology Wind Turbines - Savonius / Vertical Axis Photostrictive Optical Actuators

Charles Yarish, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut

Dr. Yarish is an expert in marine macroalgae, coastal management, and commercial uses for seaweed for food, nutraceuticals, and biofuels.

Biofuel Cosmeceuticals Applied Genomics Ecology Marine Macroalgae

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of Education · Carnegie Mellon University

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

Underwater Robotics Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry Field & Service Robotics Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Mining Robotics