An Experience You Won’t Forget: 3M Visiting Wizards Bring Their Science Excitement to the Stage! Ohhhh, those unforgettable, mind-boggling science demonstrations by the 3M Visiting Wizards! The 3M Visiting Wizards’ amazing interactive stage show will explore the mysteries of chemistry, air pressure, sound, and the science of the ultra-cold and is patterned after the program’s science learning kits. Come see these concepts demonstrated with ordinary items like bathroom scales, toilet paper, metal trash cans and flying ping pong balls. … Learn more
Jim Massey
Driving the Change to Make Healthcare More Accessible and Sustainable Worldwide “When I started my career in the biopharmaceutical industry as a sales representative, I never dreamed I would be driving healthcare change on the global stage,” says Jim Massey, Global Vice-President of Sustainability Strategy and Engagement at AstraZeneca, a science-led biopharmaceutical business whose innovative… Learn more
Adam Ruben
Adam Ruben Molecular Biologist and Comedian U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adam Ruben is a writer, comedian, TV host, and molecular biologist. He has appeared on the Food Network’s “Food Detectives,” the Science Channel’s “Head Rush,” the Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the Kremlin,” the Weather Channel’s “Weather Gone Viral,” Discovery International’s “Superhuman Science,” Netflix’s “The… Learn more
Eve Boyle
Eve Boyle Paleobiology Researcher, Howard University Eve is a postdoctoral researcher at Howard University in Washington, DC. She received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology at Boston University in 2014 and her Ph.D. in Human Paleobiology from George Washington University in 2019. Eve is interested in the evolution of the human diet, and when and how changes in… Learn more
Dr. Tonya Nichols
Biodefense Expert Dr. Tonya Nichols With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Nichols has led and managed microbiological research in academic, clinical, and government laboratories. Since joining EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center, Dr. Nichols has held several positions to include senior research microbiologist, team lead for biothreat assessments, and Director for the Threat and Consequence Assessment Division. … Learn more
Dr. Lita Proctor
Dr. Lita Proctor, Microbial Ecology Researcher and Expert Lita M. Proctor, Ph.D. is a National Institutes of Health scientist who managed the 10-year Human Microbiome Project. Prior to this she served as Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Geosciences and the Biosciences Directorates, where she managed microbiological, bioinformatics and research resources… Learn more
Dr. Nizar Ibrahim
Let This Noted Paleontologist Take You Inside the Age of Dinosaurs! One of the fastest rising paleontologists on the international scene today, Dr. Nizar Ibrahim scours the Sahara Desert of North Africa for clues to life in the Cretaceous period — a thriving prehistoric era known as the last stage of the “Age of the… Learn more
Dr. Irwin Adam
Future Science: Expanding Our Tastes and the Way We Interact With Food Dr. Irwin Adam is a creative scientist and food futurist who combines his background in engineering, biology, and technology to design innovations that you can literally taste. Showing that there’s much more to taste than just sweet, sour, salty, and bitter, Dr. Adam… Learn more
Amy Sterling
Amy Sterling: Leading the Crowdsourcing Efforts at EyeWire: The Amazing Video Game That is Helping Scientists Map the Human Brain In their quest to uncover the mysteries of the human brain, neuroscientists are receiving assistance from an unlikely source: an online video game called EyeWire. Amy Sterling is Executive Director of EyeWire, the virtual reality… Learn more
Dr. Christian Hubicki
Robotics Scientist, Christian Hubicki: The Challenge of Creating Robots That Walk and Run One thing is immediately apparent about robotics research scientist, Christian Hubicki: He absolutely loves what he does, including talking about it with kids and other non-scientists. “I trained as an engineer with a specialty in building and coding robots. My passion is to… Learn more