Prof Alister McGrath
Professor of Theology Education,
King's College, London
Prof. McGrath holds the newly created chair in Theology Education at King's College, London. At the time of shooting he was Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, and a Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, Oxford. He originally studied chemistry at Oxford University, followed by research in molecular biophysics at Oxford, gaining a theology degree at the same time. This was followed by further study in theology at Cambridge and ordination into the Anglican Church. His current research is on the reformulation and renewal of natural theology.
Rev Dr John Polkinghorne
Cambridge University
Revd Dr Polkinghorne KBE is a Fellow of the Royal Society, former Professor of Mathematical Physics, Cambridge University and former President of Queens College, Cambridge. At the age of 48 he left a flourishing career to become ordained in the Anglican Church. After several years he returned to academia, working in the field of science and religion, and was made president of Queens College Cambridge. He is a prolific author and popular speaker on the science-faith dialogue.
Dr Francis Collins
Former Director of the Human Genome Project
Dr Collins is the former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and oversaw the Human Genome Project. His research team identified the gene for cystic fibrosis in 1989, the neurofibromatosis gene in 1990, and the gene for Huntington's disease in 1993. His accomplishments have been recognized by election to the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and numerous national and international awards. He is the author of the bestselling book, "The Language of God", in which he sets out his own faith journey.
Sir John Houghton
Former co-chair of scientific panel of Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Sir John Houghton is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and is currently Honorary Scientist of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research at the Meteorological Office; Honorary Scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; a Trustee of the Shell Foundation; and Chairman of the John Ray Initiative. Previously he was Chief Executive at the UK Met Office, and chairman of the Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) working group. He has won many awards including the prestigious Japan Prize. He was a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, and has traveled extensively to speak about his faith and climate issues.
Prof Peter Harrison
Professor of Science and Religion, Oxford University
Prof. Harrison is Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. He studied Science and Arts at the University of Queensland before moving to the United States to take up a scholarship at Yale University to study philosophy and religion. On returning to Australia, he completed his PhD at the University of Queensland. He joined Bond University in its foundation year, 1989, and was its Philosophy co-ordinator before taking up his appointment at Oxford in 2007.
Dr Jennifer Wiseman
Astronomer and author;
Lab Chief, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Dr Wiseman runs the ExoPlanets and Stellar Astrophysics Lab at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. She received a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University, followed by research at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and as a Hubble Fellow at Johns Hopkins University where she remains a visiting scholar. Dr. Wiseman is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation (a Christian group) and regularly speaks to student and church groups on the excitement of seeing God's ongoing creativity in nature.
*The views and opinions expressed by Dr Wiseman are personal and are not meant to represent those of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Dr Ard Louis
Reader in Theoretical Physics, Oxford University
Dr Louis heads up a research group at the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, as well as holding a readership in Theoretical Physics at Oxford University. He was born in the Netherlands, raised in Gabon, and received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Cornell University, USA. He is the international secretary for Christians in Science, and is involved in supporting Christian both postgradstudents.
Dr Deborah B. Haarsma
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Calvin College, Michigan, USA
Dr Haarsma is an associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Prior to this she was a post-doctoral researcher and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Astronomy Department at Haverford College. She completed her PhD in Physics at M.I.T. in 1997. She has recently published a book on the relationship between science and Christianity with her husband: 'Origins: A Reformed Look at Creation, Design, & Evolution'
Prof Rosalind Picard
Director of the Affective Computing Research Group, MIT Media Laboratory, Boston, USA
Prof. Picard is the director of affective computing research and co-director of 'Things that Think' at the M.I.T. Media laboratory. She is on the Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation's division of Computers in Science and Engineering, the Advisory Board for the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and the Editorial Board of User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction: The Journal of Personalization Research. She has worked as a consultant for Apple, AT&T, BT, HP, i.Robot, and Motorola.