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

Kate Sugden

Deputy Dean for Enterprise · Aston University

Kate Sugden's research interests are in fibre optic sensing systems, fibre Bragg gratings and femtosecond materials processing.

Fibre Bragg Gratings Physics Optical Fibre Devices and Systems Optical Sensing Optics

Hai-Ping Cheng

Professor · University of Florida

Hai-Ping Cheng’s research interests include physical phenomena at ultra-small (nano) scale via large-scale computational approach.

Physics LIGO

Robert Senter

Senior Instructor of Chemistry & Biochemistry · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Chemistry Physics

Jason Liu

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Liu is an experimental physicist who investigates magnetic phenomena in nanostructures.

Nanomagnetism Condensed Matter Physics Physics Experimental Physics Magnetization Dynamics

Zeyun Wu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Wu’s research focuses on nuclear reactor physics, reactor core design, and computational methods for reactor analysis.

Computational method for neutron transport Reactor Physics Reactor core design and analysis Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis

Helen Fricker

Professor · UC San Diego

Helen Amanda Fricker's research focuses on ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland and their role in the climate system.

Sea-Level Rise Ice Sheets and Sea Levels Antarctic Geophysics Planetary Physics Geophysics

Dennis Whyte

Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Head, Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dennis Whyte is an expert in fusion research using the magnetic confinement of plasmas for energy production.

Physics Boundary Plasma Physics Magnetic Fustion Energy Engineering

Nazmul Ula

Associate Dean and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Electronic Device Simulation Vlsi Design Techniques Semiconductor Physics

Steven Biegalski

Professor, Program Chair, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Steven Biegalski is an expert on nuclear analytical methods, research isotope production, and nuclear forensics.

Research Isotope Production Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Forensics US Nuclear Production Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Sheng Dai

Assistant Professor, Geosystems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Sheng Dai develops innovative testing techniques to study properties and processes in soils and rocks at elevated pressure and temperatures.

Reservoir Geomechanics Geomaterials Characteriztion Energy Geotechnics Flow in Porous and Fractured Media

Robert McCann

Professor · University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics

Professor McCann's research focuses on optimal transportation and its applications within and outside mathematics.

Mathematical Physics Mathematical Economics Convex Analysis Geometry Optimization

Johannes Goebel

Founding Director, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Serves as founding director of one of the country’s most invigorating hubs for performance

Performance Sound Installations Interactive Operas Interactive Electronics Music and Technology

Charlie Kemp

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Charlie Kemp is an expert on robots for intelligent physical assistance and is passionate about enabling robots to help people.

Intelligent Systems Mobile Manipulation Healthcare Robotics Assistive Robotics Human-Robot Interaction

Michael Siegel

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Department of Astronomy and Physics · Pennsylvania State University

Lead scientist for NASA's Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope

Physics and Astronomy Telescopes Astronomy NASA NASA's Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope

Dr. Thomas C. English

Invention Advisor · Circuit Seed

Tom English is an expert in applied research and engineering in time and frequency related areas

Laser Spectroscopy Rubidium Clocks Atomic Physics Invention Advisory Electrical Engineering

Claudia Rankins

Marie Fielder Fellow · Fielding Graduate University

Champion for inclusion, diversity and broadening participation and works tirelessly on behalf of students and faculty.

Science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education Gender equity for STEM faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) History and relevance of HBCUs History of African American Physicists Elementary particle physics

Taneisha Stoll

Associate Analyst · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Taneisha Stoll is an associate analyst and works for both IDC Canada and IDC Corporate.

Physics and Astronomy Forecasting & Modeling Quality Assurance Market Research Web Development

Yuan-Jen Chiang

Professor of Mathematics · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Chiang is an expert in harmonic maps and analysis.

Harmonic Maps Differential Geometry Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds Differential Equations Topology and Mathematical Physics

James Higdon

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Higdon uses optical, infrared, and radio telescopes to study galaxies both in the relatively local and very distant universe

Galaxies Radio Astronomy Telescopes Infrared Imaging Physics and Astronomy