VOTERS
Outreach and Impact
Ralf Birken
Northeastern University
This work was performed under the support of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Technology Innovation Program, Cooperative Agreement Number 70NANB9H9012
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Education/Scholarship
Outreach/Collaboration
VOTERS Outreach
Conferences
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New R&D projects
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EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP
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NEU GRADUATE STUDENTS
10 Ph.D., at least partially funded by VOTERS
Yu Liu
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Yifeng Lu
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Yubo Zhao
RA
David Vines-Cavanaugh
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Yiying Zhang
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Nicole Martino
RA
Wenjun Zhang
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Qi Wang
RA
Ming Li
RA
Sindhu Ghanta
RA
PhD ECE
PhD Interdisciplinary
PhD Interdisciplinary
PhD CEE
PhD Interdisciplinary
PhD CEE
PhD Interdisciplinary
PhD ECE
PhD ECE
PhD ECE
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2013
2014
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2013
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2014
9 M.S., at least partially funded by VOTERS
Jason Durant
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Hao Liu
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Vitaliy Saykin
RA
David Vines-Cavanaugh
RA
Kyle Anstey
RA
Bo LI
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Reid Vilbig
RA
Xin Ma
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Salar Shahini Shamsabadi
RA
MS ECE
MS CE
MS CE
MS CE
MS ECE
MS ECE
MS CE
MS ECE
MS CE
2010
UML(2012)
2011
2011
2010
2010
2013
2013
2014
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UML GRADUATE STUDENTS
Total: 6 M.S. and 6 B.S. at least partially funded by VOTERS
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Burak Boyaci (2010), M.S.
Sam Talbot (2010), B.S.
Ibrahim C. Solak (2011), M.S.
Alice Chao (2012), M.S.
Carlos Jaquez (2013), M.S.
Hao Liu (2013), M.S.
Justin Wilson (2013), M.S.
Ross Gladstone (2013), B.S.
Sarah Kurtzer (2014), B.S.
Othman Belgrini (2014), B.S.
David Perloff (2015), B.S.
Steven Vaughan (2015), B.S.
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UVM GRADUATE STUDENTS
Total: 1 B.S., 5 M.S., 1 Visiting Ph.D. and 1 Postdoctoral Fellow at least
partially funded or otherwise supported by VOTERS
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Mohamed Metwally B.S.
Anbu Venkatachalam M.S.
Earl Lawyer M.S.
Ken Ngai M.S.
Andrew O’Brien M.S.
Yu Zhang M.S.
Xianlei Xu Visiting PhD student from China University Mining and Technology Beijing
Dylan Burns Postdoctoral Fellow
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Patents – 4 pending
• NEU
1. Real-Time Wireless Dynamic Tire Pressure Sensors and Energy Harvesting System. Filed on May 21, 2012.
Ming L. Wang, Qi Wang and Greg McDaniel. Patent pending.
2. Real Time Pavement Profile Sensing System Using Air-coupled Surface Wave, Yinghong Cao and Ming L.
Wang, Filed in January 20, 2012, No. 61/434,522, PCT/US12/022016 Patent Pending.
3. Conformal and configurable millimeter-wave integrated array radar in a compact package, Dan Busuioc
and Ralf Birken, and Ming L. Wang, Filed on March 23, 2013. PCT/US13/33538. Patent Pending.
4. Roaming Mobile Sensor Platform Collection Geo-Referenced Sensor Data and Creating Thematic Maps, R.
Birken., Ming L. Wang, and Sara Wadia Fascetti, No. 61/315,571, March 21, 2012. Patent Pending.
• Tire Excited Acoustic Sensing System. With Greg. McDaniel, 61/434,559, Merged into 4 above.
• Real Time DGPS Correction Approach Through Cellular Network, With Y. Zhang, J. Zhang and R. Birken, Sep.,
2010, No. 61/434,548, Provisional filed, now abandoned.
• UVM
• Highway speed GPR system (in preparation)
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Journal papers
• Over 40 publications and counting
• http://www.northeastern.edu/voters/researc
h/publications/journal_articles/
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Book and Book Chapters
• Sensor Technologies for civil infrastructures: Performance
assessment & health monitoring, M. Wang, J. Lynch, and Sohn
(eds.), Woodhead Publishing, 2013.
• 5 chapters from VOTERS authors will appear in book above
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Education/Scholarship
Collaboration
• Over 40 Students involved, at least
partially funded, at all levels
• 4 Patents pending
• Over 40 Publications
• 5 book chapters
VOTERS Outreach
Conferences
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New R&D projects
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CONFERENCES
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Hosting Major Workshops and Conferences
1. ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Annual Meeting, June 1-4, 2011,
http://www.neu.edu/emi2011/, NEU, Boston, USA. Chair and Co-chairs M.
Wang with J. Hajjar and D. Bernal. 450 participants from 22 countries.
2. (ANCRISST) on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures
Technology (140 from 10 countries), July, 2009,
http://www.neu.edu/ancrisst2009 , M. Wang, Organizer and Chairman at
NEU, Boston, USA.
3. US-Taiwan Workshop on Bio-inspired Sensor and Actuating Technology,
April 2009 (95 from 10 countries),
http://nuweb7.neu.edu/us_taiwan_workshop/index.php, Taipei, Taiwan.
Co-chair M. Wang with C. H. Loh of National Taiwan University.
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Chaired at Major Conferences
• SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Symposium 2013, San Diego, CA, March 10-14,
2013
– Tzu-Yang Yu - Conference Chair for Nondestructive Characterization for Composite
Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security VI
Conference
– Ming Wang – Session Co-Chair for Corrosion and Health Monitoring of Civil
Infrastructures
– Ming Wang – Session Co-Chair for SHM/NDE for Bridges
– Dryver Huston – Session Co-Chair for Remote Sensing
– 6 presentations from VOTERS
• Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering &
Environmental Problems (SAGEEP), Denver, CO, March 17-21, 2013
– Ralf Birken – Session Chair for Advances and recent applications of GPR: Civil
Infrastructure
– Ralf Birken – Session Chair for Advances and recent applications of GPR
– 6 presentations from VOTERS
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Conference Proceedings
• Over 50 poster or oral presentations at relevant
conferences
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cations/conference_proceedings/
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Education/Scholarship
Collaboration
• Over 40 Students involved, at least
partially funded, at all levels
• 4 Patents pending
• Over 40 Publications
VOTERS Outreach
Conferences
New R&D projects
• Hosted 3 Major Ones
• Chaired 6 Sessions this year alone
• Over 50 Proceedings
(Posters and Presentations)
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COLLABORATION
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Collaborations
• Federal Highway Administration
• State Highway Departments
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Minnesota
Washington State
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
• Federal Aviation Administration
Supporting
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Collaborations
• UVM
– Ongoing discussions with Vermont Agency of Transportation on bridge
maintenance
– Attended FHWA Workshop on Virtual NDE Laboratory, Dec. 2011,
McLean, VA
• Trilion
– Working with the PA DOT to expand the VOTERS project
• UML
– MassDOT
– Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
• NEU
– UPS, Fedex, Walleye
– Sky Research
– Technical University Delft
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Technology Transfer
• Licensing agreement between ESS and NEU to sell
NEU designed GPR antennas together with the ESSGPR, in final preparation
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Education/Scholarship
Collaboration
• Over 40 Students involved, at least
partially funded, at all levels
• 4 Patents pending
• Over 40 Publications
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Industry
Federal and State
Local Communities
Technology Transfer
VOTERS Outreach
Conferences
New R&D projects
• Hosted 3 Major Ones
• Chaired 6 Sessions this year alone
• Over 50 Proceedings
(Posters and Presentations)
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NEW R&D PROJECTS
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New Projects
UVM
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Source: NASA EPSCoR
Title: Prediction and Monitoring of Ablation of Thermal Protective Systems Under
Atmospheric Reentry Conditions
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Source: NASA VSCG
Title: Hydrogen Flame Imaging
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Role on Project: D Huston Co-I
Entire Project: 9/1/11 - 8/31/14
Total Costs : $1,500,000 ($750,000 federal and $750,000 non-federal match)
Specific Aims: to monitor ablation of thermal protection systems
Role on Project: D Huston PI
Entire Project: 9/1/10 - 12/31/11
Total Costs : $5,000
Specific Aims: to image UV hydrogen flames with passive collimated optics
Source: US Army STTR Phase I with Performance Lasers
Title: Compact, Rugged, and Low-Cost Wavelength-Versatile Burst Laser
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Role on Project: D Huston University PI, with Harry Rieger of Performance Lasers as Prime PI
Entire Project: 9/1/11 - 02/29/12
Total Costs : $30,000
Specific Aims: to develop hand held eye safe burst lasers
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New Projects (cont.)
UVM
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Source: Vermont Agency of Transportation and Transportation Research Center
Title: Prediction and Mitigation of Scour for Vermont Bridges
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Source: National Park Service
Title: Fort Bowie
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Role on Project: D Huston Co-I
Entire Project: 10/11 – 09/14Total Costs : $310,478
Specific Aims: to develop scour sensing and remediation
Role on Project: D Huston Co-I
Entire Project: 07/11 – 03/14
Total Costs : $205,000
Specific Aims: to examine preservation of adobe walls at historic fort
Source: US Army STTR Phase II with Performance Laser
Title: Compact, Rugged, and Low-Cost Wavelength-Versatile Burst Laser
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Role on Project: University PI, with Harry Rieger of Performance Lasers as Prime PI
Entire Project: 9/1/12 - 08/31/14
Total Costs : $225,000 (UVM subcontract)
Specific Aims: to develop hand held eye safe burst lasers
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New Projects (cont.)
UVM
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Source: AFOSR STTR Phase II with Industrial Measurement Systems Inc.
Title: Novel Materials for In-Situ Ablation Sensing
– Role on Project: Co-I, with D Fletcher as University PI, and Donald Yuhas of Industrial
Measurement Systems Inc. as Prime PI
– Entire Project: 9/1/12 - 08/31/14
– Total Costs : $250,000 (UVM subcontract)
– Specific Aims: to develop ablation sensors for hypersonic vehicles
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Source: NASA VSGC
Title: Ultraviolet Flame Imaging with Quantum Dot Collimated Optics
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Role on Project: PI
Entire Project: 09/01/2013 – 08/31/2014
Total Costs: $27,500
Specific Aims: to develop an ultraviolet hydrogen flame imaging system using quantum dots
and collimated optics
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Pending Proposals
UVM
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Source: DOD Army DURIP
Title: Acquisition of a High Resolution 4D X-ray Computed Tomography System to Support
Existing and New National Defense-Related Research and Education
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Source: DOD Army DURIP
Title: Adaptive and Cognitive Ground and Wall Penetrating Radar System
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Role on Project: D Huston Co-I, M. Dewoolkar PI
Entire Project: 6/15/13 – 6/14/14
Total Costs : $899,800
Specific Aims: to acquire high resolution x-ray equipment
Role on Project: D Huston PI, T Xia Co-I
Entire Project: 6/15/13 – 6/14/14
Total Costs : $188,219
Specific Aims: to acquire adaptive and cognitive ground penetrating radar equipment
Source: NSF with Dartmouth College
Title: Data Managed Cognitive Ground Penetrating for Bridge Safety Inspection
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Role on Project: T Xia PI, D Huston Co-PI of UVM
Entire Project: 02/01/2014 – 01/31/2017
Total Costs: $328,158
Specific Aims: to develop a novel cognitive ground penetrating radar to leverage inspection accuracy
and efficiency of bridge structure safety
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Pending Proposals (cont.)
UVM
• Source: NSF Title: Wound Closing Mechanics and Control for Structural
Healing
• Role on Project: PI
– Entire Project: 09/01/2013 – 08/31/2015
– Total Costs: $219,287
– Specific Aims: to study the mechanics and control of wound closing in selfhealing structures
• Source: US Army STTR Phase I with Superior Technical Ceramics
• Title: Self Repairing Antenna Embedded in Composite Structures
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Role on Project: D Huston PI, T Xia Co-PI of UVM
Entire Project: 09/01/2013 – 02/28/2014
Total Costs: $78,173
Specific Aims: to develop self-repairing composite antennas for ballistic armor
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Pending Proposals (cont.)
NEU
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SENSOR-BASED EVALUATION OF THE CRITICAL URBAN ROAD-TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT (SECURE)
PI:
Dr. Ralf Birken (Northeastern University)
Co-PI’s: Dr. Auroop Ganguly, Dr. Jennifer Dy, Dr. Ming Wang (Northeastern University), and Prof.
Vipin Kumar (University of Minnesota)
Sponsor:
NSF CyberSEES
Proposed Date:
September 1, 2013– August 31, 2016
Proposed Funds: $1,200,000 ($1,000,000 NEU)
Status:
Submitted February 5, 2013
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UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER FOR Preservation of the Urban Road Environment (PURE)
PI:
Dr. Ming Wang (Northeastern University)
Co-PI’s:
Dr. Ralf Birken (Northeastern University)
Collaborators:
UCLA, AU, CDM, City of Boston, City of Brockton, CDM Smith
Sponsor:
RITA USDOT
Proposed Date:
September 30, 2013– September 30, 2016
Proposed Funds: $2,250,000 ($1,250,000 NEU)
Status:
Submitted March 19, 2013
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Pending Proposals (cont.)
UML
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MULTI-MODAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE SENSING OF BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
PI:
Dr. Tzuyang Yu
Co-PI’s: Dr. D. Huston (UVermont), Dr. C. Cao (UConn), Dr. Y. Zhang (GeorgiaTech), Dr. Dr. V. Wang (UML),
Dr. A. Gyekenyesi (NASA)
Sponsor:
USDOT RITA CRS&SI
Proposed Date:
July 15, 2013– July 14, 2015
Proposed Funds:
$2,693,134
Status:
Invited for oral presentation (04/03/13)
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RAPID REMOTE DEFECT AND DAMAGE DETECTION OF LARGE-AREA COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
PI:
Dr. Tzuyang Yu
Co-PI’s:
Dr. J. Chen, Dr. C. Niezrecki, Dr. E. Reynaud
Sponsor:
NSF SSS
Proposed Date:
September 1, 2013– August 31, 2016
Proposed Funds:
$408,345
Status:
Pending review
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Pending Proposals (cont.)
UML
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LOW COST RAPID MANUFACTURING OF FIBER OPTIC PRESSURE SENSORS FOR INSPECTION AND MONITORING IN HIGH
POWER ENERGY SYSTEMS
PI:
Dr. David Lai
Co-PI’s: Dr. Tzuyang Yu
Sponsor:
USDOT SBIR
Proposed Date:
September 1, 2013– August 31, 2014
Proposed Funds:
$268,750
Status:
Invited for full proposal (04/03/13)
LOW COST RAPID MANUFACTURING OF FIBER OPTIC PRESSURE SENSORS FOR INSPECTION AND MONITORING IN HIGH
POWER ENERGY SYSTEMS
PI:
Dr. David Lai
Co-PI’s: Dr. Tzuyang Yu
Sponsor:
DOE SBIR
Proposed Date:
September 1, 2013– August 31, 2014
Proposed Funds:
$150,000
Status:
Invited for full proposal (04/03/13)
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Education/Scholarship
Collaboration
• Over 40 Students involved, at least
partially funded, at all levels
• 4 Patents pending
• Over 40 Publications
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Industry
Federal and State
Local Communities
Technology Transfer
VOTERS Impact
Summary
Conferences
New R&D projects
• Hosted 3 Major Ones
• Chaired 6 Sessions this year alone
• Over 50 Proceedings
(Posters and Presentations)
• More than 10 new projects
• More than 10 pending proposals
• Unfortunately many rejected ones
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BUSINESS ASPECTS
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Cost Estimates of VOTERS Components
UVM-GPR
• cost of prototype $55,000 hardware
• cost of duplication in low quantities $50,000 hardware
• estimated cost for medium and high quantity commercial version
maybe under $10,000
ESS-GPR
• Estimated cost in low quantities for prototype versions of the ESS Gen3 GPR radar
system for GEARS is $3500. This includes the electronics, housing, and acquisition
software, but does not include antennas.
• Multiply this number time the number of antenna pairs needed for the GEARS
array system. For example, a system with 16 antenna pairs would cost about $56k,
a third of currently available slower commercial GPR arrays
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Cost Estimates of VOTERS Components
prototype
low quantities
medium and high quantity
DRS
$2500
$1200
~$800
TEASE
$3000
$2000
~$1500
BOSS
DTPS
MASS
$4500
$3000
~$2000
$6000
$4000
$2000
$5000
$4000
$2500
SLiMR
Video
MAP-GIS
$1250
$350
$200
$4000
$2000
$1000
$30000
$20000
Will depend on server demand
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How to commercialize?
• Reduce equipment cost and outfit many vehicles
– Sell hardware and maintain systems
– Maintenance and training
– MAP-GIS software subscription, data management
• Outfit one vehicle per region and survey continuously
– By subscription – Whole city gets updated data every x months
– Data on demand, recent data collected within 6 months always
available, whoever wants it can purchase it
– Survey upon request (old model)
• Combine with other mobile data collection
– Mobile SI platform adaptable, expandable, and scalable
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This work was performed under the support of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Technology Innovation Program (TIP),
Cooperative Agreement Number 70NANB9H9012
Thank you!
r.birken@neu.edu
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Organizations
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