Melanie Gainey

STEM Librarian · Carnegie Mellon University

Melanie Gainey is a trained neuroscientist and spent over 10 years studying the plasticity of neural circuits in sensory cortex.

Bioinformatics Library & Information Science Neuroscience Open Science Biology

Huajin Wang

Senior Librarian · Carnegie Mellon University

Huajin Wang leads innovative initiatives that help to create a culture change towards a more open and reproducible research landscape.

Data Collaboration Open Science Biomedical Data AI-Readiness of Research Data

Dr. PANKAJ DHUSSA (- Ph.D. & Sc.D. -)

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NASA

Research Scientist & iNaturalist

Astronomy iNaturalist Futuristic Thinking Research & Development Technology & Innovation

Jean Polfus

Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Manitoba

Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.

Ecology Ecology - Animal Movement and Space Use Conservation Biology Conservation Genetics Environmental Science

Professor Richard Wiseman

Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology · University of Hertfordshire

Richard has gained an international reputation for his research into the psychology of luck, deception, persuasion and magic.

Persuasion Magic Luck Psychology Deception

Darby Proctor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | School of Psychology · Florida Tech

Dr. Proctor's research focuses on decision-making in nonhuman primates to understand the evolutionary roots of human decision-making biases.

Comparative Psychology Animal Behavior Nonhuman Primates Behavioral Economics Decision-Making

Kate Ratliff

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Kate Ratliff’s research investigates implicit biases and other barriers to diversity and inclusion.

Race Attitudes Implicit Bias Diversity & Inclusion Gender Attitudes Prejudice & Stereotyping

Monica Granados

Post-doctoral fellow · University of Guelph/Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Conservation through open science.

Ecology Invasive Species Conservation Biology Food webs Open Science

Avery Closser

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Avery Closser studies how students think and learn in online environments to inform the design of education technology.

Open Science Experimental Design Cognition Educational Technology Quantitative Methods

Julien Hering

CEO & Founder · Tree of Science

Entrepreneur, Consulting and training in professional networking and science 2.0 for researchers

Phd Careers Professional Social Networks Science 2.0 Open Science Open Innovation

Mark Hahnel

figshare founder · figshare

Product Development Manager

Open Science Open Access Stem Cells

Bryan Koenig

Associate Professor of Psychology · Southern Utah University

Specializing in social and evolutionary psychology

Social Relationships Statistics Social Psychology Research Methods Moral Psychology

Keith Webster

Dean of Libraries · Carnegie Mellon University

Keith Webster’s professional interests include research evaluation, learning space design and trends in scholarly communication.

Trends in Scholarly Communication Research Evaluation Learning Space Design Future of Research Libraries Impact of Open Science on Publishing and Libraries

Scott Niekum

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Scott Niekum works to enable personal robots to be deployed in the home and workplace. He is an expert on the social implications of AI.

AI Human-Robot Interaction Robotic Manipulation AI Safety Reinforcement Learning

Robert M. DeConto

Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling