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Leadership Team

The Executive Committee

The organizational structure of the center consists of the (1) Executive Committee, (2) the Scientific Advisory Board, (3) the Governance Board, (4) the Industry Advisory Board, and (5) the DEI Advisory Board. The operation of the center is led by the Executive Committee:

Director

Dr. Srikanth Pilla
Professor

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Clemson University

Dr Srikanth Pilla
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Executive Committee Members

Dr. Gang Li
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Dr. Gang Li

Associate Director for Research Collaboration

Clemson University

Dr. Farhang Pourboghart
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Dr. Farhang Pourboghart

Research Thrust I Lead

Ohio State University

Dr. Qiong Zhang
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Dr. Qiong Zhang

Research Thrust I Co-Lead

Clemson University

Dr. George Karniadakis
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Dr. George Karniadakis

Research Thrust II Lead

Brown University

Dr. Zhen Li
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Dr. Zhen Li

Research Thrust II Co-Lead

Clemson University

Sai Aditya Pradeep
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Sai Aditya Pradeep

Scientific Program Manager

University of Delaware

Dr. Kevin Simmons
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Dr. Kevin Simmons

Research Thrust III Lead

PNNL

Nicholas Morgan
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Dr. James Sternberg
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Dr. James Sternberg

Research Thrust III Co-Lead

Clemson University

Nick Morgan

Outreach Program Cooordinator 

Clemson University

Dr. Yong Huang
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Dr. Yong Huang

Early Career Academy Mentor

University of Florida

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University of Delaware

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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AIM for Composites, an Energy Frontier Research Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences at Clemson University under award #DE-SC0023389. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the PI(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the DOE.

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