Ronald Shapiro
Speaker & Consultant · Ronald G. Shapiro, Ph. D.
Improve job or school performance, educate, and entertain at the same time!!! Learning which is applicable and a ton of fun!!!
Human Factors/Ergonomics Leadership/Management/Teamwork Career Development Understanding Human Capabilities and Limitations Special Recognition
John Dorsey
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering & Environmental Science · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Natural Sciences Environment Marine Biology Coastal Marine Habitats Water Quality
Norman Garrick, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department · University of Connecticut
Professor with a focus on civil engineering, transportation behaviors, parking, public transit, and bicycle lanes.
Shared Spaces Transit Planning Urban Planning Civil Engineering Urban Street Networks
Mark Abkowitz
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Vanderbilt University
Expert in enterprise risk management, hazardous materials transportation, and impacts of extreme weather on infrastructure adaptation.
Extreme Weather and Infrastructure Enterprise Risk Management Spatial Analysis Infrastructure Resilience Risk Assessment
Dr Phil Porter
Reader in Geoscience and Geoscience Education · University Alliance
Phil studies the response of glaciers to a warming world. He’s led expeditions to some of the last true wilderness areas on our planet.
Meltwater Global Warming Geoscience Glaciers Ice Sheets
Ugo Mattei
Distinguished Professor of Law and Alfred and Hanna Fromm Chair in International and Comparative Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: matteiu@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4646 / Office 623-200
Comparative Law Economics and the Law European Community Law African Law Anthropological and Ecological Approaches to Law
Tara Trammell
Associate Professor, Urban Forestry · University of Delaware
Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.
Invasive Species Urban Forests Urban Ecosystems Biology Pollution
Kate Bloch
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: blochk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4867 / Office 336-200
Criminal Law Criminal Practice Legal Ethics Legal Education Criminal Procedure
Amy J. Williams
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Amy J. Williams is searching for habitable environments and microbial life on Mars and outer world moons.
Organic Molecules on Mars Curiosity Rover Habitable Environments on Mars Microbial Life on Mars Mars
Timothy Verstynen
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Timothy Verstynen's research focuses on how our brains allow us to explore our environments and learn from experience.
Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Learning Science
Lorynn Divita, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Apparel Design and Merchandising · Baylor University
Dr. Divita's areas of research are fashion forecasting and trend contagion; and textile, apparel and retailing industry topics.
Retailing Fashion Merchandising Apparel Textile Sciences Fashion Forecasting
Celine Manoosingh
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering · Georgia Southern University
Celine Manoosingh is an expert in Sustainability in the Built Environment and Thermal Performance of Building Materials.
Life Cycle Assessment & Costing Sustainability in the Built Environment Thermal Performance of Building Materials
David Y. Choi, Ph.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Director, Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship
Financing of Entrepreneurial Companies Entrepreneurship Business Management Job Creation Small Business
Sara Harris
Professor of Teaching, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences · University of British Columbia
Sara Harris's current research explores how people learn climate science.
Science Education Climate Change Energy Systems and Public Policy University Teaching Public Speaking
Michael Slotkin, Ph.D.
Professor | Nathan M. Bisk College of Business · Florida Tech
Dr. Slotkin's research interests include sustainability and ecotourism, economic impact assessments, and pedagogical issues.
Pedagogy Economic Impact Assessments Sustainability Ecotourism Feasibility Studies
Lambert Doezema
Chair and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Director of Environmental Science Program; Co-Executive Director of Coastal Research Institute · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry Quantitative Analysis Instrumental Analysis Gas Chromatography
Robert S. Young
Professor · Western Carolina University
Robert S. Young is a licensed professional geologist in three states (FL, NC, SC).
Holocene landscape evolution in the southern Appalachians Wetlands Coastal Management Coastal Processes Hurricanes
Dr. Frances Westley
JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
Putting the SOCIAL in change is the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at SiG@Waterloo, which builds capacity for social innovation
Sustainable Development Social Innovation Social Finance Engagement and Social Change Social Innovation and Resilience
Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.
Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams
Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity
Deena Weisberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University
Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.
Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science Galapagos Islands Pretend Play