PRATT - Key Persons
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Dr. Aaron Franklin received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 2008 and then spent six years on the research staff at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. His work at IBM focused on low-dimensional nanoelectronics with specific emphasis on carbon nanotube (CNT) transistors, including device scaling, transport studies, and diverse integration approaches. While at IBM, Dr. Franklin was awarded an Outstanding Technical Achievement recognition for his work on nanoscale CNT transistors. He was also involved in many other projects with applications including photovoltaics, thin-film transistors, and supercapacitors. Dr. Franklin joined the Duke faculty in 2014.
Research in the Franklin group is focused on improving the performance and functionality of nanomaterial-enabled electronic devices. This includes high-performance devices from low-dimensional materials, such as 2D semiconductors, 1D carbon nanotubes, and nanowires. Also included is the low-cost realm of printed electronics, which benefits from the incorporation of nanomaterials to enhance electrical transport over large printed features, along with other application-specific advantages. The primary drive of the Franklin group's research is to improve performance of, and expand applications for, electronic devices, including those with more custom form factors and/or functionality (e.g., flexibility, transparency, biocompatibility, recyclability). A growing thrust in the lab is the application of ultrasensitive, inexpensively processed nanomaterials to electronic biosensing applications. There is an increasing variety of new electronics applications that nanomaterials are uniquely capable of enabling -- the Franklin group works to make such applications possible.
Education
B.S.E. Arizona State University, 2004
Ph.D. Purdue University, 2008
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- Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Abdul Ibriham Barakt
abdul.barakt@duke.edu
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Associate Dean for Community - Based Innovation
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- Principal and Trial Lawyer, McKool Smith
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor of Computer Science
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- Senior Multimedia Producer
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- Associate Professor
- Radiology
- Associate Professor in Radiology
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- Research Engineer, First - Year Design Program
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- Communications Consultant, Graduate Communications & Intercultural Programs
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- Investor / Advisor in Early - Stage Companies
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- Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior
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- NAE Member / Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Profile Photo NAE Member
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- Executive Director, Communications & Marketing
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- Assistant Director, Career Services
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- Communications Consultant, Graduate Communications & Intercultural Programs
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- Director, First - Year Design Program
- Is Director of the Duke Engineering First
Ann Saterbak is director of the Duke Engineering First-Year Experience and a professor of the practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. She is a nationally recognized engineering educator with a focus on creating undergraduate programs that broaden students problem solving skills through real-world problems, inquiry-based learning, and hands-on experiences. In fall 2017, she launched a new hands-on design course for first-year Pratt students.
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- Communications & Marketing Intern
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- Associate Director, Business Development & Corporate Relations
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- Professor
- Professor in Surgery
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- Vice President & General Counsel, Florida Crystals Corporation
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- Executive Director, Cybersecurity Master 's Program
Ashutosh Chilkoti is the Alan L. Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University.
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- Senior Staff Engineer, Webflow
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- Vice President, Goldman Sachs & Co
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- Multimedia and User Services Specialist
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- Assistant Dean for Advising
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- Associate Dean, Master 's Programs Executive Director, Institute for Enterprise Engineering
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- Founder / CEO, Bezel Ventures LLC
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- Graduate Student Programs & Services ( GSPS )
- Managing Director, Graduate Student Programs & Services
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- Director, Student Engagement & Support
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- Assistant Director, Career Services
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- Adjunct Professor
- Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cameron R. Bass
dale.bass@duke.edu
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Assistant Dean for Advising & Outreach
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- Student Records Coordinator
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- Assistant Director, Career Services
chloe.benjamin@duke.edu +1 919 613 8336 Lorelle Babwah Brennen (she/her/hers) Profile Photo
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- Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Christine Payne is the Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. Her research focuses on understanding how cells interact with nanomaterials. This includes fundamental questions of nanoparticle transport within cells, as well as applied research to understand the pulmonary response to the inhalation of nanoparticles in a manufacturing setting. Her team uses an interdisciplinary approach that includes elements of materials science, chemistry, biophysics, and lab automation. She teaches classes on the quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics of materials including a class on the "Materials Science of Science Fiction." She earned a S.B. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago (1998) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley (2003). Prof. Payne spent 2003-2006 as an NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. Prof. Payne has received many honors including an NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2009) and a DARPA Young Faculty Award (2011). She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Education
B.S. The University of Chicago, 1998
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2003
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- President & CEO, Global Science & Technology Adjunct Professor, Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
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- Chairman of the Engineering Faculty Council
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- Radiology
- Professor in Radiology
- Professor in Radiology / Research Interests
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- Director, Human Resources and Faculty Affairs
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- Senior Integrated Marketing Communications Specialist
crystal.pratt@duke.edu +1 404 834 0405 Alex Sanchez (she/her/hers) Profile Photo
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- Research Engineer, First - Year Design Program
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- CEO, Multicultural Client Strategy Group, Morgan Stanley
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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- Coordinator, Student Engagement
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- Member of the Contact the Board
- Chief Technology Officer, EHE Health
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- Founder and CEO, Yadu Corporation
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- Building Support Services Coordinator
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- Donald M. Alstadt Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Duke BRiDGE is an incubator for Duke spin-out companies working in biotechnology and related industries. The center, located in a former cigarette factory near downtown Durham (renovated and repurposed for life sciences research) includes well-appointed laboratories and corporate amenities. Seasoned executives-in-residence provide advice and coaching to startups.
This 6,000-square-foot collaborative workspace in the North Building gives multidisciplinary robotics faculty room to thrive. There are simulation and robotics platforms, two rooms for private human-in-the-loop experiments, a central observation room and large open lab space for experiments and demonstrations.
The Smart Home is a residence hall and a living laboratory of sustainable design and residential automation. The 10 students who live in this LEED Platinum house conduct research and give public tours.
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- School Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- School Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- School Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Assistant Professor
- Radiology
- Assistant Professor in Radiology
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- Managing Partner, Gratitude Ventures Former CEO, 99 Cents Only Stores
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- Chief Growth Officer, Flexera Software
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- Executive Director, Game Design, Development & Innovation Master 's Program
Gaurav Arya
gaurav.arya@duke.edu
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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- Director, First - Year Computing Program
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- Coordinator, Special Events
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- CEO, SV Labs Smith & Vandiver
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- Chairman of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Dir, Educational Programs
This elegant red-brick building opened in 1948. Greatly expanded and modernized many times since, it's named for Fitzgerald S. "Jerry" Hudson, Class of 1946. Here, you can catch a visiting scholar's presentation in James E. Vincent Lecture Hall, check in at your departmental office and run an experiment in Duke's subsonic wind tunnel.
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- Communications Consultant, Graduate Communications & Intercultural Programs
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- Associate Director of Major Gifts
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- Senior Communications Specialist
- Senior Communications Specialist ( MEMS, DMI )
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- Director, IT and Academic Infrastructure
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- Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- President, Watts Water Technologies Inc
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- Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
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- Chairman Emeritus, Board of Visitors Class of 1977
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- Associate Research Professor
Jason Amsden
jason.amsden@duke.edu
Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Chairman / Director, Vonage
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- Hogg Family Director of Engineering Management & Entrepreneurship
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- Assistant Director, Career Services
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- Vinik Dean of Engineering
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- Founder and CEO, the Schreifer Group
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- Senior Associate Dean and Director of Development & Alumni Affairs
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- Executive Director, FinTech Master 's Program
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- Associate Dean for Doctoral Education
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- President & CEO, Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor LLC
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- Adjunct Associate Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
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- Multimedia and User Services Specialist
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- Building Support Services Coordinator
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- Executive Director, AI for Product Innovation Master 's Program
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- Director of Business Development and Industry Partnerships
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- Chairman of Biomedical Engineering
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- Managing Director, Gridiron Capital
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- Director, Construction Management, ArcLight Capital Partners
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- Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Community
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- Administrative Coordinator
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- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director, Communications & Media Relations
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- Assistant Director of Facilities
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- Director of Corporate Relations
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- Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
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- Member of the Contact the Board
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- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director, Career Services
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- Executive Director, Master of Engineering Management Program
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- Assistant Dean for Advising & Student Affairs
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- Senior Philanthropic Advisor & Director of the Pratt Parents Program
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- Assistant Director, Digital & Brand Strategy
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- Web Applications Developer
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- Member of the Contact the Board
- Vice Chair / Retired
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- Communications Consultant, Graduate Communications & Intercultural Programs
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- Senior User Services Specialist
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- Senior Content Strategist
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- Co - Founder & Managing Partner, Rose Park Advisors
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- Distinguished Professor of Engineering
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- Chairman, President and CEO, DXC Technology
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- Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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- Senior Communications Specialist
- Senior Communications Specialist ( BME )
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- Communications & Marketing Intern
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- Founder, 8 Rivers Capital and NET Power
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- Team Lead User Services Specialist
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- Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior
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- Distinguished Teacher Award. Rice University. 2015
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- Associate Director, Admissions & Recruiting
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- Director
- Director, Annual Fund
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- Managing Director, Master 's Programs
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- Communications Consultant, Graduate Communications & Intercultural Programs
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- Coordinator, Professional Development
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- Adjunct Associate Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
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- Assistant Director, DEI Programs and Initiatives
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- Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
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- Associate Dean for Finance & Administration
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- Program Coordinator, First - Year Design Program
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- Grants & Contracts Administrator, Senior
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- Senior Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs
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- EVP & General Counsel, White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd
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- Assistant Manager, Student Shop
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- Founder
- Member of the Contact the Board
- Partner
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- Professor of Biomedical Engineering / Research Interests / Bioelectricity and Biomedical Computing. More
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- Chief Strategy Officer, Proteovant Therapeutics
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- Web Applications Developer
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- Senior Doctoral Program Coordinator
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- Director, Career Services & Professional Development
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- Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures
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- Associate Dean for Research & Infrastructure
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- Assistant Professor of the Practice
Sonia Bansal
sonia.bansal@duke.edu
Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Partner and Chair, Estate Planning and Trusts Department, Lamb McErlane PC
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- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Residency Program Director, Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
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- Member of the Contact the Board
- Chairman / Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
- Chairman, Board of Visitors
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- Executive Assistant to the Dean
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- Retired Managing Director and Partner, L.E.K. Consulting, Boston Office
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- Assistant Director, Employer Relations
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- Director, Graduate Communications & Intercultural Programs
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- Assistant Director, Admissions & Recruiting
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- Member of the Contact the Board
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- Director, Undergraduate Student Affairs
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- Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- General Manager, Engineering, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft Corp
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- Founder / CEO, Munchkin Fun President, Al & Jane Nahmad Family Foundation
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- Design & Technology Innovation ( DTI )
- Executive Director, Design & Technology Innovation Master 's Program
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- W. H. Gardner, Jr. Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wilkins Aquino
wilkins.aquino@duke.edu
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Senior Program Coordinator
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- Communications & Marketing Intern