Dr. Joshua S. Fu currently holds multiple prestigious positions at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). He is a Chancellor's Professor, John D. Tickle Professor, and James G. Gibson Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He also serves as the inaugural professor of the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute's Bredesen Center and holds a joint appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. With expertise spanning air quality, climate change, energy, and human health-particularly applying AI and machine learning to environmental challenges-Dr. Fu has authored over 215 peer-reviewed journal articles and secured funding from numerous federal agencies, including CDC, DHS, DOE, DOT, FAA, NASA, NIH, NOAA, NSF, USDA, and EPA. His distinguished career includes editorial roles for prestigious journals, Fellow status in both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Air & Waste Management Association, Board-Certified Environmental Engineer Member (BCEEM) recognition from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES), and significant contributions to international environmental initiatives including the WMO's MMF-GTAD Initiative Steering Committee, WMO Research Board's Task Team on AI for Weather (AI4Wx), and the UN ECE Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution. Dr. Fu earned his PhD in civil engineering from North Carolina State University after completing degrees at UCLA and National Cheng Kung University. He presently chairs the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)'s Lecturers Committee and the Climate Change Division of the AWMA. Locally, he served as a member of the Knox County Air Pollution Control Board in Tennessee and currently serves on the State of Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board.

Wayne T. Davis is emeritus Chancellor and emeritus Dean of the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), and retired in 2019. He served as associate dean for research and technology in the college from 2003 to 2008. He is also emeritus professor of civil and environmental engineering. He earned his AB in physics from Pfeiffer University (1969), an MS in physics from Clemson (1971), and an MS in environmental engineering and PhD in civil engineering from UTK (1973 and 1975, respectively). He has conducted research and teaching in air quality management and pollution control for more than 45 years at UTK. He is the author/coauthor/editor of numerous research publications. Dr. Davis is a recipient of the Lyman Ripperton Outstanding Professor Award presented by the International Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), where he is a fellow member. He has been involved in numerous projects funded by the U.S. EPA, DOE, ORNL, NSF, DOT, and various state agencies and industrial companies, particularly as related to the monitoring and control of sulfur dioxide, ozone/precursors, and particulate matter. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Professional and Environmental Practice (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in 2007. He is also a Board-Certified Environmental Engineering Member (BCEEM) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. Dr. Davis served as chair of the Knox County (Tennessee) Air Pollution Control Board for more than 22 years and served on the State of Tennessee's Air Pollution Control Board for nine years.