Contributors

David O'Halloran

Adjunct Lecturer in Work and Labour Market Theory, Monash University

Adjunct Lecturer in Work and Labour Market Theory, Monash University David O’Halloran is an occupational therapist with more than 35 years’ experience in disability employment and vocational rehabilitation services including direct service delivery, program management, project management and policy development at a local, national and international level.

Daniel Nadeau

Professeur titulaire en hydrologie des régions froides, Université Laval

Professeur titulaire en hydrologie des régions froides, Université Laval Daniel Nadeau est professeur titulaire au Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux de l’Université Laval et directeur du baccalauréat en génie des eaux. Ses intérêts de recherche portent sur l’hydrologie des régions froides, avec un accent sur l’évaporation, l’accumulation et la fonte de neige, ainsi que les échanges d’eau et d’énergie entre la surface terrestre et l’atmosphère.

Daniel Speed Thompson

Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton

Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton After studies in Theology and Philosophy at Notre Dame, I completed Master’s and Doctoral degrees at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School under the tutelage of Anne Carr, David Tracy and Robert Schreiter (from the Catholic Theological Union). I have written on Edward Schillebeeckx’s theology and am now pursuing projects on the theology of history and theological reflections on Catholic higher education. I have served as a department chair (or associate chair) for 13 years at different institutions.

Dongryeol Ryu

Professor, The University of Melbourne

Professor, The University of Melbourne Prof Ryu works on on developing methods to utilise remote sensing instrument (microwave, optical and thermal sensors) in monitoring soil moisture and vegetation over agricultural and natural landscapes. He also develops novel methods to integrate hydrological/crop models with in situ and remotely sensed observations to improve conventional model-based predictions. Lastly he uses coupled Earth System Model to investigate how agricultural actives and large in-land water bodies influence regional climate.

David D. Nolte

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University

Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University David D. Nolte, the Edward M. Purcell Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University, is an internationally recognized researcher in holography and interferometry. He received his baccalaureate from Cornell University and his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of over 200 journal papers, has written 14 book chapters or encyclopedia articles, has secured 24 US patents in interferometric optics and biophotonics, and is a technical founder of two start-up companies based on biological applications of interferometric detectors. David has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the Optica Society. He was an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and a Presidential Young Investigator of the National Science Foundation. In 2005 he received the Herbert Newby McCoy Award from Purdue University. He has been interviewed on public radio and TV, as well as by science magazines, on the topics of his scientific research. His general-interest science book, "Interference: The History of Optical Interferometry and the Scientists who Tamed Light" (Oxford, 2023), tells the stories behind the science of light, while his earlier book, "Mind at Light Speed: A New Kind of Intelligence" (Simon & Schuster: Free Press, 2001), gives a popular account of the fiber optic telecommunication revolution. His book, "Galileo Unbound: A Path Across Life, the Universe and Everything" (Oxford, 2018), is a gentle introduction to the history of dynamics and complex systems.

Daniella Vellone

Medical Science and Imaging PhD Candidate, University of Calgary

Medical Science and Imaging PhD Candidate, University of Calgary I am a PhD Medical Science and Imaging student with a significant interest in dementia prevention, prediction, and progression. The objective of my research is to develop a deeper understanding of mild behavioural impairment-apathy in dementia-free older adults by implementing a research framework that focuses on epidemiological and pathological biomarker differences among those with and without apathy, which may explain disparate Alzheimer Disease (AD) outcomes and ultimately reduce symptom burden. Identifying those with apathy prior to AD onset may provide an earlier opportunity for intervention and improve patient outcomes. Both my research and clinically relevant experience have allowed me to gain an appreciation for the mutually beneficial relationship that each contributes to theory and practical work.