Atmospheric Science Educator, Georgia Institute of Technology Zachary Handlos, Ph.D., is a senior academic professional within the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. He teaches meteorology, coordinates educational outreach and facilitates the CEISMC “Into the Storm: Analysis and Forecasting of Hazardous Weather” Georgia Tech Summer camp. His research is in the fields of synoptic meteorology and atmospheric science education. Handlos has a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.
Professor, University of Tasmania Zanna Chase's research focuses on the interaction between chemical cycles and biological activity in the oceans, and how these are affected by climate. Understanding of these interactions, both in the modern ocean and the paleo-ocean, is necessary to predict the oceans' response and contribution to future climate change. She is particularly interested in the role of iron as a key micro-nutrient to support biological productivity. Prof Chase uses a variety of geochemical proxies in sediment cores, including long-lived, naturally occurring radioisotopes to reconstruct productivity and dust flux, and redox-sensitive metals to reconstruct ocean oxygenation.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology, Tufts University Zarin Machanda's research revolves around understanding the factors that shape the quality and development of social relationships among wild chimpanzees. Her work so far has focused mostly on the evolution of male-female relationships, male-male cooperation (especially cooperative hunting), and how chimpanzees use communication to mediate social relationships. Most recently, she has started a long-term project to study infant and juvenile chimpanzees and how they develop sex-typed adult behaviors. Zarin is the Director of Long-term Research at the Kibale Chimpanzee Project, an organization that for the last 30 years has conserved and protected the Kanyawara community of chimpanzees living in Kibale National Park, Uganda. She is also on the Board of the Kasiisi Project, a community development organization in Uganda that works with over 9000 school children living around Kibale National Park. Zarin holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Biology.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research broadly focuses on race, wealth, culture, and urban studies. She leverages her skills in mapping, statistics, policy analysis, qualitative data analysis, and social theory to study how culture contributes to the racial wealth gap, racial exclusion in higher education, and the relationship between racial composition and gentrification.
Marine Heritage Analyst and PhD Candidate, Flinders University I graduated from Hasanuddin University in South Sulawesi, majoring in Archaeology and School of Earth and Environmental Science, James Cook University, Australia, focusing on Marine Protected Area Management. I am working as a Marine Heritage Analyst for the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia. My major responsibilities are conducting assessments for underwater site management, overseeing collections, and supervising the management activities of the Marine Heritage Gallery in Jakarta and underwater artifacts storage in Cileungsi, West Java. Currently, I am a Ph.D. candidate at Flinders University with a research focus on Underwater Cultural Research Management for shipwrecks and their associated cargoes.
