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The Board of Advisors is composed of leaders from industry, academia, government, and national laboratories who provide strategic guidance and external perspective to support the department\u2019s mission and long-term success.<\/p>\n

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

Donald Brenner<\/h3>\n

MSE Department Head
\nNorth Carolina State University<\/p>\n

brenner@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Kyle Brinkman<\/h3>\n

MSE Department Head
\nClemson University<\/p>\n

ksbrink@clemson.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Karen Lozano<\/h3>\n

MSE Department Head
\nRice University<\/p>\n

karen.lozano@rice.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Mark Morrison<\/h3>\n

Smith & Nephew<\/p>\n

mark.morrison@smith-nephew.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Brianna Musico<\/h3>\n

Los Alamos National Laboratory<\/p>\n

musico@lanl.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

Warren Oliver<\/h3>\n

KLA-Tencor<\/p>\n

WarrenCarlOliver@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/p>\n

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

Marybeth Parker<\/h3>\n

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory<\/p>\n

mary.e.parker160@
\nciv.us.navy.mil<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

John Salasin<\/h3>\n

BWX Technologies<\/p>\n

jrsalasin@bwxt.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Not Pictured<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Eric Herbert<\/h3>\n

Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n

herberteg@ornl.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Olga Ovchinnikova<\/h3>\n

ThermoFisher<\/p>\n

ovchinnikova@
\nthermofisher.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Brandon Williamson<\/h3>\n

Eastman<\/p>\n

bwilliamson@eastman.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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