Michael Scriven is an academic who has made significant contributions in the fields of philosophy, psychology, critical thinking, and, most notably, evaluation. He has produced over 400 scholarly publications and has served on the editorial review boards of 42 journals. Scriven is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and the American Evaluation Association. He is also an editor and co-founder of the Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation.

John D. Wiley is the current chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was named 28th Chancellor the University on November 10, 2000, having been selected over finalists Nancy Cantor, then Vice-President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan (now Chancellor of Syracuse University), and Susan Westerberg Prager, then Provost of Dartmouth College (now President of Occidental College). He assumed office on January 1, 2001.

Michael Lacey is an American mathematician. Lacey received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1987, under the direction of Walter Philipp. His thesis was in the area of Probability in Banach Spaces, and solved a problem related to law of the iterated logarithm for the empirical characteristic functions. In the intervening years, his work has touched on the areas of Probability, Ergodic theory, and most importantly, Harmonic analysis.

Frank K. Edmondson (born August 1, 1912) is an American astronomer.

David C. Lindberg is an American historian of science. He is the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of History of Science and Adjunct Member, Institute for Research in the Humanities, at the University of Wisconsin. Lindberg holds a degree in physics from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science from Indiana University. His main work is in the history of medieval and early modern science, …

Stephen Bowen is the current Dean and CEO of Oxford College of Emory University. Bowen received his bachelor's degree in 1971 from Depauw University, followed two years later by an M.A. from Indiana University. He earned his Ph.D. in 1976 from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Bowen's academic specialty is in the ecology of fisheries, having published widely on diet and digestion in a number of aquatic species, …

John A. Baden is founder and chairman of the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE), and Gallatin Writers, Inc. FREE's focus is environmental economics and policy analysis. Gallatin works with writers of the West. Both are 501 (c)(3) organizations with a shared office in Bozeman, MT. Dr. Baden received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1969 and then was awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in environmental policy.

Adam Kendon is one of the world's foremost authorities on the topic of gesture. He initially focused on sign systems in Papua New Guinea and Australian Aboriginal sign languages, before developing a general framework for understanding gestures with the same kind of rigorous semiotic analysis as has been previously applied to spoken language. Educated at Cambridge and Oxford Universities in biology and experimental psychology, …

Roosevelt Johnson Roosevelt Johnson is currently Program Director for the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program. The AGEP program is part of the portfolio of programs in the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) at the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Gary McGraw, Cigital, Inc.'s CTO, researches software security and sets technical vision in the area of Software Quality Management. Dr. McGraw is co-author of four popular books: Java Security (Wiley, 1996), Securing Java (Wiley, 1999), Software Fault Injection (Wiley 1998), and Building Secure Software (Addison-Wesley, 2001). A noted authority on software and application security, Dr. McGraw consults with major e-commerce vendors, including Visa, MasterCard, and the Federal Reserve.

Dr. Lawrence S. Cardman Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics Dr. Cardman is the Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility where he is responsible for the management of the fundamental research program carried out using the laboratory's Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility and the associated experimental equipment.

William H. Mischo Bill Mischo is Head, Grainger Engineering Library Information Center and Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC). He holds a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Rosemary O'Leary is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at Syracuse University. She also serves as the Co- Director, Program for the Analysis and Resolution of Conflict, and Senior Research Associate in Syracuse University's Campbell Public Affairs Institute and Center for Environmental Policy and Administration ..

Dr. Priscilla P. Nelson Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Dr. Werner G. Kuhr , vice president of research and founding scientist Werner G. Kuhr , Vice President of Research, was professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside. Professor Kuhr earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from Stevens Institute of Technology (1980-82). He also worked as a research chemist in analytical development at Merck until 1982.

Javed Mostafa Dr. Javed Mostafa received his Ph.D. in information science from The University of Texas at Austin (1994). He is currently the Victor H. Yngve Associate Professor of Information Science and Associate Professor of Informatics at Indiana University, Bloomington. He also has formal faculty affiliations with the Cognitive Science Program at Bloomington (core faculty) and the Computer & Information Science Department (adjunct) at IUPUI, Indianapolis.

Dr. Orlando Taylor is Vice Provost for Research, Dean of the Graduate School , and Principal Investigator for the HUSEM program. Dean Taylor is a national leader in graduate education and within his discipline. In addition to Vice Provost and Graduate Dean, he has served as Executive Assistant to the President, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the School of Communications , and Chair of the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences.

Peter W. Rabideau is dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University where he also is a professor of chemistry and group leader in the Ames Laboratory. In his capacity as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Rabideau is administratively responsible for 23 departments, spanning the broad areas of the humanities, social sciences, journalism, music and theatre, mathematical and computational disciplines, and the biological sciences.

Bill Becker is a professor of economics at Indiana University, Bloomington, and an adjunct professor at the University of South Australia, where he has been a regular visitor since 1995. Bill is editor of the Journal of Economic Education and of the SSRN Economic Research Network Educator. He also serves on the editorial board of the Economics of Education Review.

Franz served as provost and vice president for academic affairs and research at WVU from 1985-1991. While serving as the University’s chief academic officer, he was responsible for academic programs, research activities and student affairs. Franz is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and he has received fellowships from organizations such as the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Jim Siedow Vice Provost for Research, Duke University Dr. Siedow is the Vice Provost for Research at Duke University. Dr. Siedow’s own research is focused on the study of oxidative processes in higher plants with an emphasis on those related to plant respiration. His laboratory characterizes the structural and regulatory features of the unusual cyanide-resistant oxidase found in plant mitochondria.

Judith A. Ramaley , Ph.D. Judith A. Ramaley , Ph.D. is Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR), The National Science Foundation. The EHR Directorate is responsible for the health and continued vitality of the Nation’s science, mathematics, engineering and technology education and for providing leadership in the effort to improve education in these fields. The Directorate manages an annual budget of over $800 million.

William Mischo , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bill Mischo is Head Librarian, Grainger Engineering Library Information Center

Colin Allen [Director of Graduate Studies] Colin Allen received his B.A. in philosophy from University College London in 1982 and his Ph.D. in philosophy from UCLA in 1989. He has broad research interests in the general area of philosophy of biology and cognitive science, and is best known for his work on animal behavior and cognition. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Sandra Jean DeLoatch is Professor of Computer Science and Dean of the School of Science and Technology at Norfolk State University (NSU). During her thirty-two year tenure at Norfolk State University has also served as Instructor of Mathematics, Computer Science Program Coordinator, Computer Science Department Head, and chair of numerous special committees and working groups.

Bill Mischo is Head, Grainger Engineering Library Information Center and Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC). He holds a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Una Okonkwo Osili Associate Professor of Economics Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Una Osili is an associate professor of economics at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis . She is also an associate professor of philanthropic studies at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University .

Daniel J. Heck Daniel J. Heck , Senior Research Associate at Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI), received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and History, a Master's Degree in Education from Wake Forest University, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a specialization in Educational Psychology, Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies.

Una Okonkwo Osili is an assistant professor of economics at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, and associate faculty at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Her main areas of research include the economics of developing countries and immigrant assimilation in the United States.

Dr. Marilyn Morey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois State. She began her undergraduate degree at Illinois State and completed her B. S. in Education degree at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Morey earned her M. S. in Education degree in 1985 and her Ed. D. in 1996, both at Illinois State. Dr. Morey has taught science education courses for 18 years at Towson University in Maryland and Illinois State.

Joe received a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a master's degree in mathematics from Montclair State College in New Jersey. His master's program was sponsored by the National Science Foundation. He had been retired from the Harford County Public Schools for seven years after 33 years of service as a mathematics teacher and work experience coordinator. He also had served as an adjunct faculty member at Essex and Harford community colleges.

Barbara B. Flynn is a Professor of Operations Management at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. She is the recipient of over $1 million in research funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education and other funding agencies. Read More...

Dr. Papadakis teaches in the energy, geography, and instrumentation and measurement sectors and is the Coordinator of the urban and regional studies minor at James Madison University. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University. Her specializations include R&D Policy, R&D Evaluation, Technology Transfer, Technology and Competitiveness.

George Walker joined the faculty at Indiana University in 1970, where his research program has been funded by the National Science Foundation since 1971. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1962, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Case Institute of Technology. During his academic career he has directed Ph.D. students, published over 54 articles in refereed physics journals, and delivered over 20 invited talks at international conferences and workshops.

Dr. Barry Aprison was a National Institute of Health postdoctoral fellow in molecular genetics at Indiana University. He joined the staff of the Museum of Science and Industry, in Chicago, in 1988. Since then, he has directed more than 25,000 sq. ft. in Museum projects, including IMAGING: The Tools of Science (1993); AIDS: The War Within (1995); NetWorld (2001) and Genetics: Decoding Life (2002).