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PRESENTERS (cont’d)

Krystal Paige currently serves as a Contracting Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of
Headquarters Procurement Services located in Washington, D.C. As a Contracting Officer at DOE, Ms. Paige is
responsible for awarding and administering contracts and financial assistance awards in accordance with federal laws
and regulations. Additionally, Ms. Paige mentors and trains new employees. Prior to joining DOE, Ms. Paige served
at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices as a Management and Program Analyst.
Ms. Paige received her MBA in Acquisitions and Project Management from Strayer University, where she was a
graduate with Honors. Ms. Paige holds a Level III Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting and a Level III
Financial Assistance Certification.

Guy-Alain Amoussou currently serves as the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of
Computer Science at Bowie State University, one of the twelve campuses from the University System of
Maryland. Prior appointments at the University include the Special Assistant to the university’s Provost
and director of the signature program "Education Innovation Initiative". He was instrumental in garnering
support for this signature initiative to be awarded almost $1M by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
to support student engagement in solving real-world problems and faculty development in evidencedbased instructional practices. Prior to his tenure at BSU, he was a program director at the NSF where he
co-led the Federal CyberCorps®: Scholarships for Service program and managed several programs of
national impact. He was also a Professor of computer science at Humboldt State University, a California State University
campus. Dr. Amoussou received his B.S. in Computer Science from the Université de Picardie Jules Verne (France), his
Master’s in Computer Science from the Université Paris IX Dauphine (France) and his Ph.D. in Industrial System
Engineering and Computer Science from Université Technologie de Compiègne (France).

Dr. Gary L. Harris, Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, research interests have
focused mainly on the growth and characterization of electronic and optical materials, the fabrication
of semiconductor devices with special attention given to wide bandgap and compound semiconductor
materials, and applications of nanotechnology. These materials include GaAs, SiC, and other III-V and
IV-IV compounds. During the last seven years, Dr. Harris has focused on the growth and
characterization of SiC and has designed and fabricated some novel devices and sensors in SiC (SiC
inverters, photoconductors, FET’s, QCM, etc.) and growth and characterization BN, B4C, GaN,
GaInN, InN, etc. nanowires and tubes for photonic, high-speed, and mechanical applications. In Recent
years, his research has expanded to include: Applications of Nanotechnology, Bio-Sensors,
Electrical Nano-Bio Interface, Optical Nanosensors, Applications Self-Organized Nanotechniques, Paper MEMs,
and Ultra Mechanical Coats/Material.

“Expanding Sponsored Programs and Research Possibilities With
Contracts: Understanding The Requirements For Success”
June 7-10, 2016
Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, VA

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