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Hamid
Dalir
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Indianapolis (by courtesy in West Lafayette)
(765) 495-7757
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Christopher
Finch
Professor of Engineering Practice
Indianapolis
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Daniel
Williams
Professor Of Engineering Practice
West Lafayette
HERL 247
(765) 496-9080
dewillia@purdue.edu
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