Tanya Harrison
Director of Science Strategy · Planet Labs
Professional Martian who has worked on rocks and robots on the Red Planet.
Space and Astrophysics Climate Change Satellite Based Remote Sensing of the Earth/atmosphere System Earth Science Women in STEM Careers
John A. Christian
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on spacecraft navigation, computer vision, sensor testing, and space systems
Astrodynamics Space Imaging Spacecraft Navigation Computer Vision Sensor Testing
Ding-Yu Fei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Tsinghua University, China | Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University · VCU College of Engineering
Bioinstrumentation expert, theorizing the future of brain-computer interface-based devices
Development of new instruments for applications in telemedicine Development of brain-computer interface-based devices for patients with movement disorder Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for studies of vessel properties and vascular hemodynamics Ultrasonic imaging techniques for studies of cardiovascular dynamics Technologies for radiation oncology
Dr. Marianne Mader
Managing Director, Earth & Space/Fossils & Evolution, Royal Ontario Museum · Co-Founder & Board Member, STEAMLabs Community Makerspace
Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com
Space Exploration Planetary Science Science Communication Maker Culture STEAM Education
The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson
President · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Serves as the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological research university in the United States
Research Women in STEM Science Innovation Leadership
Heidi Jo Newberg
Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Studies the formation and structure of the Milky Way and other galaxies
Physics Color Selection of QSOs Supernova Phenomenology Astronomy Galaxy Photometry
Professor Lucy Berthoud
Professor of Space Systems Engineering · University of Bristol
Space exploration, space missions, interplanetary spacecraft, living on Mars and observing the Earth
Engineering Education Asteroids Mars Spacecraft Space
Paul Sutter
Professor of Astrophysics | Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics · The Ohio State University
Astrophysics expert, specializing in the emptiest regions of the universe
Astrophysics Big Bang Theory Space Exploration Intersections of Science and Art
Clay C.C. Wang, PhD
Chair & Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC School of Pharmacy
An expert in natural products drug discovery, gene regulation of fungal secondary metabolism, metabolic engineering, and space biology.
Space Biology Gene Regulation of Fungal Secondary Metabolism Pharmacology Fungal and Bacterial Genomes Natural Products Drug Discovery
Alexander MacDonald
Director - Emerging Space Office · NASA
Alexander MacDonald is recognized as an expert on the economic history of American space exploration.
Commercial Spaceflight Future of Space Exploration Space Policy
Gary M. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU School of Engineering
Professor Atkinson specializes in microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical Systems Biochip Smart materials Micro and Nanofabrication Energy Conversion Devices
Adam Frank
Professor of Physics and Astronomy · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
Science and Religion Civilizations and climate change Theoretical Astrophysics Physics and Astronomy Evolution of Stars and Planets
Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.
Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Jr. Professor and Distinguished Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering | Co-director, VCU Institute for Engineering and Medicine | 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
Jo Bower
Lecturer in Psychology · University of East Anglia
She researches the link between sleep, mood & mental health, examining how different aspects of sleep can influence our emotional responses.
Sleep Patterns Sleep and Mood Sleep and Emotional Responses Sleep Sleep and Mental Health
Peter Platzer
CEO · Nanosatisfi
CEO at Nanosatisfi, a visionary space exploration company
The Coming Revolution in the Satellite Industry Entrepreneurship in Europe and the Us Disruptive Innovation On the Example of the Space Industry