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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Defense Announcement</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Crimson">Electrochemical Synthesis of Functional Films and Surfaces</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Kamyar Ahmadi</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Degree: Ph.D. in Materials Engineering</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Date: Dec 7, 2020 – Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Location: Zoom, meeting ID 852 0977 6614</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Committee Chair: Dr. Stanko R. Brankovic – Co-Chair: Dr. Francisco C. Robles Hernandez</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Crimson">Members: Dr. Jiming Bao, Dr. E. Jennings Taylor, Dr. David Mayerich, Dr. Nikhil Dole</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:105%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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