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
Parshati Patel
Education and Outreach Program Coordinator · Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, Western University
An astrophysicist with a passion for science communication.
Astronomy Planetary Science Circumstellar Disks Massive Stars Science Communication
Sara Seager
Professor of Planetary Science, Physics, and Aerospace Engineering · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist, and is an expert in theory, computation, and data analysis of exoplanets.
Exoplanet Habitable Zones Exoplanet Atmospheres Exoplanet Interior Composition
Karyn Rogers
Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the relationships between microbial communities and environmental conditions in extreme ecosystems
Geobiology Geological & Environmental Sciences Geochemistry Geomicrobiology Astrobiology
Tanya Harrison
Manager of Science Programs · 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
Edward Guinan, PhD
Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Edward Guinan, PhD, an expert in astronomy and space science research explores the sun, stars, planets, extraterrestrial life potential.
Severe & Hazardous Weather / Global Warming Interstellar Travel Potential Pulsating Stars and Stellar Evolution Exoplanets and the Suitability of Exoplanets for Life Astrobiology/Exobiology
Bruce Watson
Institute Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Specializes in experiments and modeling that allow geoscientists to "reverse engineer" Earth materials and explore planetary history
Astrobiology Earth Materials Earth and Planetary Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Terrestrial Planets
Emily Hawkins
Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Rotating Turbulence Experimental Planetary Science Fluid Physics Space Physics Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Rhiannon Mayne
Associate Professor, Oscar and Juanita Monnig Endowed Chair of Meteoritics and Planetary Science · Texas Christian University
Environmental science expert, specializing in mineralogy, geochemistry, and spectra of asteroidal meteorites