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James Chen (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, \u201996) was appointed chief financial officer at Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company<\/a>. Before joining Aoxing Parma, Chen was CFO at Origin Agritech where he successfully managed both operational and finance functions. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is currently a Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of China Finance Online and the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Linjiang Chemicals.<\/p>\n

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\"adinacherry\"Adina C. Cherry (M.S. Biomedical Engineering, \u201995) was appointed vice president, Business Development, Airborne Systems at Denmark-based Defense and Security Group Terma A\/S<\/a>.\u00a0 Cherry joins Terma with more than 20 years of experience in international business development and program management, ten of those with Northrop Grumman.\u00a0 She is a PMI Certified Program Management Professional.<\/p>\n

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\"folmsbee\"Alan C. Folmsbee (B.S., M.S. Electrical Engineering, \u201979, \u201989) has written the first book in his physics trilogy, \u201cThe Strength of Gravity vs. Charge\u201d – an exploration of Continuum Science, a new branch of physics.\u00a0 Volumes two and three, \u201cGraviticspansion and Momentricity\u201d and \u201cFusion Electrical Generators,\u201d are due in 2016 and 2017, respectively.<\/p>\n

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\"granatini\"Christopher Granatini, P.E. (B.S. Civil Engineering, \u201996), a project manager at Tighe & Bond Middletown, CT office, was promoted to Associate within the firm’s Stock Ownership Program.\u00a0 With 19 years of experience serving state, local and private clients, last year Granatini assumed an expanded role as traffic and transportation services lead in Connecticut.\u00a0 He is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Urban Land Institute.<\/p>\n

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\"Jannetty_Sandra_SargentLundy\"Sandra J. Jannetty, P.E. (B.S. Electrical Engineering, \u201888) was appointed a senior vice president at Sargent & Lundy LLC<\/a>.\u00a0 She is a project director in firm\u2019s Nuclear Power group regional engineering office in Wilmington, DE.\u00a0 A licensed Professional Engineer, Jannetty is a member of IEEE Subcommittee 6 and ISA.\u00a0 She earned an Executive MBA from the University of Delaware.<\/p>\n

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Zbigniew Prusak (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, \u201998) was honored for his educational and community achievements at the 44 Club annual dinner in January.\u00a0 The 44 Club was established by New Britain, CT-area Polish leaders to foster social, professional, intellectual and cultural advancement of the Polish-American community.\u00a0 Prusak is a professor of engineering at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and noted authority in precision manufacturing, metrology, and inventive design, among other specializations.\u00a0 In 2005, he won the prestigious CCSU Excellence in Teaching Award.<\/p>\n

\"MarkTurano\"Mark Turano (B.S. Chemical Engineering & Materials Engineering, \u201984) has been appointed National Sales Manager, Lumirror\u00ae Polyester Film Division at Toray<\/a>. Turano joins Toray from Danafilms Corporation where he held the position of Sales Manager.\u00a0 Prior to his tenure at Danafilms, he was employed by Consolidated Container Company, Polycel de Mexico, and Printpack in sales management roles.\u00a0 Turano earned an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.<\/p>\n

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\"BobWittstein\"Robert H. Wittstein (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, \u201982) has been named chief information officer for Bentley University. \u00a0He joined Bentley from Harvard University, where he served as managing director of Administrative Technology Services and IT oversight for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, setting strategy and leading initiatives for IT across Harvard. \u00a0He holds an MBA from the University of New Haven.<\/p>\n

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Stay in touch with the School of Engineering.\u00a0 Join our <\/em>LinkedIn alumni group<\/em><\/a> to share your latest activities and learn what your fellow graduates are doing.\u00a0 You may also send your news directly to <\/em>Heidi Douglas<\/em><\/a>, Director of Engineering Alumni Relations.\u00a0 We love hearing from you!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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