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\"Mingzhou<\/div>\n
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Mingzhou Jin<\/h3>\n

John D. Tickle Professor, Department Head, and ISSE Director<\/p>\n

jin@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Gary<\/div>\n
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Gary Null<\/h3>\n

Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs and Assistant Professor of Practice<\/p>\n

gnull@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"James<\/div>\n
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James Ostrowski<\/h3>\n

Dan Doulet Faculty Fellow, Professor, Associate Department Head and Director of Graduate Studies<\/p>\n

jostrows@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Soham<\/div>\n
\n

Soham Das<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

sdas43@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"William<\/div>\n
\n

William \u201cBill\u201d Hicks<\/h3>\n

Lecturer<\/p>\n

william.hicks@tennessee.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Rebekah<\/div>\n
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Rebekah Herrman<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

rherrma2@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Anahita<\/div>\n
\n

Anahita Khojandi<\/h3>\n

Heath Endowed Faculty Fellow in Business & Engineering and Professor<\/p>\n

khojandi@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Xueping<\/div>\n
\n

Xueping Li<\/h3>\n

Dan Doulet Faculty Fellow and Professor<\/p>\n

xli27@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/div>\n
\n

Eric Lussier<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor of Practice<\/p>\n

elussier@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Samuel<\/div>\n
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Samuel Olatunji<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

solatunj@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Beau<\/div>\n
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Beau Schelble<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

bschelbl@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Mohammad<\/div>\n
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Mohammad Shahin<\/h3>\n

Teaching Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

mshahin4@utk.edu<\/a>
\nProfile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Tony<\/div>\n
\n

Tony Zhongshun Shi<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

tony.shi@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Headshot<\/div>\n
\n

Rachel Wood-Ponce<\/h3>\n

Teaching Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

rwood25@utk.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Bing<\/div>\n
\n

Bing Yao<\/h3>\n

Dan Doulet Early Career Assistant Professor and Director of the RME Program<\/p>\n

byao3@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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\"Andrew<\/div>\n
\n

Andrew J. Yu<\/h3>\n

Professor, Director of Engineering Management Program<\/p>\n

ajyu@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\"Hongyu<\/div>\n
\n

Hongyu Zheng<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

zheng@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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