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University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Andes, James
Director, National Security Research Initiatives
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Baccarella, Damiano
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Compton, Brett
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
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Ekici, Kivanc
Department Head & John H. Fisher Professor – Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
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Gilbert, Dustin
Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
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Gilmer, Dustin
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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Glasby, Ryan
Joint Research Faculty
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Gragston, Mark
Assistant Professor – Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
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Holst, Kevin
Research Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Jared, Bradley
Associate Professor – Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
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Lyne, James
Clinical Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Penumadu, Dayakar
Fred N. Peebles Professor and IAAM Chair of Excellence
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Schmitz, Tony
Professor – Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
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Sims, Zachary
Research Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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Stanfill, Richard
Assistant Dean & Fellow
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Zhang, Zhili
B. Ray Thompson Professor – Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
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