future Experts

Rick Relyea

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Aileen Anderson

Vice Chancellor of ResearchUC Irvine

Aileen Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, and research administration.

Karen Hamberg

Vice President, StrategyWestport Fuel Systems

Clean-technology and clean transportation executive

Verlan Lewis, Ph.D.

Stirling Professor of Constitutional StudiesUtah Valley University

Lewis is an expert in constitutional pluralism, political parties, and ideology

Ryan Hamilton

Associate Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Eva Gantz

Social media and community specialistGiving Books a Voice

Every good idea deserves a voice.

Randy Nelson

Professor and Chair | Department of NeuroscienceThe Ohio State University

Expert in biological rhythms, sleep, neuroinflammation and behavioral endocrinology.

Seyedahmad Rahimi

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Seyedahmad Rahimi specializes in assessing and fostering students’ 21st-century skills and STEM-related knowledge acquisition.

Stephen M. Strader, PhD

Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Stephen Strader, PhD, is an expert on the interaction of climate change, natural hazards, and society.

Alina Fisher

Research ManagerUniversity of Victoria, Environmental Studies

Communicating science for informed decision making