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\"Rigoberto<\/div>\n
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Rigoberto Advincula<\/h3>\n

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials<\/p>\n

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

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

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Phillip Barnett<\/h3>\n

Joint Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

pbarnet@utk.edu<\/p>\n

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

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\"Harper<\/div>\n
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David Harper<\/h3>\n

Joint UT Professor<\/p>\n

dharper4@tennessee.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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\"Klaus-Dieter<\/div>\n
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Klaus-Dieter Liss<\/h3>\n

Joint Faculty Professor<\/p>\n

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

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

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\"\"<\/div>\n
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Warren Oliver<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor and President of Nanomechanics, Inc.<\/p>\n

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

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Stephen J. Pennycook<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n

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

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\"Alan<\/div>\n
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David Alan Tennant<\/h3>\n

Professor<\/p>\n

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

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

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\"Stephanie<\/div>\n
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Stephanie TerMaath<\/h3>\n

Joint UT Associate Professor<\/p>\n

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

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

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\"Uday<\/div>\n
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Uday Vaidya<\/h3>\n

Joint UT Professor<\/p>\n

vaidyauk@ornl.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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\"Andrew<\/div>\n
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Andrew Wereszczak<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Scientist and Joint Faculty Professor<\/p>\n

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

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

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\"Ruixing<\/div>\n
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Ruixing Zhang<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

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

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

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\"Jiaqiang<\/div>\n
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Jiaquiang Yan<\/h3>\n

Joint Faculty Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Email:<\/b>
\njyan6@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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\"Xiao-Ying<\/div>\n
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Xiao-Ying Yu<\/h3>\n

Joint UT Professor<\/p>\n

xyu39@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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\"Steven<\/div>\n
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Steven Zinkle<\/h3>\n

Joint UT Professor<\/p>\n

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

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

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Not Pictured<\/h2>\n

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Huibo Cao<\/h3>\n

Joint Faculty Professor<\/p>\n

hcao13@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Olga Ovchinnikova<\/h3>\n

Joint Faculty Professor<\/p>\n

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

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George Pharr<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n

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

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Roger Proksch<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

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

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Michael Simpson<\/h3>\n

Adjunct Professor<\/p>\n

msimpso4@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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