Dugan Hayes is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Rhode Island. His research takes advantage of a broad range of time-resolved spectroscopies to understand photochemical reaction mechanisms and solar energy conversion processes. In the past, he has hosted radio shows on WMBR and WHPK.

Jay Foley is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research leverages multi-scale theoretical and computational approaches to study fundamental aspects of light-matter interactions to enable the design of nanoscale materials and devices. In the past, he has hosted radio shows on WHPK.