Florida Institute on National Security
Research Directors
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Dr. James Baciak Director of Nuclear Safeguards and Security Materials Science Engineering University of Florida jebaciak@mse.ufl.edu |
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Dr. Ted Krauthammer Director of Civil Infrastructure Protection Civil and Coastal Engineering University of Florida tedk@ufl.edu |
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Dr. S. “Bala” Balachandar Director of Computational Methods Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of Florida bala1s@ufl.edu |
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Dr. Eric McLamore Director of Food Security Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida emclamor@ufl.edu |
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Dr. Warren Dixon Director of Autonomy Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of Florida wdixon@ufl.edu |
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Dr. John Shea Director of Networking and Communications Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Florida jshea@ece.ufl.edu |
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Dr. Paul Gader Director of Informatics and Signal Analysis Computer & Information Science & Engineering University of Florida pgader@cise.ufl.edu |
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Dr. Patrick Traynor Director of Cybersecurity Computer & Information Science & Engineering University of Florida traynor@cise.ufl.edu |