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Dr. Carolyn Chen

Berkeley, California, United States of America
Scholar of Work, Silicon Valley, Religion, and Race
Experience

UC Berkeley

Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies / 2015Present

Co-Director, Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion / 2021Present

Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative

Executive Director / 2022Present

Northwestern University

Associate Professor / 20092015

Director of Asian American Studies / 20112013

Assistant Professor / 20032009

Princeton University

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Religion / 20022003

About
My research focuses on work, religion, spirituality, and race in the United States. I've conducted research on tech work culture, religious congregations, and immigrant communities. I've published three books: *Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley* (Princeton 2022), *Getting Saved in America: Taiwanese Immigration and Religious Experience* (Princeton 2008) and *Sustaining Faith Traditions: Religion, Race and Ethnicity among the Latino and Asian American Second Generation* (NYU 2012). My writing has appeared in popular publications such as the *New York Times*, *Los Angeles Times*, and *The Atlantic*. And my work has been featured in media outlets such as the National Public Radio and CNN. I am the Co-Director of the UC Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion, and Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI), a scholarly community committed to the advancement of public knowledge of Asian Pacific American religions.

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Vinod Chugh, P. Eng.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Principal Officer, Consultant, Advisor and Mentor in the areas of Cleantech, Advanced Nuclear & Applications
Education

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

B. Tech, Chemical Engineering / May, 1990

New Delhi

Princeton University

Certificate, Introduction to Fusion Energy and Plasma Physics / June, 2023

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Certificate, Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate / September, 2023

Online, Ontario, Canada

Certificate, Google Project Management: Professional Certificate / October, 2023

Online, Ontario, Canada
Research Expertise
Fusion Energy, Fission Nuclear, Clean Energy, Hydrogen, Energy Storage, Radioisotopes, BioFuels, SAF, Uranium, CCUS
About
**OVERVIEW** With a wealth of experience in the civil nuclear sector and emerging clean energy solutions such as hydrogen economy, I am an engineer and leader who can deliver results. I have participated in various stages of new construction (concept to completion), operation and maintenance of existing facilities, advanced reactors design and implementation. I provide guidance and consultancy on advanced nuclear technologies, fusion devices, radioisotopes, alternative fuels and net zero integrated energy systems. I have a strong background in RD&D, procurement, engineering, licensing, quality, manufacturing, construction and life cycle management. I possess a blend of technical and people skills, strategic vision and commitment with a demonstrated history of optimizing processes, driving continuous improvement, managing resources, and cultivating a culture of collaboration and excellence. **EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS** **a) Small Modular Reactors, Integrated Clean Energy Systems and Advanced Nuclear Development** \- I was the lead designer of novel high temperature reactors with capacities ranging from 125MWe to 300MWe\. These reactors are part of the integrated clean energy systems and advanced nuclear development initiatives that aim to achieve net zero emissions\. I was responsible for engineering innovation\, R&D\, supply chain\, advanced manufacturing\, regulatory support and cost management with a team of 10 cross\-functional experts\. I also provided consultation\, advice and mentorship in the fields of emerging cleantech and nuclear energy applications\. **b) Plant Aging and Asset Management** \- I managed a $50M high profile project for the life extension of Darlington nuclear station\. The project involved condition assessment of 95\,000 items\. The outcomes of this project informed the $500M CAPEX plan for the station refurbishment \(life extension\) scope\. I also managed a $5M technical scope and planning project with a team of 40 members\. This was required for vendor selection to prepare for Bruce Power major components replacement\. These projects were part of the plant aging and asset management portfolio that I oversaw\. **c) Engineering Services and Business Development** \- I managed operational support for major components of 16 nuclear power reactors \(500MWe – 900MWe\) for OPG and Bruce Power at Kinectrics\. The scope included maintenance optimization\, methodologies development\, fitness for service assessments and creating new business opportunities\. This role mainly involved $3M\-$6M/year consulting services with a team of 15\-25 professionals\. This was part of the engineering services and business development portfolio that I led\. **d) Program Management** \- I have experience in project/program management including risk\, quality\, change and earned value management\. I managed plant operation services portfolio for fuel channels\, performance engineering and other consulting roles\. **e) New Build Design and Construction** \- I was involved in the design and construction of CANDU reactors in India\. I performed design verification\, quality assurance and commissioning activities for various systems and components\. I also supported the development of licensing documents and safety analysis reports\. This was part of the new build design and construction portfolio that I contributed to\.

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Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Classics professor at UChicago and Director of IFK
Education

University of California Berkeley

Ph.D, Classics / December, 1992

Berkeley, California, United States of America

Harvard University

Ph.D. Program, Classics / June, 1988

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Princeton University

BA, Classics / June, 1987

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
Research Expertise
History and Philosophy of Science
Political Science and International Relations
Literature and Literary Theory
History
Cultural Studies
And 3 more
About
Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer works on Roman imperial literature, the history of rhetoric and philosophy, and on the reception of the western classical tradition in contemporary China.  She is the author of 5 books on the ancient novel, Neronian literature, political theatricality, and Stoic philosophy, the most recent of which is Persius: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural (Winner of the 2016 Goodwin Award of Merit).  She has also edited or co-edited 7 wide-ranging essay collections (two of them Cambridge Companions) and the “Seneca in Translation” series from the University of Chicago. Bartsch’s new translation of Vergil’s Aeneid was released from Random House in 2021; in 2022, she is publishing a monograph on the contemporary Chinese reception of ancient Greek political philosophy.  Bartsch has been a Guggenheim fellow, edits the journal KNOW, and has held visiting scholar positions in St. Andrews, Taipei, and Rome. Starting in academic year 2015, she has led a university-wide initiative to explore the historical and social contexts in which knowledge is created, legitimized, and circulated.

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John H. Fleming, Ph.D.

Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States of America
Social psychologist & behavioral scientist, ex-Gallup, ex-EY, ex-University of Minnesota
Education

Princeton University

Ph.D., Social Psychology / May, 1987

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Princeton University

M.A., Psychology / May, 1985

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

William & Mary

A.B., Psychology / December, 1982

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America
Research Expertise
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Strategy and Management
Social Psychology
Marketing
Language and Linguistics
And 1 more
About
A results-driven and disciplined strategic thinker with a passion for people analytics and social sciences. Self-motivated and collaborative leader with a proven ability to develop innovative methods and products to identify and solve business problems, improving financial and operational outcomes and enhancing employee experiences and engagement. Extensive experience using statistical data modeling and analytical tools combined with behavioral science and technology to describe, explain, and predict human behavior and business performance for global firms. Data analytics professional with a strong work ethic who is highly skilled in qualitative data analysis, advanced quantitative statistics, and research. Problem solving colleague with compelling storytelling, attentive listening, and strong written and verbal communication. Highly skilled at translating research findings into practical business insights and ability to communicate effectively about them to leaders. Management experience with teams of 2 to 20 employees with significant cross-functional experience, strong Human Resource and business knowledge, and intellectual curiosity, creativity, and personal integrity. Ability to articulate an actionable People Analytics strategy roadmap to ensure the right people, processes, and technology are in place. Dedicated to coaching staff to acquire analytics skills and business acumen.

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Dr Elena Nikolova, PhD

Prineton PhD. Social/gender economist. Extensive publications: academic journals, policy reports, popular media
Education

Princeton University

PhD, Economics/Public Policy / January, 2011

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

BA, Economics, International Affairs, Math / June, 2002

Gettysburg
Research Expertise
Gender
Economic development and transition
Political Economy
Poverty and well-being
Economic
About
### I'm an economic, social and gender consultant based in Mauritius. I have conducted policy work for the EBRD, World Bank, IMF, Council of Europe Development Bank, UNDP, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, AfDB, European Commission and UN ESCWA. My work has covered Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa, and I'm fluent in English, Bulgarian, Russian and Italian, and have a working knowledge of French. ### Previously, I was an Assistant Professor in Economics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London, and an economist at the EBRD in London, where I was also head investigator for the EBRD-World Bank Life in Transition Survey.  I'm currently a Principal Investigator on a project to study gender-based violence in the UAE. I am an honorary research fellow at UCL, a fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and I am also affiliated with IOS-Regensburg and CELSI, Slovakia.  ### I received my PhD from Princeton University in 2011, and my undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College in the US. Before grad school, I was an associate at Charles River Associates in Washington, DC, working on competition economics. I have published widely on gender economics, labor, social and economic development, entrepreneurship, political economy, economic history, comparative politics and democratization, and the politics and economics of development and transition.

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Dr. Tushar Krishna

Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology. Expert in AI Hardware and distributed AI systems, interconnection networks, and computer architecture.
Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / June, 2014

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Princeton University

M.S.E., Electrical Engineering / August, 2009

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

B.Tech., Electrical Engineering / August, 2007

New Delhi
Research Expertise
Computer Architecture
Interconnection Networks
Network-on-Chip
Deep Learning Accelerators
About
Tushar Krishna is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Institute of Technology, with a courtesy appointment in Computer Science. He held the ON Semiconductor (Endowed) Junior Professorship in ECE at Georgia Tech from 2019-2021. He has also been a visiting professor at MIT EECS + CSAIL, Harvard University CS and a researcher at Intel’s VSSAD group. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (2014), a M.S.E in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University (2009), and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi (2007).   Dr. Krishna’s research spans computer architecture, interconnection networks, networks-on-chip (NoC), and AI/ML accelerator systems – with a focus on optimizing data movement in modern computing platforms. His research is funded via multiple awards from NSF, DARPA, IARPA, SRC (including JUMP2.0), Department of Energy, Intel, Google, Meta/Facebook, Qualcomm and TSMC. His papers have been cited over 18,000 times. Three of his papers have been selected for IEEE Micro’s Top Picks from Computer Architecture, one more received an honorable mention, and four have won best paper awards.   Dr. Krishna was inducted into the HPCA Hall of Fame in 2022. At Georgia Tech, he has been honored by the “Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award” in 2018, the “Roger P. Webb Outstanding Junior Faculty Award” from the School of ECE in 2021, the “Richard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Junior Teacher Award” in 2023, and the “Roger P. Webb Outstanding Mid-career Faculty Award” from the School of ECE in 2024.   Dr. Krishna currently serves as an Associate Director for the Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies (CRNCH) – a cross-disciplinary research center at Georgia Tech. He is also a co-chair of the Chakra Execution Traces and Benchmarks Working group within ML Commons.

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Madlen Simon

Hyattsville, Maryland, United States of America
Professor of Architecture with expertise in design thinking for innovation and entrepreneurship, collaborating in diverse teams, architecture and neuroscience.
Education

Princeton University

MArch, Architecture / June, 1977

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Princeton University

BA, Architecture / June, 1974

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
About
Madlen Simon AIA is an experienced architect, researcher, educator, and scholar in the area of design - design thinking, design education, design of buildings, and the application of design to issues such as sustainability and community health. Professor Simon graduated from Princeton University with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Architecture. Professor Simon began her academic career in 1991, after 14 years practicing architecture in two world-renowned architecture firms, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates, as well as leading her own firm, Simon Design. Simon's broad experience in design practice ranges in scale from corporate campus master planning to product design, with a particular focus on residential architecture. At the University of Maryland, she is Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Professor Simon’s research and teaching centers on design thinking, the iterative process of integrating human experience into problem solving and finding innovative approaches to support how people use and interact with their environment. She has led dozens of community-based master planning and design projects funded by communities and non-profit organizations, and undertaken with graduate students and faculty colleagues, bridge between teaching, research, and practice, including “A New Vision for Midtown” for the College Park City-University Partnership and “Glen Echo Park Master Plan” for the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. She was co-Principal Investigator on WaterShed, the University of Maryland's first prize-winning entry into the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2011. In 2015, Simon established ARCH601 *Topical Studio: Bridging the Gap*, a Global Classrooms Initiative course in collaboration with Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad, which was awarded *Architect Magazine’s* Studio Prize in 2019. Her recent research, in collaboration with Assistant Professor Ming Hu, combines an immersive virtual environment (VR) and electroencephalogram (EEG) as a promising tool to evaluate alternative options during the early design stage of a project. This work is funded by an AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant.

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Miaohui Hu

Princeton University/ Stanford University
Experience

Truebinding,Inc.

Senior Scientist / June, 2022Present

Princeton University

Postdoc fellow / September, 2018June, 2022

Stanford University

Research Scientist / November, 2023Present

Research Expertise
Drug discovery
Structure biology
Membrane proteins
Alzheimer‘s Disease
Antibodies
And 3 more
About
Miaohui Hu is a highly skilled and experienced scientist with a strong background in molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics. She received her Ph.D in Institute of Biophysics from Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018, where she conducted research on the structural and functional analysis of TRIC channels which are membrane proteins. Prior to her Ph.D, she received her BE in College of Life Science and Technology from Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2012. After completing her Ph.D, Miaohui continued her research as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University, where she focused on the structure and functional study of membrane transporters and lipid metabolism related membrane proteins, as well as collaborate with Bristol Myers Squibb helping the drug discovery. She then joined Truebinding, Inc as a scientist then promoted as senior scientist and head of Structural Biology Department. After Truebinding, she joined Stanford University as a basic life research scientist, where she worked on developing new techniques for studying protein structures and interactions. Her expertise in biophysics and life science has contributed to the success of many research projects, and she has published papers in top scientific journals. She is also a sought-after speaker at international conferences and has received several awards and grants for her research contributions. In addition to her research work, Miaohui is passionate about mentoring and teaching the next generation of scientists. She has supervised and trained many students and postdocs, helping them develop their skills and achieve their career goals. Overall, Miaohui Hu is a dedicated and accomplished scientist with a strong passion for advancing the field of life science through her research and mentorship.

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Eric Henry

Very experienced theoretical, computational and experimental researcher in basic and applied science
Education

Princeton University

Ph.D., Physics / September, 1980

Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

University of Rochester

B.S., Physics / May, 1976

Rochester, New York, United States of America

University of Rochester

B.A., Applied Mathematics / May, 1976

Rochester, New York, United States of America
Research Expertise
biological physics
image processing
machine learning
Structural Biology
Biophysics
And 16 more
About
Dr. Eric Henry is a highly experienced physicist, with a strong background in both theoretical and applied quantitative disciplines. He earned his B.S. in Physics from the University of Rochester in 1976, as well as a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from the same institution. He then went on to earn his Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University in 1980. After completing his education, Dr. Henry began his career as a research physicist at the National Institutes of Health. During his time there, he made significant contributions to the field of biophysics and published a number of papers in top scientific journals. In 2021 Dr. Henry joined IDEX Biometrics, a leading company in biometric technology. Until 2024 he held the position of Distinguished Engineer, where he used his expertise to develop and improve biometric solutions for secure identification and authentication. In 2024 he rejoined the National Institutes of Health as a research physicist, continuing his previous work there. Throughout his career, Dr. Henry has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of biophysics. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Dr. Henry is also dedicated to mentoring and educating the next generation of scientists. Dr. Henry has demonstrated a great deal of resourcefulness and dedication to whatever field he conducts research in. He continues to push the boundaries of knowledge and make valuable contributions to the scientific community.

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Joshi Khyati

Wayne , New Jersey, United States of America
Scholar and thought leader on the intersecting issues of race, religion and immigration in the United States.
Experience

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Professor, School of Education

Associate Professor, School of Education

Columbia University

Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race

Princeton University

Lecturer, American Studies

About
Dr. Joshi is co-founder of the [Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice (IDSJ)](https://www.idsj.us/), which offers multi-day institutes, customized workshops, and one-on-one and small-group coaching for organizations and professionals seeking to build their equity and justice competencies. She is a full Professor in the School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University engaging educators, policy-makers, and community leaders in an examination of the historical and systemic nature of bias, its consequences in everyday life, and the solutions that foster social justice and inclusiveness. In doing so, she provides clients with the tools to enhance both their own and their organizations' ability to provide inclusive, meaningful services and experiences in an increasingly connected and diverse world. Dr. Joshi is the author and editor of multiple books, and has contributed to numerous ground-breaking texts and journals in her field. Her writing and research illuminate structures and policies that are often invisible, to inform race relations and interfaith work in the United States.

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