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21 Pablo A. Tarazaga Assistant Professor PhD - Virginia Tech Structural mechanics, Dynamics and control, Smart infrastructure, Power/Energy harvesting Danesh Tafti William S. Cross Professor PhD - Pennsylvania State University Computational fluid dynamics in dynamic geometries, Turbulence modeling EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Energy Engineering and Science Saied Taheri Professor PhD - Clemson University Tire and vehicle dynamic modeling and simulation, Intelligent tire development EES NES RADS BMNS DMM EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Robotics, Autonomous, & Dynamical Systems Zhiting Tian Assistant Professor PhD - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nanoscale heat transfer, Thermoelectrics Robotics, Autonomous, & Dynamical Systems EES NES RADS BMNS DMM Energy Engineering and Science