Mr. Arnold is an astronaut at NASA. After completing his graduate work at University of Maryland in Marine Science he began his career as an Oceanographic Technician at the U.S. Naval Academy. Mr. Arnold went on to teach science to middle and high school students nationally and internationally for the next 15 years. In 2004 he was selected as a Mission Specialist by NASA and in August 2007, he completed aquanaut training and served as a mission specialist on a joint NASA-NOAA mission, NEEMO 13 (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Objectives), where he lived and worked in and around Aquarius - the world’s only undersea laboratory. In 2009 Arnold was a crew member on the launch of the Discovery, which included a mission to the International Space Station.

Dr. Corell is a Principal for the Global Environment Technology Foundation and its Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, an Ambassador for ClimateWorks, Professor II at the University of the Arctic’s new Institute of Circumpolar Reindeer Husbandry and a Professor II at the University of Tromso. Dr. Corell is an oceanographer and engineer by background and training, having completed his graduate degrees at Case Western Reserve University and MIT. He was recognized with the other scientists for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments. He has served in leadership positions at the National Science Foundation, the Heinz Center, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and the American Meteorological Society. He is Head of the U.S. Office for the Global Energy Assessment and Chair of the Global Climate Action Initiative.

Dr. George is President Emeritus of the University of Missouri, President Emeritus of St. Olaf College, and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of Missouri-Columbia. After receiving a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University, Dr. George joined the faculty of the University of Missouri as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and later as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Interim President. He has held additional appointments as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, President at St. Olaf College and Vice President for Institutional Relations at the University of Minnesota. He has chaired review boards for the National Science Foundation, the Missouri K-16 Coalition and has served as a member of the National Research Council. He has served as a panelist for NSF programs in STEM education, as chair and member of regional accreditation teams in higher education, and as a consultant to colleges and universities.

Dr. Langenberg is former Chancellor and Professor Emeritus at the University System of Maryland. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkley, he began a 22-year tenure as a professor of physics at the University of Pennsylvania. Over the course of his career, Dr. Langenberg was a visiting professor at Oxford University, the Ecole Normale Superieure, the California Institute of Technology and the University of Munich. He has served as Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation and was the first Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Langenberg serves or has served on a number of boards including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, the National Association of the State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, and the National Council for Science and the Environment. He is also President of the American Physical Society. He was awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal of the Franklin Institute, the Distinguished Contribution to Research Administration Award of the Society of Research Administrators and many others. His contribution to the field of superconductivity led to a new type of voltage standard now in use worldwide.

Dr. Storksdieck is Director of the Board on Science Education at the National Academy of Sciences and a research fellow at ILI where he focuses on science learning and engaging scientists in informal education. He serves as adjunct faculty at the George Washington University. He holds a Masters in Biology from the Albert-Ludwigs University, a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in education from Leuphana University. He previously served as Director of Project Development and as senior researcher at ILI. He previously was a science educator with a planetarium in Germany where he developed shows and programs on global environmental change, served as editor, host, and producer for a weekly environmental news broadcast, and worked as an environmental consultant specializing on local environmental management systems.