Mary Pearson
Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer · Southern Utah University
Specializing in entrepreneurship in rural communities, financial accounting reporting requirements, and the history of accounting principles
Accounting Ethics History of Accounting Principles Cost-Volume Profit Analysis Financial Analysis and Decision Making Planning and Zoning in Rural Communities
Chris Curran
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Chris Curran’s applies causal inference, mixed methodologies, and data science approaches to the study of public policy and education.
Public Policy School Discipline Early Childhood Education School Resource Officers Children and Poverty
Cyril Hovorun
Director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Christology and Trinity in the Early Church Ecclesiology Byzantine theology Public theology
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
Mo Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · Virginia Commonwealth University
Advance crystallization and material manufacturing for health and energy applications
Multiphase slug flow Process design and control Battery materials (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Reaction Engineering
Charles Cartin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University
Additive Manufacturing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Design Engineering
Joanne Hammond
Archaeologist · Pacific Heritage Research
Heritage expert connected to BC's archaeology and Indigenous heritage communities, dedicated to public outreach on BC's past.
Archaeology Archaeological Research Archaeological Survey land use studies Heritage
Michael Spencer
Associate Professor and Director · University of Mary Washington
Michael Spencer is the chair of the Historic Preservation department at the University of Mary Washington.
Preservationism Historic Preservation Building Forensics
David Arsen
Professor · Michigan State University
Professor Arsen's research focuses on school finance, school choice policies, and education governance
Education Policy School Facilities School Finance School Choice Governance
Allan Zarembski
Professor of Practice Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, Railway Engineering and Safety Program · University of Delaware
Prof. Zarembski has expertise in railroad track engineering and railroad safety.
Railroad Track Engineering Railroad Safety Derailment Analysis Wheel-Rail Interaction Rail Inspection
Andrew Deener, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Andrew Deener is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.
Food Systems Gentrification Economic Sociology Culture City Development
William Whittaker
Founders University Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
A field robotics pioneer, William "Red" Whittaker's research interests centers on mobile robots in unpredictable environments.
Multisensor Data Fusion Robotics in Hazerdous Application Industrial Robotics Field & Service Robotics Outdoor Mobile Robots
Katie Peek
Coastal Research Scientist · Western Carolina University
Katie Peek researches coastal vulnerability, climate change impacts, and natural hazard resilience using GIS.
Hazard Mapping Climate Change Adaptation Sea-Level Rise Coastal Processes Natural Hazard Vulnerability Assessments
Beth Myers
Department Chair, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Apparel Design · Georgia Southern University
Beth Myers works to find relationships between brands, consumers and the apparel they purchase.
Consumer Behavior Branding Textiles Apparel Merchandising Fashion Trends
Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Bioengineer who modifies micro-organisms to produce chemicals (e.g. from beer to fuel).
Systems Biology Synthetic Biology Evolutionary Biology Metabolic Engineering Molecular engineering
Ben Chang
Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) & Professor, Arts · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Explores the intersections of virtual environments and experimental gaming with contemporary media art
Digital Games Immersive Visualization Systems Experimental Gaming Electronic Art Virtual Environments
Alan Mackelprang
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Alan Mackelprang's research interests include examining interdependencies among supply chain partners
Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration Supply Chain Contagion Manufacturing Flexibility
Ethan Brown
Associate Professor · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Astrophysicist investigating the search for Dark Matter with XENON experiments and Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with the nEXO experiment.
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Particle Astrophysics Dark Matter XENONnT Radiation Detector Development
Zico Kolter
Associate Professor and Director of Machine Learning · Carnegie Mellon University
Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.
Elections Large Language Models, Generative AI Neural Networks Deep Learning Machine Learning
Richard Cash
President · nRich Educational Consulting
Engaging, Exciting and Educating Speaker on 21st Century Skills: He will change the way you think and learn!
Creativity Differentiated Instruction Brain Compatible Learning 21st Century Skills Gifted Education