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Class 18: 2018-'19 AY

4/29/2019

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Drexel University
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Mohammad Hehdi Taheri - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Presentation Topic: Measuring and Controlling Ultrafast Photoexcited Charge Transfer Dynamics in Nanoscale Structures
Sankalp Kota - Materials Science and Engineering
Presentation Topic: Synthetsis and Properties of Layered Transition Metal Borides: The MAB Phases
Robert Koerner - Donor
Sharon Walker - Dean of Engineering
Michael Koerner - Donor

Scott Lerner - Electrical Engineering
Presentation Topic: Workload-Aware Design
Marco Jacovic - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Presentation Topic: Evaluation of Physical Layer Secret Key Generation for IoT Devices

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Michael Cimorelli
 - Chemical & Biological Engineering
Mallory Clites - Materials Science and Engineering
David Hartman - Mechanical Engineering
Steven Pagano - Mechanical Engineering
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Class 17: 2017-'18 AY

6/26/2018

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Drexel University
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Upper Row - Left-to-Right
Dr. Robert M. Koerner
Justin Melunis - Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Presentation Topic: “A Systems Approach to Multi-Scale Modeling”, Advisor: Uri Hershberg
Ryan Robinson - Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Presentation Topic: “Plasma Activated Water (PAW) from Non-Equilibrium Plasma Sources”, Advisors: Danil Dobrymin and Alexander Fridman
Deeksha Seth - Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Presentation Topic: “Investigating Active Compliance Modulations in Fish Fin During Natural Swimming”
Benjamin Werden  - Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Spatial Variation in Aerosol Chemical Composition and Source Contribution in Nepal from Aerosol Mass Spectrometry Measurements”, Advisor: Peter DeCarlo
Kathryn Wofford  - Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Presentation Topic: “Utilizing the Innate Immune System to Promote Neural Health after Traumatic Brain Injury”, Advisors: Kara Spiller and Kacy Cullen
Jasmin Gardner - Chemical and Biological Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Dynamics of Viral Fusion Studied Using MD Simulations and Free Energy Methods”, Advisor: Cameron Abrams
Donald Fehlinger - Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Presentation Topic: “Boiling Water Enhancement”, Advisor: Matthew McCarthy
Michael R. Koerner
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Bryan Commings - Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Modeling the Aging of Organic Aerosols in Indoor Environments”, Advisor: Michael Waring
Kyle Juretus - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Time Domain Sequential Locking for Increased Security”, Advisor: Ioanniz Savidiz
Sophia Lee - Chemical and Biological Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Study of Surface Interactions at Carbon Anodes in Sodium-ion Batteries”, Advisor: Maureen Tang
Michael Liu - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Applying Applications: Improving HW/SW C-Design for Bleeding-Edge Workloads”, Advisor: Baris Taskin
Kathleen Maleski - Materials Science and Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Solution Processing and Optical Properties of Transition Metal Carbides (MXenes)”, Advisor: Yuri Gogoski
Owen Mayer - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Presentation Topic: “Uncovering Digital Image Forgeries”, Advisor: Matthew Stamm   
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Class 16: 2016-'17 AY

5/15/2017

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Drexel University
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Dr. Robert Koerner
Deborah Kapilow - Mechanical Engineering
Presentation Topic: Experimental Characterization of the Melting and Freezing of Encapuslated Phase-Change Materials under Convective Boundary Conditions
Bryan Byles - Materials Science and Engineering
Presentation Topic: Tunnel Manganese Oxides for Energy and Water Treatment Applications
Tiffany Lakins- Electrical and Computer Engineering
Presentation Topic: Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of Information Embedded Power Systems
Michael Spanier - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Presentation Topic: Medical Image Processing
Samantha Morelly - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Presentation Topic: Better Understanding Battery Slurries Through Rheology
Carson Fox - Biomedical Engineering
Presentation Topic: New Continuous-Flow Artificial Heart for Use in Smaller Sized Adults and Pediatric Patients
Yuan-Ping (Peter) Li - Materials Science and Engineering
Presentation Topic: Macroporous Scaffolds for Immune Cell Modulation
Mr. Michael R. Koerner

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Stephanie Miller
 - Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering
Lauren Smalls-Mantey - Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering
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Class 15: 2015-'16 AY

11/30/2015

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Drexel University
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Kaitie Sniffen - Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Presentation Topic: Nutrient Removal from Landfill Leachate by Bioassimilation
Nick Coleman - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Presentation Topic: Power Distribution System Analysis and Optimization Applications
Lauren Smalls-Mantey - Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Presentation Topic: The Potential Role of Green Infrastructure in the Mitigation of the Urban Heat Island
Sergey Smolin  - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Presentation Topic: Using Ultrafast Spectroscopy to Understand Carrier Recombination in Semiconductors
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Adam Craig - Department of Biomedical Engineering, Presentation Topic: Codon Bias in the Mitochondrial Geonome
Evan Phillips - Department of Materials Science Engineering, Presentation Topic: Cartilage Molecular Engineering Using Biomimetric Proteoglycans
Yuriy Smolin - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Presentation Topic: Nanoscale Engineering and Model-Guided Design of Polymers for Enhancing Energy Capture and Storage
Katie VanAken - Department of Materials Science Engineering, Presentation Topic: Ionic Liquid Mixture Electrolytes for Electrochemical Capacitors
Matthew Guziewski - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Presentation Topic: Interfacial Dislocation Behavior between Cementite and Ferrite
Eric Wait - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Presentation Topic: Classifying Aging in the Mouse Brain by Segmentation, Tracking and Lineaging the Subventricular Zone
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Class 14: 2014-'15 Academic Year

11/30/2014

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Drexel University
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Dr. Robert Koerner
Amber Choquette- Department of Materials Science Engineering
Presentation Topic:  Tailoring Electronic Properties in Semiconducting Perovskite Materials through Octahedral Control

Alex Krick- Department of Materials Science Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Presentation Topic: Experimental Investigation to Controlling Electronic Phase Transitions in Complex Oxides

Sadella Santos- Institute for Energy and the Environment
Presentation Topic:  Encapsulation of Maleimide-Based Healing Agent and Zinc Phosphate for Self-Healing and Corrosion Prevention

Logan Shannahan- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Presentation Topic:  Dynamic Fraction in Anisotropic Materials

Pamela Graney- Department of Biomedical Engineering
Presentation Topic:  Understanding and Controlling Macrophase Behavior in Tissue Regeneration

Andrew Dillon- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Presentation Topic:  Solution-Processed Transparent Conductive Films for Photovoltaics

Salvador DeCelles- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Presentation Topic:  Use signal processing and machine learning techniques to perform computationally efficient data center monitoring for anomaly detection

Jacob Price- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Presentation Topic:  Nitrogen Removal Dynamics by a Photosynthetic Microbial Community under High Cell Densities

Anita Johnson- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Presentation Topics: Transformation of Outdoor Aerosols Upon Transport to the Indoor Environment
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Class 13: 2013-'14 AY

11/30/2013

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Drexel University
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James Douglas Goetz- 
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering , Presentation Topic: The Characterization of Atmospheric Emissions from Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development Using Fast Mobile Measurements.
Ben Cohen - Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Presentation Topic: Transportation Asset Management.
Cole Smith - Department of Materials Science Engineering, Presentation Topic: Thin Film Electronics.
Mark Winter - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Presentation Topic: Inference for Segmentation and Tracking Correction in Biological Image Sequences.
James Worcester - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Presentation Topic: Distributed Robotics for Assembly.
Christopher Barr - Department of Materials Science Engineering, Presentation Topic: Understanding corrosion and radiation damage at grain boundaries in stainless steel.
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Jefferson Cuadra - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Presentation Topic: Data-driven Damage Modeling via Multiscale Characterization of Mechanical behavior of Advanced Materials.
Caitlin Dillard - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Presentation topic: Hierarchical Self-assembly of Monoaxially 
Electrospun P3HT/PCBM Nanofibers.
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Class 12: 2012-'13 AY

11/30/2012

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Drexel University
Chris Dennison: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Caglan Kumbur
Greg Ditzler: Department: Electrical, Advisor: Gail Rosen
Greg Vetterick: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Mitra Taheri
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Paul Snyder: Department: Computer Engineering, Advisor: Guiseppe Valetto
Jeff Kahn: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor:  Jim Tangorra

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Caitlin Dallard: Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor:  Vibra Kalsa
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Adams Rackes: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor:  Mike Waring
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Mark Scafetta: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Steve May
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Worcester Polytecnic Institute
Paul Gaspar:  Mechanical Engineering
John Favreau:  Biomedical Engineering
Nicholas Deveau:  Chemical Engineering
Adam Dadwallader:  Environmental Engineering
Mariah Seaboldt:  Civil Engineering and Fire Protection Engineering
Kathryn Tongue:  Chemical Engineering
Danielle Belsito:  Materials Science & Engineering
Heather Cirka: Biomedical Engineering

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Michal Talmor:  Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering
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Yasmin Khakpour:  Mechanical Engineering
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Class 10: 2010-'11 AY

11/30/2011

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Graduate Students:
Scott Rockwell:  Department: Fire Protection Engineering
Tracy Gwyther:  Department: Biomedical Engineering
Chris Sulley:  Department: Biomedical Engineering
Kathleen Wang:  Department: Chemical Engineering
Abby Charest:   Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Selcuk Guceri - Dean of Engineering

Undergraduate Students

Julie Bliss:  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adriana Martinez-Betancourt:   Department: Biomedical Engineering
Thomas Carlone:   Department: Robotics Engineering
Mary Clare McCorry:  Department: Biomedical Engineering
Artur Lebedev:  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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University of Conneticut
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Vincent Palumbo, Advisor: Bryan Huey
Chad Johnston - Department: Civil & Environmental Engineering, Advisor: Marisa Chrysochoou
Lance Fiondella - Department: Computer Science & Engineering, Advisor: Swapna Gokhale
Ernesto Suarez - Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering, Advisor: Faquir Jain
Kathryn Gosselin - Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor:  Michael Renfro
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Class 9: 2009-'10 AY

11/30/2009

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Drexel University
​Dean Guceri
Lisa Chen
: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Jin Wen
Gustave Anderson: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Moshe Kam
Erik Brewer: Department: Materials Science Engineering, Advisor: Anthony Lowman
Frank Leone: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Tein-Min Tan
James Elabd
Mathew Hood: Department: Materials Science Engineering, Advisor: Christopher Li
Sunny Wong: Department: Computer Engineering, Advisor: Yuanfang Cai
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Louis Kratz: Department: Computer Science Engineering, Advisor: Ko Nishino
Rafael Mulero: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Min Jun Kim.
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Class 8: 2008-'09 AY

11/30/2008

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Drexel University
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Aaron Sakulih: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Michel Barsoum
Theresa Anderiack: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Joe Watman
Evan Sultanik: Department: Computer Engineering, Advisor: William Regli
Jay Kothari: Department: Computer Engineering, Advisor: Spiros Mancoridis
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Mark Wier: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Chuck Haas
Mike Kleinberg: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Karen Miu
Jessica Schiffman: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Caroline Schauer
Mike Walters: Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Steve Wrenee.

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Ed Steager: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Min Jun Kim
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Class 7: 2007-'08 AY

11/30/2007

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Drexel University
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Robert Chang: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Wei Sun
Keith Sevcik: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Paul Oh
​Aaron St.  Leger: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Chika Nwankpa
Kevin McPeak: Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: John Baxter
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Naomi Hampson: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Surya Kalidindi
Max Shevertalov: Department: Computer Science, Advisor: Siros Mancoridis
Joseph Capobianco: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Wei-Heng and Wan Shin
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Carolyn Calee: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Patricia Gallagher





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Class 6: 2006-'07 AY

11/30/2006

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Drexel University
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Nicholas DeLuca: Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Yosseff Ekabd
Nicholas Kirsch: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor:  Kapil Dandekar
Christopher Hovanec: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Roger Doherty/Suri Kalidindi
David Stack: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Baki Farouk
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Class 5: 2005-'06 AY

11/30/2005

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Drexel University
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Front
Michael Ermold: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Adam Fontecchio
Anthony Tuiesca: Department: Chemical, Advisor: Tony Lowman
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Patrick Strenk: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Joe Wartman
Roger Marino: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Joe Martin
Lauren Shor: Department: Mechanical, Advisor: Wei Sun
Eric Gallo: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Bahram Nabet
Mathew Cathell: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Caroline Schauer




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Class 4: 2004-'05 AY

11/30/2004

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Drexel University
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Mike Ermold:  Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Adam Fontecchio, David Yoo:  Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Perter 
Herczfeld, 
 Jason Robinette:  Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Giuseppe Palmese, Tim Bartrand:  Department: Civil 
Engineering, Advisor: Chuck Haas, 
Jihean Lee:   Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Giuseppe Palmese
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Bill Green:  Department:  Mechanical Engineering, Advisor:  Paul Oh,  Joshua Houskamp:  Department:  Materials Engineering, Advisor: Surya 
Kalidindi
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Class 3: 2003-'04 AY

11/30/2003

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Drexel University
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Jonathan Thomas: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Michelle Marcolongo
David Yoo: Department:  Electrical Engineering, Advisor:  Peter Herczfeld
Adam O'Donnell:  Department:  Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Harish Sethu
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Robert Ryan:  
Department:  Civil Engineering, Advisor:  Clair Welty
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Christopher Kennedy: 
 Department:  Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Jaydev Desai

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David Lehnert: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Nick Cernansky
Kevin Towles: Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Nily Dan
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Class 2: 2002-'03 AY

11/30/2002

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Drexel University
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Carl Imhauser: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Sorin Siegler
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Andrew Guarino
:  Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Steve Wrenn
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Jason Lyons
:  Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Frank Ko
Stacie Ringleb:  Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Sorin Siegler
Jennifer Viscone:  Department: Civil Engineering,
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Class 1: 2001-'02 AY

11/30/2001

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Drexel University
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Simon Chung: Department: Mechanical Engineering, Advisor: Albert Wang
Gregory Troup: Department: Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Steve Wrenn
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Dean Selcuk Guceri

Frank Hampton: Department: Civil Engineering, Advisor: Harry Harris
Arkady Kopansky: Department: Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Maya Baystrom
Nevin Naguib: Department: Materials Engineering, Advisor: Yury Gogotsi
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