John Sabo

Director · Tulane ByWater Institute; Professor, Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering, Tulane University

Sabo is an expert in river ecology and water resources.

River Food Web Ecology Fisheries Freshwater Sustainability River ecology

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

Csaba Palotai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Palotai's current research focuses on numerical modeling of planetary atmospheres.

Meteor Physics Planetary Physics Numerical Modeling Comparative Planetology Exoplanetary Atmospheric Dynamics

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

Eric Vandernoot, M.S.

Astronomy & Physics Lab Coordinator · Florida Atlantic University

Eric Vandernoot operates FAU's Astronomical Observatory and teaches courses on Planetary Mechanics and Astronomy.

Telescopes Astronomy Planetary Mechanics Light Pollution Physics

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

Kim Prather

Professor · UC San Diego

Kimberly Prather’s research focuses on understanding the impact of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on clouds and climate.

Marine Life Energy and the Environment California Environment Earth and Planetary Chemistry Global Change

Marty Ralph

Research Meteorologist, Director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) · UC San Diego

F. Martin Ralph is a research meteorologist focused on understanding the processes that create extremes in precipitation.

Atmospheric Rivers Observations Atmospheric Chemistry Precipitation Hydrometeorology

Glenn Lightsey

Professor, Aerospace Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Glenn Lightsey is an expert in the technology of small satellites including guidance, navigation, and control systems, and satellite swarms.

Small Satellites Global Positioning Space Systems Engineering Unmanned Spacecraft

Veerabhadran Ramanathan

Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences · UC San Diego

Veerabhadran Ramathan discovered the greenhouse effect of CFCs

Lightweight Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles as Research Platforms Clouds, aerosols, greenhouse gases, and climate Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Air-sea interactions Climate Change Mitigation

Shonda Buchanan

Lecturer of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning poet and educator who explores race, ethnicity, migration, class, community and culture in her work.

Strategic Communications Public Speaking English with Creative Writing Creative Writing Copy Editing

Keivan Stassun

Stevenson Professor of Physics · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the search for Earth-like planets across the galaxy and an advocate for diversity, including neurodiversity, in the academy.

Astronomical Phenomena

Matthew Hutson

Author

Science Writer

Psychology Superstition Irrationality

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

Planets Meteors Astroids

Dr. Nightingale L. Florence

Author, DIAMOND MIND · Author, Diamond Mind

Author, Diamond Mind; International Speaker, Educator; Counseling; Quantum Mechanics; Consciousness Facilitator

Educational Leadership Higher Education Counseling

Salvatore Iaconesi

President · AOS

Founder at AOS

Augmented Reality Ubiquitous Publishing Citizen Science

Brian Gunter

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Brian Gunter's research activities involve various aspects of spacecraft missions and their applications.

Flight Mechanics and Control Systems Design and Optimization