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Faculty and Staff Mehdi Ahmadian Dan Pletta Professor PhD - State University of NY, Buffalo Vehicle System Dynamics and Control; Smart Materials, Energy Harvesting EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Pinhas Ben-Tzvi Associate Professor PhD - University of Toronto, Canada Robotics, Mechatronics design, Human-robot interaction, Biomedical engineering Design, Materials & Manufacturing Alan Asbeck Assistant Professor PhD - Stanford University Wearable robotics, Biomechanics of movement, Mechatronic Systems EES NES RADS BMNS DMM NES RADS BMNS DMM NES RADS BMNS DMM Robotics, Autonomous, & Dynamical Systems Jan Helge Bøhn Associate Professor PhD - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rapid prototyping, Additive manufacturing, International Engineering Education Robotics, Autonomous, & Dynamical Systems Francine Battaglia Professor PhD - Pennsylvania State University Energy efficiency, Bubble column reactors, Fluidized bed technology EES EES EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Design, Materials & Manufacturing Ricardo Burdisso Professor PhD - Virginia Tech Acoustics and vibrations, Structural dynamics, Aeroacoustic measurements in wind tunnels Energy Engineering and Science EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Robotics, Autonomous, & Dynamical Systems Javid Bayandor Associate Professor PhD - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Aerospace structure and design EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Design, Materials & Manufacturing Bahareh Behkam Associate Professor PhD - Carnegie-Mellon University Micro/nanoscale systems, Biotic/abiotic interfaces, Living machines, Bio-hybrid microbiotics EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Bio, Micro, and Nano Systems Jiangtao Cheng Associate Professor PhD - Purdue University Microfluidics & nanofluidics, Sustainable and renewable energy, Thermal fluid sciences EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Energy Engineering and Science Clinton Dancey Associate Professor PhD - Cornell University Thermodynamics; Flow dynamics EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Energy Engineering and Science