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Proposed TIFACS Science Board

Biographical Profiles and Individual Mandates

Stephan A. Schwartz | Chairman of the Science Board

Stephan A. Schwartz is an American consciousness researcher, futurist, author, and social trends analyst whose work has explored the relationship between consciousness, intuition, and social transformation for more than five decades. He is widely recognized for pioneering experiments involving remote viewing, intuition research, and consciousness studies, particularly in archaeological applications and nonlocal awareness experiments. Schwartz has been affiliated with several research organizations and educational institutions focused on human potential and consciousness science. He is also known as the editor and publisher of the Schwartz Report, a publication examining long-term trends in science, culture, politics, and environmental change. His work often emphasizes the importance of sustainability, compassion, and collective consciousness in shaping humanity’s future.

MANDATE: Stephan’s job is to serve as Chairman of the Science Board and chief organizer of the TIFACS scientific mission. He will recruit researchers, advisors, educators, institutional partners, and supporters capable of addressing the central problems identified by TIFACS. Through the Schwartz Report and his professional network, he will publicize the effort, build credibility, and help assemble a working team. He will coordinate the Science Board, establish priorities, keep the organization focused on evidence-based outcomes, and ensure that the work remains interdisciplinary, serious, and publicly understandable. He will also work with Robert Bigelow and other supporters to help secure the institutional and financial structure needed to sustain the research and begin by calling on the Arizona billionaires listed in the appendix.

Dean Radin

Dean Radin is an American researcher, author, and Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, where he has spent decades studying consciousness and psi phenomena. Trained in engineering and psychology, Radin earned advanced degrees in electrical engineering and a PhD in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before entering consciousness research full time, he worked at institutions including Bell Laboratories, Princeton University, and SRI International. Radin is best known for experimental research involving telepathy, presentiment, intention, and mind-matter interaction. His studies examine whether consciousness can influence physical systems or obtain information beyond ordinary sensory perception. He has authored several widely known books, including The Conscious Universe, Entangled Minds, and Real Magic, which explore the scientific implications of consciousness-related phenomena.

MANDATE: Dean’s job is to serve as chief scientific coordinator for TIFACS research. He will interface with the scientists who lead the individual projects, help establish experimental standards, review evidence quality, and coordinate research design across the organization. He will assist in developing protocols for psi research, remote viewing, nonlocal perception, consciousness survival, and related fields. His responsibility is to make sure the separate research programs can be compared, replicated, published, and integrated into a coherent scientific body of work.

Stuart Hameroff

Dr. Stuart Hameroff is an American anesthesiologist, professor, and consciousness researcher best known for developing the Orch-OR theory of consciousness with physicist Sir Roger Penrose. Hameroff studied medicine at Hahnemann Medical College before joining the University of Arizona, where he became a professor of anesthesiology and psychology and later director of the Center for Consciousness Studies. Hameroff’s research focuses on the possibility that consciousness originates from quantum processes occurring within microtubules inside brain neurons. The Orch-OR, or Orchestrated Objective Reduction, theory proposes that consciousness is linked to quantum-level events rather than arising solely from classical neural activity. The theory has become one of the most discussed and controversial ideas in modern consciousness science.

MANDATE: Stuart’s job is to build the scientific and educational framework for the next generation of consciousness researchers. He will help define the theoretical foundation for TIFACS, connect consciousness science with university-level instruction, and assist in creating curriculum standards for formal education. Working with Alyn Evans and The Monroe Institute, he will help shape the academic pathway for Gateway Process training. He will also work with Robert Bigelow and other supporters to help secure the institutional and financial structure needed to sustain the research and begin by calling on the Arizona billionaires listed in the appendix.

Robert Bigelow

Robert T. Bigelow is an American entrepreneur, aerospace innovator, and philanthropist whose career has been distinguished by a willingness to explore questions at the frontiers of science, technology, and human understanding. As the founder of Bigelow Aerospace, he pioneered the development of expandable space habitat technology, advancing concepts that have influenced the future of long-duration human presence in space. His work helped demonstrate the viability of innovative approaches to space infrastructure and earned recognition throughout the aerospace community. Beyond his accomplishments in aerospace, Bigelow has devoted substantial resources to the investigation of consciousness, survival-related research, and anomalous human experiences. Through the establishment of the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS), he sponsored one of the largest privately funded research initiatives focused on the question of consciousness survival after bodily death. The institute’s international essay competition attracted scholars, scientists, physicians, and researchers from around the world, helping to stimulate serious academic discussion on one of humanity’s oldest and most profound questions.
Bigelow’s unique combination of entrepreneurial success, scientific curiosity, and long-term commitment to frontier research makes him particularly well suited for service on the TIFACS Science Board. He brings practical experience in building organizations, funding innovative research, and supporting investigations that challenge conventional assumptions while maintaining intellectual rigor. His perspective would contribute significantly to TIFACS’ mission of advancing the scientific study of consciousness, human potential, and related frontier phenomena. By combining visionary leadership with a demonstrated commitment to evidence-based inquiry, Robert Bigelow represents the type of interdisciplinary thinker capable of helping guide TIFACS as it explores questions with potentially transformative implications for science and society.

MANDATE: Robert’s job is to serve as Monetary Liaison and lead the financial effort required to build TIFACS. He will assist in contacting major donors, Arizona philanthropists, foundations, business leaders, and others capable of funding frontier consciousness research. His responsibility is to help create the financial structure needed for research, education, staffing, conferences, publications, and public outreach. Because Arizona already contains important consciousness research resources, his role is to help organize funding around a cohesive and serious response to the problems TIFACS was created to address. With the help of Stephan Schwartz, who has funding raising experience with Trammel Crow, and Stuart Hammeroff they should be able to access the Arizona billionaires to solicit funding for the University of Arizona Consciousness Center and political support through Arizona Senator and astronaut Mark Kelly.

Allyn Evans

Allyn Evans is an organizational leader associated with consciousness education, transformational learning, and nonprofit leadership. She is best known for her work with the Monroe Institute, an organization founded by Robert Monroe that focuses on meditation, expanded states of awareness, and consciousness exploration. Evans has served in leadership roles connected to the Institute’s strategic development and educational outreach. The Monroe Institute became internationally recognized for developing Hemi-Sync audio technology and the Gateway Experience programs, which are designed to support meditation, altered states of consciousness, and personal growth. Through leadership figures such as Evans, the organization has continued expanding its residential programs, online learning initiatives, and collaborations with researchers interested in consciousness studies. Evans has participated in organizational planning, program development, and public engagement related to consciousness exploration and human potential. Her work emphasizes practical applications of meditation, self-development, and expanded awareness for personal and societal transformation. She has also supported efforts to make consciousness education more accessible through conferences, workshops, and educational partnerships.

MANDATE: Allyn’s job is to work with Stuart Hameroff and The Monroe Institute to create a college-level course teaching the Gateway Process. She will help convert Monroe’s experiential methods into a structured academic curriculum with learning objectives, certification standards, instructor training, research documentation, and university partnership models. Her goal is to make Gateway education available in a responsible and scalable way while preserving the integrity of the Monroe Institute’s methods. This work should support both personal development and the creation of trained researchers capable of participating in TIFACS projects.

Joe McMoneagle

Joseph W. “Joe” McMoneagle is widely recognized as one of the most prominent figures in the history of remote viewing and consciousness research. A retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer, McMoneagle served for more than twenty years in military intelligence and became known as “Remote Viewer No. 001” during the U.S. government’s classified Stargate Program, a project that explored the potential use of anomalous perception for intelligence gathering. Following his military career, McMoneagle continued his work in consciousness studies, becoming an internationally known lecturer, trainer, and author. He has written several influential books, including Mind Trek, Remote Viewing Secrets, The Stargate Chronicles, and The Ultimate Time Machine, which examine consciousness, perception, and the practical applications of remote viewing. McMoneagle has been closely associated with the Monroe Institute for decades, where he has taught remote viewing programs and contributed to the Institute’s educational mission. His work has helped introduce thousands of students to structured methods of intuitive perception and expanded states of awareness.

MANDATE: Joe’s job is to lead the operational remote-viewing component of TIFACS. He will establish training standards, target protocols, evaluation methods, and disciplined reporting procedures based on lessons learned from military and civilian remote-viewing programs. He will help create the Clairvoyant Space Corps and train participants to work responsibly on historical targets, scientific questions, contact efforts, and nonlocal information-gathering projects. His role is to ensure that remote viewing is treated as a serious discipline requiring practice, documentation, ethics, and careful evaluation.

Nancy H. McMoneagle

Nancy H. McMoneagle is an accomplished researcher, educator, and consciousness explorer whose work has been closely linked with the development of the Monroe Institute. As a former director of research and a long-time contributor to Monroe’s scientific programs, she has played an important role in advancing investigations into altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and human potential. Raised within the Monroe Institute community, Nancy became involved with consciousness research through her association with founder Robert A. Monroe and the Institute’s pioneering efforts to explore expanded awareness. Over the years, she has helped coordinate research initiatives, educational programs, and collaborations designed to examine the practical and transformative effects of consciousness exploration. Nancy is also recognized for her work supporting remote viewing research and training. Together with her husband, Joe McMoneagle, she has contributed to the preservation and development of methodologies that emerged from both military and civilian investigations into anomalous cognition. Her interests span consciousness studies, intuition, creativity, healing, and the relationship between subjective experience and scientific inquiry. Throughout her career, Nancy has advocated for a balanced approach that combines experiential exploration with careful documentation and research. Her work reflects the Monroe Institute’s broader mission of investigating consciousness through both personal experience and scientific study. As an educator and researcher, she has helped shape one of the world’s most recognized organizations dedicated to the exploration of human consciousness and its untapped potential.

MANDATE: Nancy’s job is to oversee documentation, participant support, quality control, and research integrity for TIFACS consciousness programs. She will help design systems for collecting session reports, preserving data, evaluating participant progress, and protecting those involved in altered-state and remote-viewing work. She will also assist in creating research protocols that combine experiential exploration with careful recordkeeping. Her responsibility is to ensure that the human side of the work is handled responsibly while producing records useful for later analysis, comparison, and publication.

Michael Salla

Dr. Michael Salla is an author, researcher, and former academic best known for his work in exopolitics, a field examining the political and social implications of extraterrestrial life and alleged contact with nonhuman intelligences. Born in Australia, Salla earned a PhD in government from the University of Queensland and taught international politics and conflict resolution before focusing on exopolitical research. Salla became widely known through his books, lectures, and online publications concerning UFO disclosure, secret space programs, and alleged government secrecy related to extraterrestrial phenomena. He is the founder of Exopolitics.org, a platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of UFO phenomena, international politics, and consciousness.

MANDATE: Mike’s job is to develop the TIFACS Exopolitical Standard and to catalog the different reported alien species and nonhuman intelligences. He will create a classification system for contact types, reported species, political implications, historical claims, disclosure issues, and possible governance concerns. His work should produce an exopolitical reference manual that allows researchers and policymakers to discuss these issues using consistent terms and categories. He will also help TIFACS evaluate how confirmed contact would affect diplomacy, education, religion, national security, and humanity’s place in a larger cosmic society.

Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell is a physicist, consciousness researcher, author, and lecturer best known for his work exploring the relationship between consciousness, reality, and information theory. Trained as a physicist, Campbell spent much of his professional career working within advanced technology and defense-related systems while simultaneously pursuing research into the nature of consciousness and human awareness. During the 1970s, Campbell worked closely with Robert A. Monroe at the Monroe Institute, where he participated in pioneering investigations into altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and expanded awareness. His collaboration with Monroe helped shape many of the foundational concepts that would later influence his own theoretical work. Campbell is the author of the influential trilogy My Big TOE (Theory of Everything), which proposes that consciousness is the fundamental reality from which the physical universe emerges. Drawing upon concepts from physics, information theory, and experiential research, Campbell argues that reality can be understood as a large information system in which consciousness plays the primary role. His work seeks to bridge scientific inquiry and subjective experience within a unified conceptual framework.

MANDATE: Thomas’s job is to help build the theoretical model connecting consciousness, information theory, nonlocal perception, reincarnation, remote viewing, and the larger structure of reality. He will work with other scientists to develop concepts that can organize TIFACS research into a coherent framework rather than a collection of separate claims. His responsibility is to help define testable predictions, clarify terminology, and explain how consciousness may operate as a fundamental feature of reality. This theoretical work should support the eventual development of a Standard Model of Consciousness.

Jerry Kroth

Dr. Jerry Kroth is an American psychologist, author, educator, and independent researcher known for his work in social psychology, political analysis, and alternative perspectives on historical events. He earned his doctorate in psychology and served for many years as a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, where he taught courses related to personality, human behavior, and social dynamics. Kroth has written extensively on politics, media influence, intelligence operations, and controversial historical subjects. Over time, he became known for exploring alternative interpretations of major public events and questioning official narratives involving political assassinations, covert activities, and government secrecy. His work often combines psychological analysis with historical and political commentary. Across his career, he has sought to apply psychological insight to understanding both individual and societal behavior. His work spans education, authorship, public commentary, and research into political and cultural issues.

MANDATE: Jerry’s job is to attack and solve the crop-circle issue. He will lead the TIFACS Crop Circle Research Initiative by developing investigative standards, cataloging formations, evaluating physical evidence, identifying recurring symbolic or mathematical patterns, and distinguishing likely human hoaxes from formations that may require another explanation. He will examine whether crop circles could function as a communication system and propose a responsible method for TIFACS to attempt contact through a short, verifiable message. His goal is to determine whether the phenomenon contains evidence of nonhuman intelligence.

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly is a former naval aviator, combat veteran, astronaut, engineer, and public servant whose career has spanned military service, space exploration, scientific advancement, and national leadership. He currently serves as the United States Senator representing the State of Arizona. Kelly earned degrees in marine engineering and aeronautical engineering before joining the United States Navy, where he became a carrier-based combat pilot and later a naval test pilot. During his military career, he accumulated thousands of flight hours in high-performance aircraft and participated in numerous operational deployments, demonstrating expertise in advanced aerospace systems and mission leadership. In 1996, Kelly was selected as an astronaut by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Over the course of four Space Shuttle missions, he served as both pilot and commander, helping lead complex scientific and engineering operations in Earth orbit. His missions contributed to the construction and support of the International Space Station, one of humanity’s most ambitious international scientific collaborations. Kelly’s unique combination of military, aerospace, engineering, and governmental experience provides a broad perspective on complex scientific and societal challenges. His lifelong commitment to exploration, discovery, and public service has made him a respected voice on issues involving science, technology, national security, and the future direction of human advancement.

MANDATE: Mark’s job is to serve as Political Liaison and public-policy advisor for TIFACS. His background as a naval aviator, astronaut, engineer, and United States Senator makes him well suited to help translate complex scientific ideas into policy language that government officials can understand. He will assist in building relationships with elected officials, universities, federal agencies, aerospace leaders, and scientific institutions. His responsibility is to help TIFACS become credible in public life and to guide the policy pathway for education, funding, national preparedness, and responsible disclosure.

Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett has served as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District since 2019. Before his election to Congress, he served as Mayor of Knox County and as a member of the Tennessee State Senate and State House of Representatives. Throughout his public career, Burchett has built a reputation for independence, fiscal accountability, and a willingness to question established government narratives when he believes greater transparency serves the public interest. In recent years, Burchett has become one of Congress’s most recognized voices advocating for increased government transparency regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). He has consistently called for greater public disclosure of information held by federal agencies and has argued that Congress has a responsibility to ensure appropriate oversight of programs related to unexplained aerial phenomena. His willingness to address controversial subjects has earned him recognition among both supporters and critics as an advocate for open government. Within TIFACS, Burchett’s experience provides an important bridge between emerging scientific research and public policy. His understanding of congressional oversight, combined with his interest in transparency concerning UAP-related issues, makes him well suited to help communicate scientific findings to elected officials while encouraging responsible government engagement with new discoveries. His participation would reinforce TIFACS’s commitment to evidence-based inquiry conducted within an accountable democratic framework.

MANDATE: Representative Burchett’s primary responsibility would be to establish productive relationships between TIFACS and members of Congress, ensuring that emerging research in consciousness studies, UAP investigations, and related scientific fields is presented in a credible, bipartisan, and policy-relevant manner. He would advise the Institute on congressional processes, oversight mechanisms, and legislative opportunities that could support responsible scientific research while maintaining transparency and public trust. His mandate would include developing educational briefings for legislators and congressional staff; identifying areas where existing government research may benefit from independent scientific collaboration; promoting appropriate declassification of historical records when national security considerations permit; and helping formulate policy recommendations that balance scientific openness with legitimate security concerns. Burchett would also serve as TIFACS’s principal advisor on government engagement, ensuring that the Institute remains politically nonpartisan while effectively communicating with policymakers across the political spectrum. His role would be to strengthen the dialogue between scientists, legislators, and the public so that discoveries concerning consciousness, human potential, and unexplained phenomena are evaluated through rigorous evidence, thoughtful oversight, and responsible public policy.

Lue Elizondo

Luis “Lue” Elizondo is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence officer and national security professional best known for his role in advancing public and governmental awareness of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). During a career spanning more than two decades in military intelligence and defense operations, Elizondo served in a variety of sensitive assignments supporting U.S. national security interests, including counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and strategic threat assessment. Elizondo gained international recognition through his association with the Department of Defense’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), an effort focused on evaluating reports and data concerning anomalous aerial encounters. Following his government service, he became a prominent advocate for greater scientific inquiry, transparency, and responsible governmental engagement regarding UAP-related information. His work has helped stimulate renewed public discussion, congressional interest, and institutional examination of phenomena that challenge conventional assumptions about aerospace technology, intelligence collection, and human understanding of reality. As a member of the TIFACS Science Board, Elizondo would bring a unique perspective at the intersection of national security, intelligence analysis, emerging technologies, and the study of anomalous phenomena. His experience evaluating unconventional data sources and assessing potential strategic implications aligns with TIFACS’s mission to explore frontier questions involving consciousness, nonlocal phenomena, and humanity’s evolving understanding of its place in a broader reality. Elizondo’s commitment to evidence-based investigation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and informed public dialogue would contribute significantly to TIFACS’s efforts to bridge scientific research, public policy, and societal preparedness for transformative discoveries concerning consciousness and the nature of human experience.

MANDATE: Lue’s job is to serve as the liaison between TIFACS, government institutions, defense professionals, intelligence analysts, and national-security stakeholders. He will help evaluate UAP-related information, disclosure risks, anomalous data, and the broader security implications of nonhuman intelligence. His role is not to sensationalize the subject, but to help TIFACS approach it with discipline, caution, and public responsibility. He will assist in developing protocols for evidence review, government communication, public preparedness, and responsible disclosure if transformative findings emerge.

Intelligence and Behavioral Analysis Representation on a Science Board

The Central Intelligence Agency is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and assessing foreign intelligence to support national security decision-making. Throughout its history, the Agency has employed specialists in human behavior, information analysis, strategic communications, perception management, and the study of how individuals and groups process information under conditions of uncertainty. These disciplines overlap with broader fields such as psychology, sociology, decision science, risk assessment, and human cognition. For a multidisciplinary organization such as TIFACS, representation from individuals with intelligence and behavioral-analysis backgrounds could provide valuable expertise in understanding how new scientific ideas are communicated, interpreted, and received by governments, institutions, and the public. Major shifts in scientific understanding often produce social, cultural, and political reactions that extend beyond the laboratory. Individuals experienced in intelligence assessment can contribute methods for evaluating evidence, identifying cognitive biases, assessing competing hypotheses, and anticipating the societal consequences of emerging discoveries. Such expertise may also assist in developing frameworks for public education, crisis communication, and policy planning related to controversial or paradigm-challenging research. Intelligence professionals are trained to distinguish between verified information, speculation, misinformation, and uncertainty—skills that can strengthen the rigor of scientific governance. Rather than serving as advocates for any particular conclusion, representatives with intelligence-community experience could help ensure that complex findings are evaluated objectively and communicated responsibly. Their presence on a science board would add expertise in human behavior, information analysis, strategic assessment, and institutional decision-making, complementing the work of scientists, educators, and researchers from other disciplines.

MANDATE: The intelligence and behavioral-analysis representative’s job is to help TIFACS evaluate information responsibly and communicate difficult findings without creating confusion, panic, or institutional resistance. This role will support evidence assessment, bias detection, risk analysis, misinformation control, strategic communication, and public education planning. The representative will help distinguish verified information from speculation and will advise the Science Board on how governments, institutions, and the public may react to paradigm-changing discoveries. This mandate is essential for maintaining discipline, credibility, and social stability as TIFACS investigates controversial subjects

Nonhuman Intelligence Representation on the TIFACS Science Board

As The Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies (TIFACS) expands its mission to investigate consciousness, nonlocal intelligence, and humanity’s relationship to a larger cosmic environment, the inclusion of an Alien Representation seat on the Science Board serves as a strategic and forward-looking function. This position is not intended to presume the existence of any specific extraterrestrial civilization, but rather to ensure that scientific inquiry remains open to evidence, testimony, and data relating to non-human intelligences and potential extraterrestrial contact. The Alien Representation seat would be occupied by a recognized researcher, scientist, diplomat, or scholar with substantial expertise in exopolitics, contact studies, astrobiology, UAP research, interspecies communication, or related disciplines. The representative’s role would be to advise the Board on emerging scientific findings, government disclosures, international developments, and the potential societal implications of confirmed contact with non-human intelligences. TIFACS recognizes that the discovery of extraterrestrial life—whether biological, technological, or consciousness-based—would represent one of the most significant events in human history. Such a discovery would have profound implications for science, religion, philosophy, education, governance, and global security. The Alien Representation seat ensures that TIFACS maintains a dedicated perspective on these issues while integrating them into its broader framework of consciousness studies. The representative would also assist in developing educational programs, policy recommendations, public communication strategies, and research initiatives designed to reduce ontological shock and promote informed public understanding. By establishing this position, TIFACS demonstrates its commitment to examining all evidence relevant to humanity’s place in the cosmos while fostering responsible, scientific, and interdisciplinary dialogue about the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth.

MANDATE: The Alien Representation seat is responsible for ensuring that TIFACS maintains a serious, disciplined, and open framework for considering evidence related to nonhuman intelligence. This role will advise the Science Board on contact reports, exopolitical implications, interspecies communication, disclosure strategy, and the social consequences of confirmed contact. The representative will not presume conclusions, but will help organize the questions humanity must answer if intelligent life beyond Earth is verified. This mandate supports responsible preparation for contact, reduces ontological shock, and helps place humanity’s future in a broader cosmic context.

Political Leadership and Global Responsibility

Throughout history, governments have often struggled to communicate disruptive scientific discoveries and emerging security issues. Political leaders must balance transparency with national security, public confidence, diplomatic considerations, and the practical realities of governing. As a result, information surrounding paradigm-changing subjects is frequently released gradually, debated extensively, or interpreted differently by various institutions and nations.

If humanity is entering a period in which consciousness, nonhuman intelligence, and our place within a larger reality become subjects of serious scientific investigation, no single government should be expected to define or manage that transition alone. These questions transcend national borders, political ideologies, and cultural differences. They concern the future of civilization itself.

For this reason, TIFACS proposes to serve as an independent scientific and educational institution dedicated to developing evidence-based standards, objective analysis, and responsible policy recommendations. Its role is not to replace governments or advocate for particular political positions, but to provide a trusted forum where scientists, educators, policymakers, and international partners can evaluate emerging evidence using consistent scientific standards.

As new discoveries are made, nations will undoubtedly adopt different approaches. Some may emphasize scientific research, others national security, public communication, education, or diplomacy. An independent institution capable of organizing knowledge across these perspectives can help reduce misunderstanding, encourage international cooperation, and promote responsible public discussion.

The long-term objective of TIFACS is to establish a global standard of scientific credibility regarding consciousness studies and related frontier research. By providing transparent research, educational resources, and carefully developed policy frameworks, the Institute seeks to help governments, institutions, and citizens respond thoughtfully to discoveries that may fundamentally expand humanity’s understanding of itself and its place within a larger universe.

Knowledge of this significance should ultimately benefit all humanity. TIFACS therefore supports the widest possible dissemination of scientifically validated information, encourages international collaboration, and seeks to make educational resources broadly accessible so that future generations may participate in this work regardless of nationality, political affiliation, or economic circumstance.