Advisors and Board Members
[+] Brenda J. Dunne - Director of Educational Outreach
Brenda J. Dunne is President and Treasurer of ICRL, and was Laboratory Manager of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR)
laboratory from 1979 to 2007. She holds a Masters degree in developmental psychology from the University of Chicago, but her deeper interests are in the
humanities, the history and philosophy of religion, and cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of consciousness that incorporate metaphysical as well as
scientific traditions. She also serves as Education Officer of the Society for Scientific Exploration.
[+] Dr. Robert G. Jahn - Director of Research
Robert G. Jahn is Chairman of the Board of ICRL, and was director of the Princeton
Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) laboratory from its establishment in 1979 until its close in 2007. An applied
physicist and aerospace engineer, for 15 years he was Dean of the Princeton University School of Engineering and
Applied Science. He has presided over major research programs in advanced aerospace propulsion systems in cooperation
with NASA and the U.S. Air Force, for which he was awarded a Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Electric Propulsion.
Author of two major textbooks and several hundred publications in various technical fields, he is a recipient of the
Curtis W. McGraw Research Award of the American Association of Engineering Education, a Fellow of the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Vice President of the Society for Scientific
Exploration, and for sixteen years was a Director of the Hercules Corporation. In 2006 he received the Edgar Mitchell
Award for Noetic Leadership.
[+] Herb Mertz - Chairman of the Board
More information coming soon
[+] John
C. Valentino - Chief Executive Officer
John Valentino has been exploring technology and the human mind since
childhood. He first became interested in consciousness studies when he heard of the PEAR lab during
his senior year of high school. After visiting with Brenda Dunne and Robert Jahn, he postponed his
college attendance for a year to work full-time at the lab, where he designed computer software and
hardware, conducted experiments and developed novel methods and approaches to analyzing and
interpreting REG data.
John's discoveries and enthusiasm for the PEAR work persisted, and he continued his research and development full-time,
even while obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors
program at Lehigh University. During his college career, he spent one term as president of the IBE program, was a member
of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honors society, and was the recipient of awards and grants for
excellence in business and entrepreneurship.
John co-founded Psyleron in 2005 with Herb Mertz, as preliminary findings and results from subjective
applications in the real world led the two to believe that there might be tremendous practical
applications and benefits of bringing this work to the public. The lab and its staff sanctioned and
supported the effort, and Valentino has served as Chief Executive Officer of the company since that
time.
Staff and Contractors
[+] Ian Cook
Ian Cook works at Psyleron as a statistician and software developer. He holds
a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Stony Brook University, and an M.S. in Statistics from Lehigh University.
He has taught mathematics, statistics, and writing, and has developed software and statistical methods for
the semiconductors industry.
[+] Adam Curry
Adam Curry became involved with the PEAR lab in 2002. During high school,
his observance of a gravity-related anomaly led to his invention of a novel technique and device for
short-term earthquake forecasting. He spent several years traveling, researching, and organizing a
global forecasting network. He was lauded by the US Congress, the Office of Naval Research, and was
the 2002 recipient of the CERES connection prize, for which the MIT Lincoln Laboratory named an asteroid
after him. His career as an inventor was diverted by an interest in poetry, and he graduated from the
University of Colorado in 2008 with a degree in Creative Writing.
Adam assists with technical writing and hardware development at Psyleron, where he has worked full-time
since 2008. His special interests are the scientific implications of mind-world connection, and the
application of consciousness research to social and artistic philosophy.
[+] York Dobyns
York Dobyns recieved his Ph.D in theoretical physics from Princeton University.
He spent 19 years studying human-machine interaction and remote perception as part of the Princeton
Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory. He serves on the Council of the Society for Scientific Exploration
and remains active in research on consciousness-related phenomena. He has also published papers on cosmology
and on the relation between zero-point energy and the origin of inertia.
At Psyleron, York
provides statistical analyses of research data, theoretical modeling of human-machine interactions, and
design support for future research projects.
[+] Nicholas Haw
More information coming soon
[+] Rachel Sansanelli
Rachel Sansanelli became interested in consciousness studies as an
undergraduate at Lehigh where she was pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She
then went on to obtain a Master of Arts degree in Developmental Psychology from Teachers College
at Columbia University, where she focused in public policy and participated in a number of
large-scale research projects. Over the course of her academic career, she has won a number of
research and writing prizes and scholarships. Her research interests cross the lines of Developmental
Psychology and Educational Policy. She has worked for the National Center for Children and Famlies,
the Appleseed Foundation, and currently holds a position at the National Institute for Early Education
Research in addition to working for Psyleron.
Rachel began working at Psyleron as a research assistant in 2005 and subsequently took on the role of
Customer Relations Manager. She now works part-time for the organization, assisting with customer
inquiries and research.
[+] Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson graduated from Lehigh University with highest honors in
Integrated Business and Engineering. As the highest-ranking electrical engineering student, Justin was
the chapter president of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and an IBE Top Scholar, as
well as a Johns Hopkins Mathematics Scholar, a Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholar, a member of Tao Beta Pi,
and a peer tutor. As an undergraduate, he worked for Lockheed Martin's Integrated Systems and Solutions,
and General Motor's Global Energy Department. Justin had the opportunity to visit the PEAR lab and work
with Psyleron for his senior project, where he learned about consciousness-related research and its implications.
Justin joined Psyleron full-time in January, 2007.
Justin is currently Psyleron's Product Manager, overseeing hardware and software builds.
The company has also had support and help from a number of other advisors, volunteers, interns, and students who have helped to complete small tasks for the company. If you are interested in working for Psyleron as a full-time technical worker or contractor, or if you are a student looking for a internship, please contact recruiting@psyleron.com.

Back row: Rachel Sansanelli, Adam Curry, York Dobyns, Robert Jahn, Brenda Dunne. Front row: Ian Cook, John Valentino, Herb Mertz, Justin Wilson.