Speakers

Since 2008 over 130 unique speakers have presented to local youth and community at the Marin Science Seminar. These speakers are STEM professionals and students who present on their particular area of expertise or study. If you’re interested in presenting, contact us here.

MSS Speaker Guide: This guide lets you know about the details of a Marin Science Seminar presentation including how to tailor your talk to a high school audience. Download .pdf (updated for 2024)

Below is an list of MSS speakers, which is alphabetical by last name. Each includes a link to their MSS speaker page. Those in bold are slated to present in the current academic year.

  1. Lisette Arellano Ph.D. (One Tam & GGNP Conservancy)
  2. Mehrdad Arjomandi M.D. (UCSF/VAMC SF)
  3. Asma Asyyed M.D. (Dominican University)
  4. Deborah Barnes Ph.D. MPH (UCSF)
  5. Brett Bayles Ph.D. (Dominican U.)
  6. Rayna Bell Ph.D. (California Academy of Sciences)
  7. Harold Bernstein M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF)
  8. Sam Bernstein (S. Bernstein & Co.)
  9. Mary Barsony Ph.D. (SFSU)
  10. Sophie Boddington (UCSF)
  11. Rod Bogart M.S. (Pixar)
  12. Emily Bogner (UC Berkeley)
  13. Alma Yesenia Ceja (Romberg Tiburon Center, SFSU)
  14. Natalie Ciaccio Ph.D. (Biomarin)
  15. Douglas Charlton Ph.D. (Charlton International)
  16. Charles Chiu M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF)
  17. James E. Cleaver Ph.D. (UCSF)
  18. Vania Coelho Ph.D. (Dominican University)
  19. John Collins (The Paper Airplane Guy)
  20. Lynn Cominsky Ph.D. (Sonoma State University)
  21. Steve Croft PhD (UC Berkeley)
  22. Roxy Cruz (UC Berkeley)
  23. Cyane Dandridge M.A. (Strategic Energy Innovations)
  24. Tony DeRose Ph.D. (Pixar)
  25. Derrick Duarte C.R.N.A. (VA Medical Center SF)
  26. Nejat Duzgunes Ph.D. (Dominican University)
  27. Mohammed El Majdoubi Ph.D. (Dominican University)
  28. Meredith Elliott M.S. (Point Blue Conservation Science)
  29. Eric Engh M.S. (Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District)
  30. Sarah Ferner M.S. (SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve)
  31. Katie Ferris PhD (UC Berkeley Museum of Invertebrate Zoology)
  32. Rich Fidler MSN MBA Ph.D. (VAMC San Francisco)
  33. Brian Fisher Ph.D. (CA Academy of Sciences)
  34. Susan Fisher Ph.D. (UCSF)
  35. Abi Fitzgerald MSN (VAMC SF)
  36. Michael Flagg (Bay Area Air Quality Management District)
  37. Ben Foehr (Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics, Boulder CO)
  38. Erik Foehr Ph.D. (Pacific Biolabs)
  39. David Fox (Electric Eggplant)
  40. Jackie Galvez (UC Berkeley)
  41. Steve Garcia M.D. (Kaiser Permanente San Rafael)
  42. Michaela George Ph.D. M.P.H. (Dominican University)
  43. Wayne Getz Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  44. Jane Gitschier Ph.D. (UCSF)
  45. Jacob Gorneau (California Academy of Sciences)
  46. Julie Gonzalez Ph.D. (SFSU, Estuary & Ocean Science Center)
  47. Heather Gray Ph.D. (UC Berkeley, LBL)
  48. Alex Gunderson Ph.D. (Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies)
  49. T. Sloane Guy M.D. M.B.A. (UCSF/VAMC SF)
  50. Healy Hamilton Ph.D. (CA Academy of Sciences)
  51. Brian Harmon Ph.D. (CA Dept. of Justice)
  52. Chong He Ph.D. (Buck Institute for Research on Aging)
  53. Beate Heinemann Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  54. Michelle L Hermiston M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF)
  55. Terry Hermiston Ph.D. (Coagulant Therapeutics and GLAdiator Biosciences)
  56. Tucker Hiatt (Wonderfest)
  57. Jan Hirsch M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF/VAMC SF)
  58. Katherine Hoag Ph.D. (Bay Area Air Quality Management District)
  59. Edward Hsiao M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF)
  60. Sarah Jacobs Ph.D. (California Academy of Sciences)
  61. Jenna Judge Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  62. Greg Kamman P.G. (Kamman Hydrology & Engineering)
  63. Rachel Z. Kamman P.E. (Kamman Hydrology & Engineering)
  64. Ian Krase (UC Berkeley)
  65. Diana Laird Ph.D. (UCSF)
  66. Dane Lancaster (XR Marin, Marin County Office of Education)
  67. Bekah Lane (Marine Mammal Center)
  68. Detective Rebecca Leonard (Marin Cty Sheriff’s Office)
  69. David Levitt Ph.D. (Pantomime Corp.)
  70. Kaitlyn Lieschke Ph.D. (Ramboll)
  71. Daniel Lim M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF)
  72. Jason Lipton Ph.D. (HRL Labs Malibu)
  73. Gordon Lithgow Ph.D. (Buck Institute for Research on Aging)
  74. Maggie Louie Ph.D. (Dominican University)
  75. Pavlo Manovi (UC Santa Cruz)
  76. Gonzalo Martinez Director, Strategic Research Office of the CTO (Autodesk)
  77. Tobias Marton M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF/VAMC SF)
  78. Sheri Matteo R.N. C.N.M. (Prima Medical Foundation)
  79. Diego Melgar PhD (UC Berkeley)
  80. Delia Milliron Ph.D. (LBL)
  81. Nader Mirabolfathi Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  82. Sarah D. Mitchell M.S MBA (NASA-Ames)
  83. Shelley Miyasaki Ph.D, DDS (VAMC SF)
  84. Marissa Mnich Ph.D. (Sonoma State)
  85. Karrina Mock, C.R.N.A. (VA Medical Center SF)
  86. Tesla Monson Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  87. Kate Montana (California Academy of Sciences)
  88. Edward C. Morse Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  89. Richard Muller Ph.D. (UC Berkeley/LBL)
  90. Miha Muškinja Ph.D. (Lawrence Berkeley Lab)
  91. Allison Payne (UC Santa Cruz)
  92. Cinzia Perlingieri PhD
  93. Laura Peticolas Ph.D. (Sonoma State)
  94. Julie Pettijohn MPH, CIH (California Dept. of Public Health)
  95. Meredith Protas Ph.D. (Dominican University of California)
  96. Eliot Quataert Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  97. Irina Rabkina Ph.D. (Occidental College)
  98. Liya Rabkina (Igenomix USA, SF)
  99. Stephanie Rasmussen M.S. (Dominican University/UCSF)
  100. Ruben Ramos M.S. (NASA-Ames)
  101. Mara Reed (UC Berkeley)
  102. Eric Rubenstahl M.S. (M.A.L.T.)
  103. Nicholas Rui (UC Berkeley)
  104. Jennifer Runyan (Lawrence Hall of Science)
  105. Alex Rush (Expershare LLC)
  106. Miquel Salmeron Ph.D. (LBL)
  107. David Saloner Ph.D. (UCSF/UC Berkeley/VAMC SF)
  108. Julia Schaletzky Ph.D. (CEND, UC Berkeley
  109. Rich Schneider Ph.D. (UCSF)
  110. Wolfgang Schweigkofler Ph.D. (Dominican University)
  111. Amber Sciligo Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  112. Rob Scofield M.P.H. D.Env. (Environ International)
  113. Pamela Schaller Sr. Biologist, (CA Academy of Sciences)
  114. Mary Sevigny Ph.D. (Dominican University)
    Samson Lepayon Saigilu of the Ministry of Public Health, Kenya presents “Spreading Smiles Worldwide: Oral Healthcare Outreach and Research among the Maasai in Kenya” (April 23, 2014)
  115. Samson Saigilu (Ministry of Health, Kenya)
  116. Claire Simeone D.V.M. (The Marine Mammal Center)
  117. Abby Smith Ph.D. (NORC @ U. of Chicago)
  118. Diara Spain, Ph.D. (Dominican University)
  119. Courtney Sprain (UC Berkeley)
  120. Steven W. Stahler Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  121. Polite Stewart (Advanced Light Source, LBL)
  122. Eric Stevenson (Bay Area Air Quality Management District)
  123. Bradley A. Stohr M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF)
  124. Raymond A. Swanson M.D. (UCSF, VAMC SF)
  125. Jonathan Stern Ph.D. (SFSU)
  126. Richelle Tanner Ph.D. candidate (UC Berkeley/ Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies)
  127. Thomas Targett Ph.D. (Sonoma State University)
  128. David Toczyski Ph.D. (UCSF)
  129. Lauren Tompkins Ph.D. (Stanford U.)
  130. Jay Trimble M.S. (NASA-Ames)
  131.  Maureen Valley D.M.D. M.P.H. (Valley Orthodontics)
  132.  Nuria Vendrell Llopis Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)
  133.  Cyrus Wadia Ph.D. (UC Berkeley/LBL)
  134.  Art Wallace M.D. Ph.D. (UCSF/VAMC SF)
  135.  Liz Warren Ph.D. (NASA-Johnson Space Center)
  136. Elic Weitzel Ph.D. candidate (University of Connecticut)
  137.  Claire Willing  (UC Berkeley)
  138.  Warren Wiscombe Ph.D. (NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center)
  139.  Gouri Yogalingam Ph.D. (BioMarin)

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