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Joshua LaBaer is the executive director of the Biodesign Institute and leads ASU's COVID-19 research efforts. He studies proteomics through developing biomarkers.

Jim Bell is a planetary scientist, author, and president of The Planetary Society. He is a professor in the School Of Earth and Space Exploration and heavily involved in NASA solar system exploration missions like those of the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity.

Matei Georgescu is an associate professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. He is a sustainability scientist whose research focuses on improving the understanding and characterization of phenomena related to urbanization-induced landscape change.

Ariane Middel is an assistant professor in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering. She is an urban climatologist who studies the effects of Urban Heat Islands on the body and ways to keep peoples’ body temperatures down in moments of extreme heat.

Linda Elkins-Tanton leads a top-ranked NASA discovery program, researching planetary interactions and formation. She is the managing director and co-chair of the ASU Interplanetary Initiative and she is the Principal Investigator of the Psyche mission.

Anthony Lamanna is an associate professor of civil engineering and sustainable development, with professional expertise in the retrofit, repair and adaptive reuse of existing structures.

Adam Fine is an assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Fine is an expert in the perception of law enforcement and how that differs across political affiliation, race and youth.

Kristy Roschke is the managing director of the News Co/Lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She's an expert in helping people find new ways of understanding and interacting with news information.

Mark Tebeau is an associate professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. He is an urban, public, and digital historian.

Angela M. Banks is a law professor in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She is an immigration, human rights and international law expert. Her research focuses on membership and belonging in democratic societies.

Randy Cerveny is a President’s professor of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. He is a climatologist studying Earth’s weather and weather extremes to predict and prepare for events such as tornadoes, monsoons, cyclones, and climate change.

Ersula J. Ore is the Lincoln Professor of Ethics in the School of Social Transformation. Her research agenda focuses on the suasive strategies of Black Americans and investigates the relationship between physical and discursive violence, citizenship, and race.