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GREATNESS AWAITS CONGRESS of FUTURE SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY LEADERS
June 29, 30, and July 1, 2018
National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Facebook.com/SciTechLeaders • @SciTechLeaders • #SciTechLeaders 617-307-7425 • SciTechLeaders.com • [email protected] high altitude balloon altitude control system FRIDAY • JUNE 29 called ValBal, within the Stanford Space REATNESS WAITS Initiative. G A COLOR GUARD PRESENTATION— U.S.S. CONSTITUTION COLOR GUARD SHELDON GLASHOW, Ph.D. JOHN C. MATHER, Ph.D. RICHARD ROSSI SINGING OF THE NATIONAL Winner, 1979 Nobel Prize Science Director, National Master of Ceremonies, ANTHEM—ZOE MARTIN, UXBRIDGE, MA in Physics Academy of Future Scientists Congress of Future Science Sheldon Glashow, and Technologists; and Technology Leaders; ASU OZDAGLAR, Ph.D. Ph.D., is an American Winner, 2006 Nobel Prize Founder and Executive Department Head, theoretical physicist who received the 1979 in Physics Director, National Academy Massachusetts Institute Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the John C. Mather, Ph.D., of Future Scientists and Technologists of Technology Electrical electroweak theory, which explains the unity studied cosmic microwave background Richard Rossi serves as President and Engineering and Computer of electromagnetism and the weak force. Dr. radiation and received his Ph.D. in physics Executive Director of the Academy. Mr. Rossi Science Glashow also developed theories regarding from the University of California. As a is a co-founder of two of the world’s largest Asu Ozdaglar, Ph.D., is the quarks, or elementary particles, and is credited National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow and most prestigious enrichment programs for department head of Electrical Engineering and with advancing our understanding of these at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in high-achieving students. In the 27 years of Mr. Computer Science (EECS) at the Massachusetts particles with the proposal of a new quark New York, Dr. Mather led a team to propose Rossi’s guidance, more than 640,000 primary Institute of Technology. She is also the Joseph called a charm. Shortly after receiving the the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) school, middle school, secondary school and F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor of EECS. Nobel Prize, Dr. Glashow became a professor satellite mission to study cosmic microwave college students from more than 120 countries Her research expertise includes optimization at Boston University conducting research in background radiation. This work, for which attended these academic programs focusing theory and game theory, with applications several areas, including the Big Bang theory, he won a Nobel Prize, helped cement the Big on leadership and career development. These in communication, social, and economic electroweak symmetry breaking, dark matter Bang theory of the universe. According to the programs were designed to honor, inspire, networks; distributed optimization and control; and cosmology. Nobel Prize committee, “the COBE project and motivate the nation’s most promising and network analysis with special emphasis can also be regarded as the starting point for future leaders. In 2009, Mr. Rossi co-created on contagious processes, systemic risk and AUSTIN WANG cosmology as a precision science.” Dr. Mather one of the largest gatherings of high- dynamic control. Dr. Ozdaglar is the recipient Grand Prize Winner, 2016 has served on advisory and working groups achieving youth in Washington, D.C., history: of a Microsoft fellowship, the MIT Graduate Intel International Science for the National Academy of Sciences, NASA, 15,300 young men and women who came Student Council Teaching Award and the NSF and Engineering Fair and the National Science Foundation. In 2007, together to experience the historic nature of Career Award. Austin Wang has been Dr. Mather was listed among TIME magazine’s President Barack Obama’s frst inauguration. researching waste to 100 Most Infuential People in The World. In Participants included Archbishop Desmond PAIGE BROWN electricity conversion using October, 2012, he was listed again by TIME in Tutu, General Colin Powell, and former Vice Winner, Global Good, 2016 bacteria since ninth grade. He developed a special issue on New Space Discoveries as President Al Gore. Mr. Rossi also serves on Intel Science Talent Search novel bioengineering approaches to boost one of 25 Most Infuential People in Space. the Board of Directors of PinnacleCare, a Paige Brown is a frst place the performance of bacterial electricity in a prominent private health advisory company medal of distinction winner of cost-effective way. In 2015, Mr. Wang won in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Rossi now the 2016 Intel Science Talent Best Project at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, devotes himself to the National Academy of Search for her development of a cost-effective and the Grand Prize at the International Sanof Future Scientists and Technologists and other flter, largely made of calcium alginate strands BioGENEius Challenge. In 2016, he was the academic programs on a full-time basis. capable of removing phosphate pollution recipient of the top prize, the Gordon E. Moore from stormwater. She is currently studying Award, at the Intel International Science and at Stanford University at the crossroads of Engineering Fair. Besides science, Mr. Wang chemical engineering and materials science. also enjoys playing and writing music. He There, she is continuing her research, aiming is currently studying computer science at to make her device more effcient using Princeton University. computer-aided design and alginate bio- printers, and applicable to more pollutants. Beyond her research, she is also the lead mechanical engineer for a record-breaking
2 3 high altitude balloon altitude control system FRIDAY • JUNE 29 called ValBal, within the Stanford Space REATNESS WAITS Initiative. G A COLOR GUARD PRESENTATION— U.S.S. CONSTITUTION COLOR GUARD SHELDON GLASHOW, Ph.D. JOHN C. MATHER, Ph.D. RICHARD ROSSI SINGING OF THE NATIONAL Winner, 1979 Nobel Prize Science Director, National Master of Ceremonies, ANTHEM—ZOE MARTIN, UXBRIDGE, MA in Physics Academy of Future Scientists Congress of Future Science Sheldon Glashow, and Technologists; and Technology Leaders; ASU OZDAGLAR, Ph.D. Ph.D., is an American Winner, 2006 Nobel Prize Founder and Executive Department Head, theoretical physicist who received the 1979 in Physics Director, National Academy Massachusetts Institute Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the John C. Mather, Ph.D., of Future Scientists and Technologists of Technology Electrical electroweak theory, which explains the unity studied cosmic microwave background Richard Rossi serves as President and Engineering and Computer of electromagnetism and the weak force. Dr. radiation and received his Ph.D. in physics Executive Director of the Academy. Mr. Rossi Science Glashow also developed theories regarding from the University of California. As a is a co-founder of two of the world’s largest Asu Ozdaglar, Ph.D., is the quarks, or elementary particles, and is credited National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow and most prestigious enrichment programs for department head of Electrical Engineering and with advancing our understanding of these at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in high-achieving students. In the 27 years of Mr. Computer Science (EECS) at the Massachusetts particles with the proposal of a new quark New York, Dr. Mather led a team to propose Rossi’s guidance, more than 640,000 primary Institute of Technology. She is also the Joseph called a charm. Shortly after receiving the the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) school, middle school, secondary school and F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor of EECS. Nobel Prize, Dr. Glashow became a professor satellite mission to study cosmic microwave college students from more than 120 countries Her research expertise includes optimization at Boston University conducting research in background radiation. This work, for which attended these academic programs focusing theory and game theory, with applications several areas, including the Big Bang theory, he won a Nobel Prize, helped cement the Big on leadership and career development. These in communication, social, and economic electroweak symmetry breaking, dark matter Bang theory of the universe. According to the programs were designed to honor, inspire, networks; distributed optimization and control; and cosmology. Nobel Prize committee, “the COBE project and motivate the nation’s most promising and network analysis with special emphasis can also be regarded as the starting point for future leaders. In 2009, Mr. Rossi co-created on contagious processes, systemic risk and AUSTIN WANG cosmology as a precision science.” Dr. Mather one of the largest gatherings of high- dynamic control. Dr. Ozdaglar is the recipient Grand Prize Winner, 2016 has served on advisory and working groups achieving youth in Washington, D.C., history: of a Microsoft fellowship, the MIT Graduate Intel International Science for the National Academy of Sciences, NASA, 15,300 young men and women who came Student Council Teaching Award and the NSF and Engineering Fair and the National Science Foundation. In 2007, together to experience the historic nature of Career Award. Austin Wang has been Dr. Mather was listed among TIME magazine’s President Barack Obama’s frst inauguration. researching waste to 100 Most Infuential People in The World. In Participants included Archbishop Desmond PAIGE BROWN electricity conversion using October, 2012, he was listed again by TIME in Tutu, General Colin Powell, and former Vice Winner, Global Good, 2016 bacteria since ninth grade. He developed a special issue on New Space Discoveries as President Al Gore. Mr. Rossi also serves on Intel Science Talent Search novel bioengineering approaches to boost one of 25 Most Infuential People in Space. the Board of Directors of PinnacleCare, a Paige Brown is a frst place the performance of bacterial electricity in a prominent private health advisory company medal of distinction winner of cost-effective way. In 2015, Mr. Wang won in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Rossi now the 2016 Intel Science Talent Best Project at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, devotes himself to the National Academy of Search for her development of a cost-effective and the Grand Prize at the International Sanof Future Scientists and Technologists and other flter, largely made of calcium alginate strands BioGENEius Challenge. In 2016, he was the academic programs on a full-time basis. capable of removing phosphate pollution recipient of the top prize, the Gordon E. Moore from stormwater. She is currently studying Award, at the Intel International Science and at Stanford University at the crossroads of Engineering Fair. Besides science, Mr. Wang chemical engineering and materials science. also enjoys playing and writing music. He There, she is continuing her research, aiming is currently studying computer science at to make her device more effcient using Princeton University. computer-aided design and alginate bio- printers, and applicable to more pollutants. Beyond her research, she is also the lead mechanical engineer for a record-breaking
2 3 MEGAN J. SMITH SYLVIA A. EARLE, Ph.D. can be used to power ingestible medical CEO, shift7; Former Chief SATURDAY • JUNE 30 Explorer in Residence, devices, environmental sensors and other Technology Offcer of the National Geographic applications where dissolvable power sources United States Society; Founder, Sylvia are desirable. Mr. Edupuganti received a 3rd Megan Smith is an award- SHREE BOSE Earle Alliance/Mission Blue place Grand Award at the Intel International winning entrepreneur, Grand Prize Winner, 2011 and Deep Ocean Exploration Science and Engineering Fair in 2015 and engineer, and tech evangelist. She served Google Science Fair; and Research Inc. 2016 and also received the special award for as the third United States Chief Technology Co-founder, Piper Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D., is an author of more Best Project in Chemistry from the American Offcer from 2014 to 2017. She spent ten At age 17, Shree Bose than 200 publications and leader of more Chemical Society at the same competition. years as Vice President of New Business triumphed over 10,000 than 100 expeditions with over 7,000 hours Mr. Edupuganti currently attends Stanford Development at Google. She holds bachelor’s competitors to become the Grand Prize Winner underwater. Dr. Earle’s research concerns the University and hopes to fnd real-world and master’s degrees in mechanical of the frst-ever Google Global Science Fair ecology and conservation of marine ecosystems applications for his research that he can engineering from MIT and is a lifetime in 2011. For her winning research, Ms. Bose and development of technology for access to eventually take to market as an entrepreneur. member of the board. Ms. Smith has recently discovered how ovarian cancer cells grow the deep sea. She is the subject of the Emmy co-founded a company, shift7, focusing on resistant to a chemotherapy drug called Award-Winning Netfix documentary, Mission RYAN LESLIE tech-forward networked innovation for impact cisplatin. Her work has opened up new Blue; was named TIME magazine’s frst Hero Co-founder and CEO, and economic inclusion. avenues for research and medicine, and she for the Planet and a Living Legend by the SuperPhone has presented to former President Obama and Library of Congress; and is a winner of the Ryan Leslie is a Grammy SEAN STEPHENSON, DCH directors of the National Institutes of Health. 2009 TED Prize, the Royal Geographic Society nominated recording artist, Speaker, Author, Therapeutic Ms. Bose is also a passionate advocate for 2011 Patron’s Medal and the National multi-platinum music Life Coach better STEM education, and is the co-founder Geographic 2013 Hubbard Medal. producer and avid technologist. In addition Sean Stephenson, DCH, was of Piper, a company creating education toys to logging studio time with Madonna, Jay-Z, predicted not to survive at for kids. Ms. Bose is currently attending Duke DEBORAH BEDOR, Ph.D. Kanye West and Beyoncé, he is the architect birth because of a rare bone University School of Medicine where she is CEO, College Admission and ultimate case study for his company disorder that stunted his pursuing a dual M.D./Ph.D. Central Disruptive Multimedia’s simple CRM for growth and caused his bones to be extremely As one of the nation’s top creators, a Twilio-enabled product called fragile. Despite his challenges, he took a RICHARD BROWNING admissions experts, Deborah SuperPhone. Bravely opting to remove his stand for a quality of life that has inspired Founder and Chief Test Bedor, Ph.D., has had the latest album from iTunes, he used an inbound millions of people around the world, including Pilot, Gravity Industries Ltd. pleasure of coaching and SMS campaign to drive over $2 million in Sir Richard Branson, President Bill Clinton, Richard Browning is an advising Top Tier, Ivy League, and celebrity gross revenue by selling an album direct to and his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Dr. ultra-marathon runner, an pre-college students for the past 27 years, consumer to just 15,000 fans. He holds a B.A. Stephenson has appeared on a variety of shows ex-Royal Marine reservist, a guiding them to acceptance into our nation’s in Government from Harvard University. including Oprah and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The former city commodity trader and a pioneering fnest universities. Dr. Bedor is a recipient of Biography Channel did a feature on his life inventor. He defnes his approach to life as the Schaff Memorial Prize for Scholarship. ROBERT M. METCALFE, Ph.D. called “Three Foot Giant”. His latest book, Get one pursuing ‘innovation and endeavor’. Mr. She works with students globally on every part Recipient, 2005 National Off Your But, has been released in 10 different Browning co-founded Gravity Industries Ltd., of the college application process to help them Medal of Technology and languages around the world. the company behind the Daedalus Mark 1, a become standout candidates. Innovation; UT Austin fight suit that uses six miniature jet engines Professor of Innovation to achieve vertical fight. In November 2017, VINEET EDUPUGANTI Robert M. Metcalfe, Ph.D., Mr. Browning set a world record for the fastest Winner, 2016 Siemens was an internet pioneer starting speed in a body-controlled jet engine-powered Competition in Math, Science at MIT, Harvard, and Stanford. He invented suit, by reaching a speed of 32.02 mph. and Technology Ethernet at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Vineet Edupuganti was Center and founded 3Com Corporation. Dr. the national winner of the Metcalfe is now Emeritus Partner at Polaris 2016 Siemens Competition in Math, Science Venture Partners. In 2011, Dr. Metcalfe & Technology for the development and became Professor of Innovation in the Cockrell modeling of a high-performing, low-cost School of Engineering at The University of biodegradable battery that can dissolve after Texas at Austin. He is an MIT Life Trustee a period of useful operation. This technology Emeritus, member of the National Academy
4 5 MEGAN J. SMITH SYLVIA A. EARLE, Ph.D. can be used to power ingestible medical CEO, shift7; Former Chief SATURDAY • JUNE 30 Explorer in Residence, devices, environmental sensors and other Technology Offcer of the National Geographic applications where dissolvable power sources United States Society; Founder, Sylvia are desirable. Mr. Edupuganti received a 3rd Megan Smith is an award- SHREE BOSE Earle Alliance/Mission Blue place Grand Award at the Intel International winning entrepreneur, Grand Prize Winner, 2011 and Deep Ocean Exploration Science and Engineering Fair in 2015 and engineer, and tech evangelist. She served Google Science Fair; and Research Inc. 2016 and also received the special award for as the third United States Chief Technology Co-founder, Piper Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D., is an author of more Best Project in Chemistry from the American Offcer from 2014 to 2017. She spent ten At age 17, Shree Bose than 200 publications and leader of more Chemical Society at the same competition. years as Vice President of New Business triumphed over 10,000 than 100 expeditions with over 7,000 hours Mr. Edupuganti currently attends Stanford Development at Google. She holds bachelor’s competitors to become the Grand Prize Winner underwater. Dr. Earle’s research concerns the University and hopes to fnd real-world and master’s degrees in mechanical of the frst-ever Google Global Science Fair ecology and conservation of marine ecosystems applications for his research that he can engineering from MIT and is a lifetime in 2011. For her winning research, Ms. Bose and development of technology for access to eventually take to market as an entrepreneur. member of the board. Ms. Smith has recently discovered how ovarian cancer cells grow the deep sea. She is the subject of the Emmy co-founded a company, shift7, focusing on resistant to a chemotherapy drug called Award-Winning Netfix documentary, Mission RYAN LESLIE tech-forward networked innovation for impact cisplatin. Her work has opened up new Blue; was named TIME magazine’s frst Hero Co-founder and CEO, and economic inclusion. avenues for research and medicine, and she for the Planet and a Living Legend by the SuperPhone has presented to former President Obama and Library of Congress; and is a winner of the Ryan Leslie is a Grammy SEAN STEPHENSON, DCH directors of the National Institutes of Health. 2009 TED Prize, the Royal Geographic Society nominated recording artist, Speaker, Author, Therapeutic Ms. Bose is also a passionate advocate for 2011 Patron’s Medal and the National multi-platinum music Life Coach better STEM education, and is the co-founder Geographic 2013 Hubbard Medal. producer and avid technologist. In addition Sean Stephenson, DCH, was of Piper, a company creating education toys to logging studio time with Madonna, Jay-Z, predicted not to survive at for kids. Ms. Bose is currently attending Duke DEBORAH BEDOR, Ph.D. Kanye West and Beyoncé, he is the architect birth because of a rare bone University School of Medicine where she is CEO, College Admission and ultimate case study for his company disorder that stunted his pursuing a dual M.D./Ph.D. Central Disruptive Multimedia’s simple CRM for growth and caused his bones to be extremely As one of the nation’s top creators, a Twilio-enabled product called fragile. Despite his challenges, he took a RICHARD BROWNING admissions experts, Deborah SuperPhone. Bravely opting to remove his stand for a quality of life that has inspired Founder and Chief Test Bedor, Ph.D., has had the latest album from iTunes, he used an inbound millions of people around the world, including Pilot, Gravity Industries Ltd. pleasure of coaching and SMS campaign to drive over $2 million in Sir Richard Branson, President Bill Clinton, Richard Browning is an advising Top Tier, Ivy League, and celebrity gross revenue by selling an album direct to and his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Dr. ultra-marathon runner, an pre-college students for the past 27 years, consumer to just 15,000 fans. He holds a B.A. Stephenson has appeared on a variety of shows ex-Royal Marine reservist, a guiding them to acceptance into our nation’s in Government from Harvard University. including Oprah and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The former city commodity trader and a pioneering fnest universities. Dr. Bedor is a recipient of Biography Channel did a feature on his life inventor. He defnes his approach to life as the Schaff Memorial Prize for Scholarship. ROBERT M. METCALFE, Ph.D. called “Three Foot Giant”. His latest book, Get one pursuing ‘innovation and endeavor’. Mr. She works with students globally on every part Recipient, 2005 National Off Your But, has been released in 10 different Browning co-founded Gravity Industries Ltd., of the college application process to help them Medal of Technology and languages around the world. the company behind the Daedalus Mark 1, a become standout candidates. Innovation; UT Austin fight suit that uses six miniature jet engines Professor of Innovation to achieve vertical fight. In November 2017, VINEET EDUPUGANTI Robert M. Metcalfe, Ph.D., Mr. Browning set a world record for the fastest Winner, 2016 Siemens was an internet pioneer starting speed in a body-controlled jet engine-powered Competition in Math, Science at MIT, Harvard, and Stanford. He invented suit, by reaching a speed of 32.02 mph. and Technology Ethernet at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Vineet Edupuganti was Center and founded 3Com Corporation. Dr. the national winner of the Metcalfe is now Emeritus Partner at Polaris 2016 Siemens Competition in Math, Science Venture Partners. In 2011, Dr. Metcalfe & Technology for the development and became Professor of Innovation in the Cockrell modeling of a high-performing, low-cost School of Engineering at The University of biodegradable battery that can dissolve after Texas at Austin. He is an MIT Life Trustee a period of useful operation. This technology Emeritus, member of the National Academy
4 5 of Engineering, and in 2005 he received CYNTHIA BREAZEAL, Sc.D. The Human Calculator on the History effcient and effective from a technical the National Medal of Technology for his Associate Professor of Media Channel. Mr. Flansburg has been teaching standpoint while providing creative technical “leadership in the invention, standardization, Arts and Sciences, MIT math and entertaining people around the world solutions for the IT organization. Prior to his and commercialization of Ethernet.” Media Lab; Founder and and on television with his superhuman skills time with Facebook, he led IT for Instagram. Chief Scientist of Jibo, Inc. for more than 25 years. According to a recent In 2012, Mr. Hammonds helped create Year BO EASON Cynthia Breazeal, Sc.D., scientifc study, his mental calculations are Up at Facebook, which has helped bring in Author and Performer, is a pioneer of social faster than his ability to speak the answers. over 150 diverse interns. Mr. Hammonds was “Runt of the Litter” robotics and human robot interaction. She has Mr. Flansburg’s mission is to help people named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Bo Eason started his career developed some of the world’s most famous improve their basic math skills regardless of in the NFL as a top pick robotic creatures ranging from small hexapod their age, and convince them that math is fun. KENNETH LACOVARA, Ph.D. for the Houston Oilers, robots, to embedding robotic technologies He has appeared on programs including The Dean, School of Earth continuing on with the San Francisco 49ers. into familiar everyday artifacts, to creating Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with & Environment at Rowan During his fve-year career, Mr. Eason highly expressive humanoid robots and robot Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, NPR, University; Director, Jean competed against and beside some of the characters. Her research focuses on developing CNN, and others. & Ric Edelman Fossil Park greatest players of his generation. In 2001, the principles, techniques, and technologies Kenneth Lacovara, Ph.D., he wrote and performed his one-man play, for personal robots that are socially intelligent, famously unearthed some of UNDAY • JULY 1 Runt of the Litter. Mr. Eason toured with the interact and communicate with people in S the largest dinosaurs ever to walk our planet, play to over 50 cities, and it is now being human-centric terms, work with humans as including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, adapted as a major motion picture. He is peers, and learn from people as an apprentice. AMBER YANG which at 65 tons weighed more than seven dedicated to helping others tap into the power Winner, 2017 Intel T.Rex. By using the modern technologies of their personal story and become effective, DAVID J. WINELAND, Ph.D. International Science of 3D imaging, 3D printing, robotics, and persuasive communicators. Winner, 2012 Nobel Prize and Engineering Fair medical modeling techniques, Dr. Lacovara’s in Physics; Recipient, 2007 Amber Yang is a physics work is helping to shift our perspective of EASTON LACHAPPELLE National Medal of Science student at Stanford University giant herbivorous dinosaurs from their historic Founder and CEO, David J. Wineland, Ph.D., whose primary interest is astrophysics. Ms. portrayal as hapless lumbering prey to that Unlimited Tomorrow was awarded the 2012 Nobel Yang was named to the 2018 Forbes’ 30 Under of fearsome, hulking, hyper-effcient eating Easton LaChappelle is shaking Prize in Physics for “ground- 30 list and was the winner of the 2017 Intel machines. Dr. Lacovara led the effort to create up the prosthesis industry. breaking experimental methods that enable Foundation Young Scientist Award at the Intel the Rowan University Fossil Park in suburban Self-taught, he began creating measuring and manipulation of individual International Science and Engineering Fair Mantua Township, New Jersey. The quarry his frst robotic hand using Legos, electrical quantum systems.” He is also the recipient for her research on novel techniques for the preserves a rich cache of marine fossils that tubing and fshing line. In 2014, he founded of the 2007 National Medal of Science in the tracking of space debris. Ms. Yang developed Dr. Lacovara is using to shed light on the Unlimited Tomorrow with his business partner, engineering sciences. Dr. Wineland has been a a novel artifcial neural network system calamitous events that wiped out the dinosaurs. Tony Robbins, to take this technology to the member of the National Institute of Standards capable of tracking the orbits of space debris next level. Recently, he ftted a 10-year-old girl and Technology for over 40 years. An enduring to an accuracy that is ten times more effective JEFF SPENCER, D.C. with possibly the most advanced prosthetic goal of Dr. Wineland’s work has been to than current systems. Ms. Yang has presented Cornerman for World-class device on the market. This is achieved by increase the precision of atomic spectroscopy, her research at the European Organization Achievers using today’s newest technologies such as 3D the measurement of the frequencies of atoms’ for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, For 40 years Jeff Spencer, printing, 3D scanning, artifcial intelligence characteristic vibrations. This expanded to Switzerland and at the White House Frontiers D.C., has served as The and machine learning. His goal is to create development of accurate atomic clocks and Conference hosted by former President Cornerman™ to gold medal- advanced functional technology at a global demonstrations of the basic building blocks Barack Obama. winning Olympians, business leaders and level that anyone can afford. of a quantum computer. high performers who are ready to become JAY HAMMONDS champions and full potential players. He knows SCOTT FLANSBURG VIP Operations, Facebook how to make winning big the new normal The Human Calculator Jay Hammonds currently for individuals, teams and organizations Scott Flansburg, known as works on the VIP Operations because he’s been there - Olympian, sports The Human Calculator®, team in support and technical scientist, artist, author, chiropractor, educator, is an educator, speaker, project management for father, and cornerman. He has been featured Guinness World Record the CEO & COO at Facebook. His primary in Fortune, Huffngton Post and NPR. holder, bestselling author, and star of objective is to ensure the executives are
6 7 of Engineering, and in 2005 he received CYNTHIA BREAZEAL, Sc.D. The Human Calculator on the History effcient and effective from a technical the National Medal of Technology for his Associate Professor of Media Channel. Mr. Flansburg has been teaching standpoint while providing creative technical “leadership in the invention, standardization, Arts and Sciences, MIT math and entertaining people around the world solutions for the IT organization. Prior to his and commercialization of Ethernet.” Media Lab; Founder and and on television with his superhuman skills time with Facebook, he led IT for Instagram. Chief Scientist of Jibo, Inc. for more than 25 years. According to a recent In 2012, Mr. Hammonds helped create Year BO EASON Cynthia Breazeal, Sc.D., scientifc study, his mental calculations are Up at Facebook, which has helped bring in Author and Performer, is a pioneer of social faster than his ability to speak the answers. over 150 diverse interns. Mr. Hammonds was “Runt of the Litter” robotics and human robot interaction. She has Mr. Flansburg’s mission is to help people named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Bo Eason started his career developed some of the world’s most famous improve their basic math skills regardless of in the NFL as a top pick robotic creatures ranging from small hexapod their age, and convince them that math is fun. KENNETH LACOVARA, Ph.D. for the Houston Oilers, robots, to embedding robotic technologies He has appeared on programs including The Dean, School of Earth continuing on with the San Francisco 49ers. into familiar everyday artifacts, to creating Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with & Environment at Rowan During his fve-year career, Mr. Eason highly expressive humanoid robots and robot Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, NPR, University; Director, Jean competed against and beside some of the characters. Her research focuses on developing CNN, and others. & Ric Edelman Fossil Park greatest players of his generation. In 2001, the principles, techniques, and technologies Kenneth Lacovara, Ph.D., he wrote and performed his one-man play, for personal robots that are socially intelligent, famously unearthed some of UNDAY • JULY 1 Runt of the Litter. Mr. Eason toured with the interact and communicate with people in S the largest dinosaurs ever to walk our planet, play to over 50 cities, and it is now being human-centric terms, work with humans as including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus, adapted as a major motion picture. He is peers, and learn from people as an apprentice. AMBER YANG which at 65 tons weighed more than seven dedicated to helping others tap into the power Winner, 2017 Intel T.Rex. By using the modern technologies of their personal story and become effective, DAVID J. WINELAND, Ph.D. International Science of 3D imaging, 3D printing, robotics, and persuasive communicators. Winner, 2012 Nobel Prize and Engineering Fair medical modeling techniques, Dr. Lacovara’s in Physics; Recipient, 2007 Amber Yang is a physics work is helping to shift our perspective of EASTON LACHAPPELLE National Medal of Science student at Stanford University giant herbivorous dinosaurs from their historic Founder and CEO, David J. Wineland, Ph.D., whose primary interest is astrophysics. Ms. portrayal as hapless lumbering prey to that Unlimited Tomorrow was awarded the 2012 Nobel Yang was named to the 2018 Forbes’ 30 Under of fearsome, hulking, hyper-effcient eating Easton LaChappelle is shaking Prize in Physics for “ground- 30 list and was the winner of the 2017 Intel machines. Dr. Lacovara led the effort to create up the prosthesis industry. breaking experimental methods that enable Foundation Young Scientist Award at the Intel the Rowan University Fossil Park in suburban Self-taught, he began creating measuring and manipulation of individual International Science and Engineering Fair Mantua Township, New Jersey. The quarry his frst robotic hand using Legos, electrical quantum systems.” He is also the recipient for her research on novel techniques for the preserves a rich cache of marine fossils that tubing and fshing line. In 2014, he founded of the 2007 National Medal of Science in the tracking of space debris. Ms. Yang developed Dr. Lacovara is using to shed light on the Unlimited Tomorrow with his business partner, engineering sciences. Dr. Wineland has been a a novel artifcial neural network system calamitous events that wiped out the dinosaurs. Tony Robbins, to take this technology to the member of the National Institute of Standards capable of tracking the orbits of space debris next level. Recently, he ftted a 10-year-old girl and Technology for over 40 years. An enduring to an accuracy that is ten times more effective JEFF SPENCER, D.C. with possibly the most advanced prosthetic goal of Dr. Wineland’s work has been to than current systems. Ms. Yang has presented Cornerman for World-class device on the market. This is achieved by increase the precision of atomic spectroscopy, her research at the European Organization Achievers using today’s newest technologies such as 3D the measurement of the frequencies of atoms’ for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, For 40 years Jeff Spencer, printing, 3D scanning, artifcial intelligence characteristic vibrations. This expanded to Switzerland and at the White House Frontiers D.C., has served as The and machine learning. His goal is to create development of accurate atomic clocks and Conference hosted by former President Cornerman™ to gold medal- advanced functional technology at a global demonstrations of the basic building blocks Barack Obama. winning Olympians, business leaders and level that anyone can afford. of a quantum computer. high performers who are ready to become JAY HAMMONDS champions and full potential players. He knows SCOTT FLANSBURG VIP Operations, Facebook how to make winning big the new normal The Human Calculator Jay Hammonds currently for individuals, teams and organizations Scott Flansburg, known as works on the VIP Operations because he’s been there - Olympian, sports The Human Calculator®, team in support and technical scientist, artist, author, chiropractor, educator, is an educator, speaker, project management for father, and cornerman. He has been featured Guinness World Record the CEO & COO at Facebook. His primary in Fortune, Huffngton Post and NPR. holder, bestselling author, and star of objective is to ensure the executives are
6 7 STANLEY G. LOVE, Ph.D access to the world’s most diverse selection of NOTES: NASA Astronaut immersive experiences. HTC Vive is a frst- Stanley G. Love, Ph.D., was of-its-kind virtual reality platform designed selected as a NASA astronaut by HTC and Valve. In addition to his roles at in 1998. He has a Master of Viveport and HTC, Mr. Steiber is the founder of Science degree and Doctorate Women in Tech and Women in VR in Europe. of Astronomy. In 2008, Dr. Love few aboard STS-122 to deliver and MARC RAIBERT, Ph.D. Founder and CEO, Boston install the European Space Agency’s Columbus Dynamics module to the station. While on board, Dr. Love Marc Raibert, Ph.D., is performed two spacewalks to prepare for the founder and CEO of Boston installation, added two science payloads and Dynamics, a company carried a failed ISS gyroscope to the shuttle for that creates some of the return to Earth. He currently works as a crew world’s most advanced dynamic robots, such representative for the Space Launch System as BigDog, Atlas, Spot and Handle. These (SLS) and continues to help plan for human robots are inspired by the remarkable ability exploration of asteroids, the moon, and Mars. of animals to move with agility, dexterity, perception, and intelligence. A key ingredient EUGÉNIE VON TUNZELMANN of these robots is their dynamic behavior, VFX Supervisor, Framestore which contributes to their effectiveness and Eugénie von Tunzelmann’s versatility in the real world. Before starting Boston Dynamics, Dr. Raibert was Professor background is a rare mixture of Computer Science and Robotics at MIT and of technology and science Carnegie Mellon. While at CMU and MIT, Dr. combined with creativity, a Raibert founded the Leg Laboratory, a lab that stellar career working on over helped establish the scientifc basis for highly 15 major Hollywood flms. Ms. Tunzelmann dynamic robots and that set the stage for the was CG Supervisor on the VFX Oscar-winning work done at Boston Dynamics. Interstellar, during which she worked with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist to build models MARIE MIMIAGA of black holes and wormholes. For the last two National Society of years Ms. von Tunzelmann has been pioneering Collegiate Scholars one of Framestore’s most ambitious projects: Marie Mimiaga is the Associate a move into theme park ride production, Director of Strategic Partnership including multiple rides in Asia. She has written and Programs for the National genetic algorithms to evolve virtual robots, and Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), built a self-playing glockenspiel. a leading certifed honor society which recognizes and elevates high-achieving college RIKARD STEIBER students through scholarship, leadership, and President, Viveport; service. Ms. Mimiaga helped found NSCS’ Senior Vice President of high school program, The Society of Torch Virtual Reality, HTC & Laurel, which recognizes high school high-achievers and provides them and their Rikard Steiber is a virtual families with the vital resources to transition reality evangelist and an angel into college successfully. She also created the investor, looking for great start-up teams Torch & Laurel Mentorship Program, which that want to change the world. Viveport, the pairs Torch & Laurel Scholars with high- app store for virtual reality (VR), is a global achieving NSCS college mentors. destination for VR content and experiences. Its mission is to unleash human imagination from the limitations of reality and democratize COMMENCEMENT AND DANCE
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