Dr. Piefer received Bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison before entering graduate school in the Nuclear Engineering program. In graduate school, he studied nuclear fusion under Dr. Gerald Kulcinski earning his Ph.D. in 2006. He is the founder and CEO of SHINE Medical Technologies a leader in safe, clean, affordable production of medical tracers and cancer treatment elements.

Glen Porter graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1978 with a BS in Political Science. With a lifelong interest in Physics, Glen nurtures his passion with board attendance while tending to his duties in the family business.

She received her Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1987 and has spent over two decades in various high tech industries, mainly in the area of semiconductor technology and production.

Raghu Raghavan received his PhD from UW-Madison in Physics in 1976. He was the Founder & Director, Center for Information-enhanced Medicine at the National University of Singapore, Singapore. Since 2004 he has been the president of Therataxis, LLC, a consulting company that researches biomedical physics applications in drug delivery, biomechanics, ultrasound, and related fields.

Jenni received her Ph.D in physics of UW-Madison in 2004. After graduation, she was a National Research Council Postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since 2007, she has worked at Honeywell Aerospace in a variety of roles including technology development, operations, and product management. Jenni is currently the Chief Product officer for Honeywell Quantum Solutions.

Dr. Wesley Traub received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (1968) and worked at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics for 37 years. Since 2005, Wes has been the Chief Scientist for NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program and has a particular interest in coronagraphs and spectroscopy to image terrestrial planets discovered by the Kepler Mission in the habitable zones.