Stephen Krause is a full professor at Arizona State University, where he teaches courses in polymer science, materials characterization, and capstone design. He has conducted research in engineering education at the undergraduate level and K-12 outreach. He co-advises students from education, chemistry, physics, and math on National Science Foundation projects on Engineering Education and Project Pathways. He is currently developing tools to assess knowledge, skills and self-confidence in math, science, and engineering for high school students. Overall, he is working at the local and national level to broaden participation in engineering and design to all students in K-12 with particular emphasis on females and minorities.

Dr. Kraus received her Ph.D. in zoology from Rutgers University. For over 20 years she has been a freelance science and medical writer and editor, for both technical and lay audiences. Dr. Kraus has contributed to several books, has written for a variety of media including educational publishing, newspapers and radio, and has consulted for public television. She received an American Medical Writers Association award for a newspaper series on Alzheimers Disease.

After completing her degree in Music Education, Kathryn taught high school choir for one year, spent three years splitting her time between music and technology, and was ultimately lured fulltime to the field of Educational Technology as it took off in the late 1980s. She worked as the Technology Integration Specialist at the Nueva School in the San Francisco Bay Area for from 1989 to 2007 and concurrently taught in the Teaching Credential Programs at San Francisco State University and UC Berkeley. She recently left the non-profit world and now works as Education Outreach Manager at Luidia Inc., an Interactive Whiteboard Manufacturer, in San Carlos, CA. She enjoys traveling and hiking and still finds time to sing with friends.

Andrea is a graduate of Western Michigan University and Marygrove College. She currently teaches high school math and English at Maple Valley High School in Vermontville, MI. She also teaches online math courses for Michigan Virtual School and Axia College. She resides in Grand Ledge, MI with her husband and son.

Jessica Harwood is a freelance writer and a Professor of Biology at Spartanburg Methodist College. She earned a B.A. in biology from Ohio Wesleyan University, a M.S. in botany from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a M.A. in professional communication from Clemson University.