January 2022

Dr. Lisa Powell is Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Agriculture at Sweet Briar College, where she is also the Director of the Center for Human and Environmental Sustainability. She teaches a range of courses, including environmental policy, natural resources management, and sustainable agriculture and food systems, as well as hands-on courses in greenhouse and outdoor vegetable production. Her research and
publications focus on strengthening regional food systems, land use policy, adoption of new technologies in the agri-food sector, and food literacy education. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Harvard University, an M.S.
in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University, an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in American Studies and Sustainability from the University of Texas at Austin.

https://sbc.edu/employees/bio/lisa-powell/

Professor Gary Felder grew up in North Carolina. He studied physics at Oberlin College, took off three years to backpack around Europe, Israel and Central America, and then returned to school to get a Ph.D. in physics at Stanford University. His thesis work was with Andrei Linde on the early universe, which has been his main research focus ever since. After getting his doctorate, Felder did a two-year postdoc at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Toronto. 

https://www.smith.edu/academics/faculty/gary-felder