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    Alumnus Suneel Kodambaka appointed head of Virginia Tech's Department of Materials Science and Engineering

    Alumnus Suneel Kodambaka, who earned his doctorate from MatSE in 2002, has been appointed head of Virginia Tech's Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering, effective July 1.

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    News | May 17, 2022

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