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Our Team On The Forefront Of Research
Started By: Dr. Michel van Tooren, Endowed Chair
Start Date: August 16, 2015
Location: UofSC McNair Center
MFMS Interim Director: Paul Ziehl
Research Assistant Professors:
—Wout De Backer (3D Printing and Robotics)
—Jaspreet Pandher (Thermoplastic Composites)
—Darun Barazanchy (Computational Mechanics)
Students:
—5 Graduates (MSc, PhD)
—15+ Undergraduates
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