Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University Dr. Louchouarn joined The Ohio State University in 2022 as the senior vice provost for faculty. In this position, he leads the inaugural Office of Faculty Affairs at Ohio State. He is also a professor at the School of Earth Sciences. His multidisciplinary research focuses on understanding the impacts of environmental perturbations on biogeochemical cycling at ecosystem interfaces and addressing capacity building in earth and environmental education in diverse communities. The orientation of his research in biogeochemistry deals with: the identification of fire markers and combustion byproducts in complex environmental mixtures and their application to reconstructions of fire/combustion history, and natural and human-induced fluctuations in material fluxes within watersheds. In parallel, to address issues of learning and thinking in the environmental sciences, Dr. Louchouarn incorporates this research into inquiry-based educational models that question how people learn and make decisions on environmental issues.
PhD candidate, Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool Paddy Brennan is a Blair Chair Scholar at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies. He is currently researching a PhD exploring the depiction of consumption and self-starvation in 20th and 21st century Irish fiction.
Personal Docente e Investigador, Universidad de Salamanca Doctora en Formación en la Sociedad del Conocimiento por la Universidad de Salamanca. Licenciada en Publicidad y Relaciones públicas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Postgrado en Dirección y Gestión de empresas por la Escuela de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya. Postgrado en Big Data y Data Science por la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. Máster en Estudios de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación, con especialidad en Cultura Científica por la Universidad de Oviedo. Máster Universitario en Formación del Profesorado de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas. Posee experiencia laboral de más de 20 años en el campo de la comunicación en empresas privadas. Sus líneas de investigación se centran en: adopción de tecnologías, comunicación científica, big data e inteligencia artificial en comunicación, perspectiva de género, opinión pública, migraciones, discursos de odio y métodos computacionales de investigación en ciencias sociales.
Professor of International Business History, University of Reading Peter Scott is Professor of International Business History at Henley Business School. He has undertaken extensive research on the history of commercial property development, housing provision, consumer expenditure, inequality, retailing, consumer durables, and other areas of economic, social, and business history.
Associate professor of logistics, Nelson Mandela University Prof Progress Hove-Sibanda is a Logistics and Supply Chain Management Professional and an NRF rated researcher. She is an associate professor in the Department of Logistics, School of Business and Economic Science, Nelson Mandela University. She is a board member of the Journal of Transport and Supply chain management; and a committee member of the African Institute of Supply Chain Research (AISCR). She has published widely and presented several papers in local and international conferences. Her research interest lies in the areas of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Green Logistics, Reverse Logistics, Waste Management, Smart Logistics, Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, SMEs, Islamic banking, Maritime Logistics, business management, sustainable entrepreneurship, and economics.
Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Surrey Panagiotis Arsenis is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Surrey. His work primarily focuses on student employability in higher education. Specifically, his research is on work placements that many UK universities offer as part of their degrees. Panagiotis' work has examined different aspects of work placements, for instance, the factors that determine the likelihood of securing a placement and their earnings, as well as the effect of placements on graduate outcomes. Also, Panagiotis led the introduction of employability modules to the School's curriculum, and he coordinates the first-year provision. He helps economics students improve their employability by raising their awareness through talks and individual consultations.
