Lauren Arnold
Ms. Arnold is an art historian and Research Associate of the Ricci Institute.  She is the author of "Princely Gift and Papal Treasures:  An Introduction to the Franciscan Mission to China 1250—1350” (1999).

Eugenio Menegon
Dr. Menegon is a long time Research Associate of the Ricci Institute.  He is currently a researcher in Sinology at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. He is the author of a biography of the Jesuit missionary Giulio Aleni (Un solo Cielo. Giulio Aleni S.J., 1582-1649).

Mark Mir
Mr. Mir is a Research Fellow and Librarian of the Ricci Institute. With his experience in library resources and automation, he is responsible for the computerized cataloging of the 70,000 volume Chinese library by using the OCLC/CJK bibliographic utility. He is the Chief Editor of the Ricci 21st Century Roundtable project.

Paul Rule
Dr. Rule is Senior Lecturer in History and Director of the Religious Studies Program at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.  He teaches courses on Chinese and aboriginal religions, religious theory and modern Catholicism.  One of his recent books is entitled “K'ung-tzu or Confucius?  The Jesuit Interpretation of Confucianism” (1986).