Associate Professor at the Advanced Materials Testing Centre (AMTeC), University of South Wales Jonathan Oti is Associate Professor and Lead Consultant at AMTeC on testing of soils and concrete. He researches into the development of sustainable construction materials, technologies, and practices. His research interests revolve around the use of natural, industrial and agricultural waste and by-product materials for partial or whole replacement of the traditional binders to produce a new generation of concrete, mortar and bricks, suppression of sulphate-induced swelling in lime-stabilised soils, development of geo-polymer binders for civil infrastructural applications.
Professor and Manager of the Advanced Materials Testing Centre (AMTeC), University of South Wales My research interests include sustainable development of infrastructure, especially by the utilisation of natural, industrial and agricultural waste streams in both soil and cement-based cementitious systems. My research work aims to reduce the use of traditional cementitious binders such as lime and Portland cement, whose manufacture contributes enormously to atmospheric emissions.
PhD Candidate, Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University Working under the supervision of Dr. Paul Szpak, in the Trent Environmental Archaeology Lab at Trent University, I use stable isotope analysis to reconstruct the paleoecology of circumpolar megafauna. Through comparisons of archaeological and modern samples we gain insights regarding the impacts of modern climate change. A deep-time perspective on the environment adds value to the climate discussion by establishing a baseline for ecology in an anthropogenically unaltered Arctic and allows for comparisons between modern impacts and outcomes resulting from past climate anomalies. Prior to embarking on my PhD studies, I completed a Master's and a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology.
Associate Professor/Reader in Economics, The University of Melbourne Jenny has an extensive international publication record in areas of theoretical and applied econometrics and statistics. Her publications have appeared in numerous journals including the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of the American Statistical Association and The American Statistician. Her recent research includes publications in the statistical analysis of issues in tertiary education and she is currently researching in the area of cultural economics. She is an editorial board member for the journal Econometrics and is the editor of the Perspective section in the Australian Economic Review. She has over 30 years' experience teaching econometrics and has over that time received numerous Dean's Certificates of Excellent Teaching. She is also a co-author with J. Wooldridge, M. Wadud and R. Joyeux of the textbook Introductory Econometrics: Asia Pacific Edition, 2nd edition. In the past she has also presented short econometric courses at the Federal Australian Treasury as well as for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Department of Natural Resources and the Environment.
Researcher in Electrical Engineering, University College Cork I am a researcher in electrical engineering with experience in industry and research on planning and operation of electricity distribution networks in Colombia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and Belgium. I have authored numerous academic publications, my work has been presented in international conferences, and I am an IEEE (institute of electric and electronic engineers) and PES (power and energy society) member. My interests in research are in sustainability, energy policy, integration of distributed energy resources in electricity networks, planning and operation of distribution networks and energy communities.
James T. Jensen Endowed Professor for Transactional Law and Director, Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Utah Jorge L. Contreras is the James T. Jensen Endowed Professor for Transactional Law and Director of the Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine. Professor Contreras’s research focuses on intellectual property, technical standards, antitrust law and science policy. He is the editor or author of twelve books and more than 150 scholarly articles and chapters. During his career he has served on advisory committees of the US National Institutes of Health, the National Academies of Science, and as Co-Chair of the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists. Professor Contreras’s award-winning book, The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA (NY: Hachette/Algonquin, 2021), which has received praise from media outlets from the New York Times and Wall St. Journal to Nature and Law360, describes the landmark civil rights litigation that ended gene patenting in America. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School (JD) and Rice University (BSEE, BA), and an elected member of the American Law Institute.
