{"id":3808,"date":"2019-05-22T19:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T19:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/?page_id=3808"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:05:25","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"title-block w-100\"><div class=\"container-fluid page-title-container\"><div class=\"title-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"font-heading\">Meet The Team<\/h1><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<nav class=\"section-navigation\"><div class=\"section-navigation-inner\"><div class=\"section-menu\"><a class=\"section-navigation-back\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/section-nav\/includes\/section-nav-back.svg\" \/> Back<\/a><ul class=\"\" id=\"section-nav-ul\"><li class=\"current-page\"><a class=\"menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/\">About<span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"page_item page-item-3808 page_item_has_children dropdown\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/\" class=\"dropdown-toggle\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Meet the team <span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-1184\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/director\/\">Director<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-1536\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/assistant-director\/\">Assistant Director<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/melissa-white\/\">Melissa White, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4334\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/sierra-pollard\/\">Sierra Pollard, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5873\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/ron-stein\/\">Ron Stein<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5537\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/elif-akcali\/\">Elif Ak\u00e7al\u0131, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/faculty-innovation-council\/\">Faculty Innovation Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-5905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/annual-activities-summary\/\">Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/partners\/\">Partners and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-6039\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/engineering-innovation-institute-logo\/\">Engineering Innovation Institute Logo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><a class=\"section-menu-btn section-navigation-toggler\" href=\"#\" type=\"button\" aria-controls=\"sectionNavigation\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-btn\">Menu<\/span><span class=\"close-btn\" style=\"display:none;\">Close<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2011\/08\/Erik-Sander-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/director\/\">Erik Sander<\/a><strong><br>Michael Durham Director<br><\/strong>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:esander@eng.ufl.edu\">esander@eng.ufl.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 352-392-7047<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2018\/07\/Lawrence-Tinker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2018\/07\/Lawrence-Tinker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2018\/07\/Lawrence-Tinker.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/assistant-director\">Lawrence Tinker<\/a><strong><br>Assistant Director<br><\/strong>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:latinker@eng.ufl.edu\">latinker@eng.ufl.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 352-294-7908<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/Melissa-White-300-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/Melissa-White-300-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/Melissa-White-300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/melissa-white\/\">Melissa White<\/a><br><strong>Instructional Assistant Professor<\/strong><br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mm.white@eng.ufl.edu\">mm.white@eng.ufl.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 352-294-7906<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Pollard-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Sierra Pollard, Ph.D.\" class=\"wp-image-8729\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/sierra-pollard\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/sierra-pollard\/\">Sierra Pollard<br><\/a><strong>Adjunct Lecturer<\/strong><br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:spollard@eng.ufl.edu\">spollard@eng.ufl.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/08\/Ron-Stein-300x300-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/08\/Ron-Stein-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2022\/08\/Ron-Stein-300x300-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/ron-stein\/\">Ron Stein<\/a><br><strong>Adjunct Lecturer<\/strong><br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:r.stein@ufl.edu\">r.stein@ufl.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2021\/07\/akcali_cropped-240x240-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2021\/07\/akcali_cropped-240x240-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2021\/07\/akcali_cropped-240x240-1.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/elif-akcali\/\">Elif Ak\u00e7al\u0131<\/a><br><strong>Affiliate Faculty<\/strong><br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:akcali@ise.ufl.edu\">akcali@ise.ufl.edu<\/a><br>Phone: 352-294-7726<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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