Associate Professor of Animal Science and Dairy Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee Liz Eckelkamp is an expert in dairy management and works with farmers to maximize dairy efficiency through precision technologies and animal health. She is the director of the Center for Dairy Advancement and Sustainability, which helps local producers with the tools to survive economically.
Associate professor of engineering, Boise State University Eric Jankowski is an Associate Professor and Director of the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering. The overall goal of Dr. Jankowski’s work is to leverage thermodynamics for societal good. This means understanding the factors that govern molecular self-assembly, and using that knowledge to engineer materials for generating energy, storing data, or curing disease. The approach taken by Dr. Jankowski is to create and use computational tools that efficiently generate important configurations of molecules. The goal of these computational models are: (1) To provide fundamental insight into material structure when physical characterization is inadequate, and (2) To identify the most promising material candidates when there are too many choices. Consequently, one of Dr. Jankowski’s research goals is to develop new computational techniques that solve open problems in materials simulation. His educational research includes developing new curricula for scientific computation and the use storytelling to improve engineering degree programs. Dr. Jankowski earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2012, where he developed computational tools to study the self-assembly of nanoparticles. These tools leveraged graphics processors to accelerate computations and provided insight into systems of both theoretical and practical importance. Dr. Jankowski began focusing on renewable energy generation during his postdoctoral positions at the University of Colorado and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. At these postdocs, Dr. Jankowski applied techniques he developed during his thesis to understand factors that determine the ordering of molecules in organic solar cells.
Senior Research Associate, Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto Ellen MacPherson is a Senior Research Associate in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto. Her research explores social relationships in sport and online contexts, athlete welfare, and fostering safe and developmentally appropriate sport environments.
PhD Candidate, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL Elias is a PhD student in the Department of Earth Sciences at UCL. His PhD project is titled: Understanding Earth’s carbon cycle through the Proterozoic. The project will aim to address questions such as: 1) What were the dominant geological and/or biological drivers for the major carbon isotope excursions during the Proterozoic? 2) Did environmental factors, such as oxygen levels, hinder the emergence and diversification of complex life?; and 3) Was the Mesoproterozoic a time of carbon isotope stability and thus Earth system stasis? This research will result in a seawater carbon isotope curve for the Proterozoic that can be used for constraining ages for sedimentary successions that lack radiometric dating capabilities and/or age diagnostic fossils.
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Department of Life Sciences College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London Dr. Elena Makovac is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist specializing in neuropsychological assessments and rehabilitation. She graduated in Psychology, and completed a post-graduate education in Neuropsychology and Clinical psychology. She also obtained a PhD from in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh in 2012. Since then, she has dedicated her time, both as a clinician and as a scientist, to the investigation of mind-body interactions in affective disorders, chronic pain and neuropsychological conditions. The interaction between emotions, pain and cognition is the focus of her clinical and scientific work. In her clinical work, she mainly adopts a Cognitive-Behavioural approach, with specific focus on Mindfulness based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment techniques and Deep Breathing Relaxation exercises. With her scientific work, she investigates the relationship between the mind and body in affective disorders, chronic pain, and neuropsychological conditions. Her focus is on understanding the interplay between emotions, pain, and cognition in these overlapping conditions.
Chercheuse, Post-doctorante, Centre de Recherches en Droit Pénal (CRDP), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) I am currently working as an individual consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in El Salvador, for their 'Routes for Social Reintegration Project'. Within the same project I am employed as a professor by the University for Peace (Costa Rica), to teach seminars and workshops on ‘Mapping of the person post-prison: profile, risks, resilience’, within the 'Training of Trainers in Capacity Development for Social Reintegration' course. I am also working as a postdoctoral research for the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) on a project on digital partner violence.
