{"id":80797,"date":"2024-06-18T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=80797"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:17:04","slug":"chairs-and-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/people\/chairs-and-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairs and Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"People\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-people\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-79813\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79813\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/people\/\">Dean&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-80799\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-80799\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/people\/chairs-and-directors\/\">Chairs and Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-80860\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-80860\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/people\/faculty-by-department\/\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-85869\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-85869\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/people\/coe-advisory-council\/\">Advisory Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chairs and Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cve\/meet\/christopher-baxter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Christopher-Baxter.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Christopher-Baxter.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Christopher-Baxter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Christopher-Baxter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Christopher-Baxter-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cve\/meet\/christopher-baxter\/\">Christopher Baxter<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6575<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:cbaxter@uri.edu\">cbaxter@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/meet\/geoffrey-d-bothun\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Geoffrey-Bothun.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Geoffrey-Bothun.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Geoffrey-Bothun-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Geoffrey-Bothun-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Geoffrey-Bothun-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/meet\/geoffrey-d-bothun\/\">Geoffrey D. Bothun<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9518<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:gbothun@uri.edu\">gbothun@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oce\/meet\/jason-dahl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dahl-Jason.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dahl-Jason.jpg 458w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dahl-Jason-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dahl-Jason-364x397.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oce\/meet\/jason-dahl\/\">Jason Dahl<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Ocean Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6122<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jmdahl@uri.edu\">jmdahl@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mcise\/meet\/carl-ernst-rousseau\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carl-Ernst-Rousseau.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carl-Ernst-Rousseau.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carl-Ernst-Rousseau-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carl-Ernst-Rousseau-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Carl-Ernst-Rousseau-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mcise\/meet\/carl-ernst-rousseau\/\">Carl-Ernst Rousseau<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2542<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rousseau@uri.edu\">rousseau@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet\/yan-lindsay-sun\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yan_Sun-2024-e1757512937666.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yan_Sun-2024-e1757512937666.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yan_Sun-2024-e1757512937666-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yan_Sun-2024-e1757512937666-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yan_Sun-2024-e1757512937666-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yan_Sun-2024-e1757512937666-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet\/yan-lindsay-sun\/\">Yan (Lindsay) Sun<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Chair, CYPHER Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5803<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:yansun@uri.edu\">yansun@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"graduatedirectors\">Graduate Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/sumanta-das\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sumanta-Das.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sumanta-Das.jpg 262w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Sumanta-Das-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/sumanta-das\/\">Sumanta Das<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor and Graduate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5637<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sumanta_das@uri.edu\">sumanta_das@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oce\/meet\/stephen-licht\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/licht.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/licht.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/licht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/licht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/licht-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oce\/meet\/stephen-licht\/\">Stephen Licht<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Graduate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Ocean Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6028<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:slicht@uri.edu\">slicht@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/ryan-poling-skutvik\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ryan-Poling-Skutvik.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ryan-Poling-Skutvik.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ryan-Poling-Skutvik-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ryan-Poling-Skutvik-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ryan-Poling-Skutvik-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/ryan-poling-skutvik\/\">Ryan Poling-Skutvik<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor and Graduate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:ryanps@uri.edu\">ryanps@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet\/resit-sendag\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Resit-Sendag.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Resit-Sendag.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Resit-Sendag-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Resit-Sendag-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Resit-Sendag-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet\/resit-sendag\/\">Resit Sendag<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor and Graduate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9423<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sendag@uri.edu\">sendag@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mcise\/meet\/chengzhi-yuan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Chengzhi-Yuan.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Chengzhi-Yuan.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Chengzhi-Yuan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Chengzhi-Yuan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Chengzhi-Yuan-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mcise\/meet\/chengzhi-yuan\/\">Chengzhi Yuan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor and Graduate Director<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9067<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:cyuan@uri.edu\">cyuan@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Center and Program Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/vcraver\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Vinka-Craver.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Vinka-Craver.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Vinka-Craver-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Vinka-Craver-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Vinka-Craver-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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