Faculty and Staff
CMR Faculty
Kenneth Currie, Director
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(931) 372-3362
Brown (BN) 222Resume/CV
Director of the Center for Manufacturing Research (CMR) with full responsibilities for budgeting, personnel development, and long-term strategic planning.
- The CMR has 15 FTE employees including three tenure-track faculty members that were recruited and hired according to the CMR’s strategic plan and subsequently mentored within the CMR but have tenure and rank in academic departments.
- A state appropriated budget of .45 million per year used for personnel, travel, equipment, and graduate student support.
Robert Qiu, Professor
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(931) 372-3847
Brown (BN) 210
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Kwun-Lon Ting, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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(931) 372-3230
Brown (BN) 211
Cynthia Rice-York, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
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(931) 372-6059
Prescott (PH) 448Resume/CV
Hired through the Center for Manufacturing Research, on a tenure-track as an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, Dr Rice-York is addressing cost affordability and manufacturability of Energy Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage.
Specifically, Dr. Rice-York is conducting research into characterization and function of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane & Liquid Fuel Cells (PEM, Direct Formic Acid, Direct Methanol) – freeze dynamics, mechanical and chemical durability testing, Gas Diffusion Layer influence on PEM performance.

CMR Staff
Brian Bates, R&D Engineer
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(931) 372-3106
Clement (CH) 106
Earl Hawkins, Material Science Lab Coordinator
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(931) 372-3104
Clement (CH) 304
Nan Guo, R&D Engineer
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(931) 372-3102
Clement (CH) 401
Mazie Henry, Contract Compliance Assistance
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(931) 372-3630
Brown (BN) 222
Robert Reab, Network Manager
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(931) 372-3029
Clement (CH) 306
Network Manager
Michael Renfro, R&D Engineer
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(931) 372-3601
Clement (CH) 314
Sue Richardson, Receptionist/Secretary
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(931) 372-3362
Brown (BN) 222
Joel Seber, Engineering Computer Support Manager
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(931) 372-3734
Clement (CH) 301
Phyllis Stallion, Technical Clerk
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(931) 372-3099
Brown (BN) 222
Ann Wiegand, Financial Analyst
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(931) 372-3506
Brown (BN) 222
Visiting Scholar
- Zhang, Yanbin
Post Doctoral Assistants
- Hu, Zhen
Tennessee 3-Star Industrial Assessment Center
- Cunningham, Glen Director. Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Davis, Michelle Outreach Coordinator






