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Jeff Bohanon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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President<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protomet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dara Khani<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Principle Technologist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HPE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Lisenfelt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Knoxville Resident<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tesla<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Lower<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Oak Ridge National Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conrad Patton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Director, Hypersonics and Advanced Materials Branch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CFD Research
Aerospace & Defense Solutions Division<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew Pokelwaldt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Director of Workforce & Education<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IACMI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hank Rinehart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Technical Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advanced Concept Engineering (ACE) Group
Torch Technologies, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Sanford<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Secretary\/Treasurer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y-12<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ashleigh Seay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Manufacturing Engineering Manager<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JTEKT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jason Swager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Senior Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electrical Development (IID Systems), North American Region<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volkswagen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chulho Yang, cyang36@utk.edu<\/a>
Brian LaRose, blarose@utk.edu<\/a>
Jose Nazario, josenazario@utk.edu<\/a>
Jeff Foote, foote@utk.edu<\/a>
Amine Benkechkache, mbenkech@utk.edu<\/a>
Bing Yao, byao3@utk.edu<\/a>
Matthew Mench (Dean), mmench@utk.edu<\/a>
Michael Danquah (Asso. Dean), mdanquah@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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