Photo Display Name Department Email/Phone Office Title Degree
  Jacob Conley Engineering j-conley.3@onu.edu
419-772-1113 		James Lehr Kennedy 118A Machine Shop Technician
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Scott Cottle Engineering s-cottle@onu.edu
419-772-2397 		James Lehr Kennedy 118B Senior Mechanical Technician A, Rhodes State College
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Julio de Lima Nicolini Engineering j-nicolini@onu.edu
419-772-1013 		James Lehr Kennedy 226 Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering PHD, Ohio State University (The)
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Wami Dosunmu-Ogunbi Engineering o-dosunmu-ogunbi@onu.edu
419-772-2384 		James Lehr Kennedy 270 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering BS, University of Illinois Urbana
MS, Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor
PHD, Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor
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Lori Goldsmith Engineering l-goldsmith@onu.edu
419-772-2371 		James Lehr Kennedy 107 Executive Administrative Assistant
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Jodi Kennedy Engineering j-kennedy@onu.edu
419-772-1024 		James Lehr Kennedy 107B University Grants and Engineering Operations Specialist A, Univ. of Northwestern St. Paul
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Laurie Laird Engineering l-laird@onu.edu
419-772-2421 		James Lehr Kennedy 109D Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations; Rank of Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering BSME, Ohio Northern University
MS, University of Cincinnati
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Ben McPheron Engineering b-mcpheron.3@onu.edu
419-772-2372 		James Lehr Kennedy 107D Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering; Rank of Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering BSEE, Ohio Northern University
PHD, Penn State University
  Daniel Newkirk Engineering d-newkirk@onu.edu
419-772-1071 		James Lehr Kennedy 258 Adjunct Instructor of Engineering BS, Iowa State University
MS, Purdue University
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James Rieman Engineering j-rieman.2@onu.edu
419-772-2377 		James Lehr Kennedy 248 Instructor of Mechanical Engineering BSME, Ohio Northern University
MS, Kettering University
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Ethan Williams Engineering e-williams.13@onu.edu
419-772-2395 		James Lehr Kennedy 200B Maker Space Technician
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J.D. Yoder Engineering j-yoder@onu.edu
419-772-2385 		James Lehr Kennedy 107A Dean of the College of Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering BSME, University of Notre Dame
MS, University of Notre Dame
PHD, University of Notre Dame

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