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2006-07

Sylvain G. Cloutier

Assistant Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

Education
  • BEng, Engineering Physics – Universite Laval, Quebec
  • MS, Physics – Universite Laval, Quebec
  • PhD, Engineering – Brown University
Research Interests Nanophotonics and biophotonics, involving the optical characterization of nanoscaled materials
Previous Experience
  • R&D Scientist, Telops Inc., 9/00-9/02
  • R&D Engineer Jr. (Tests & Measurements), ITF Optical Technologies Inc., 4/00-9/00
Honors & Awards 
  • NSERC Canadian Fellowship Award, 2003-2005
  • FCAR Industrial-Research Fellowship, 2001-2002

Thomas H. Epps, III

Assistant Professor – Chemical Engineering

Education
  • BS, Chemical Engineering – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • MS, Chemical Engineering – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • PhD, Chemical Engineering – University of Minnesota
Research Interests Polymer science, including synthesis, structure, and phase behavior of block copolymers
Previous Experience
  • Carl Storm Fellowship, Gordon Research Center, 2005
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Research Council, 2004
Honors & Awards 
  • NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1999
  • GEM Ph.D. Fellowship, 1999
  • GEM Master's Fellowship, 1998
  • MIT 1K Entrepreneurial Competition Winner for Natural Electric (NatEl) Hydropower, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998

Xiaoming Li

Assistant Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

Xiaoming Li
Education
  • BS, Computer Science – Nanjing University, China
  • MS, Computer Science – Nanjing University, China
  • PhD, Computer Science – University of Illinois
Research Interests Software/hardware optimization and code generation and optimization, including compilers and programming languages, in particular generating and optimizing code using machine learning techniques
Previous Experience
  • Graduate Student, University of Illinois
Honors & Awards 
  • Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, 2001-2004
  • Illiac Scholar Fellowship, 2001-2004
  • Elected to Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2002
  • Fujitsu Fellowship for Excellent Graduate Student, Nanjing University, 1999

Christopher L. Meehan

Assistant Professor – Civil & Environmental Engineering

Education
  • BS, Civil Engineering – University of New Hampshire
  • MS, Civil Engineering – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • PhD, Civil Engineering – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Research Interests Shear behavior of soils under static and dynamic loading conditions, including the development of soil and strength characterization methods that are practical, economical, and theoretically robust
Previous Experience
  • Instructor and Graduate Research Assistant Virginia Tech, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Group
  • Visiting Researcher University of California, Davis
Honors & Awards 
  • United States Society on Dams Scholarship, 2003
  • Summa Cum Laude for Master's Degree, Virginia Tech, 2000
  • Via Master's Fellowship Award Winner, 1999-2000
  • Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society, 1999-present

Millicent Ow Sullivan

Assistant Professor – Chemical Engineering

Education
  • BS, Chemical Engineering – Princeton University
  • PhD, Chemical Engineering – Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests Nanoparticle formulations for gene delivery focusing on the design of drug delivery biomaterials that can accomplish cell and organelle-specific delivery of macromolecular therapeutics by tuned biodegradation
Previous Experience
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hope Heart Institute 2003-2006
Honors & Awards 
  • Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2002

Ryan M. Zurakowski

Assistant Professor – Electrical & Computer Engineering

Education
  • BS, Electrical Engineering – University of California, Santa Barbara
  • MS, Electrical Engineering – University of California, Santa Barbara
  • PhD, Electrical Engineering – University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests Systems and computational biology, cancer dynamical modeling, and nonlinear control, exploring the intersection between control theory, mathematical biology, and medicine
Previous Experience
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, 2005-2006;
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara 2004-2005
Honors & Awards 
  • Regents Special Fellowship – University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000
  • Member, Eta Kappa Nu, 1999

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