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an interest in sharing their knowledge with the community.</p> <p>The individuals listed below are willing to speak to community groups, clubs, schools and organizations on specific topics within their areas of expertise. </p> <p>If you are interested in having someone from our campus speak to your group, you can contact them directly using the information they have provided. </p> </div> </div> </article> <section id="block-landing-page-focus-area" class="block block-psucampus-landing-page block-psucampus-landing-page-focus clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-fred.jpg?itok=11frr6Oo" width="780" height="585" alt="Fred Aebli headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Fred Aebli, M.A.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Lecturer, Information Sciences and Technology</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>College Success Advice to Parents and Future Students, Motivational Youth Speaker, Information Technology Trends, Software Programming for Youth, Terrorism</p> <p><strong>Research Areas:</strong> Working with Internet Related Applications, Internet Information Technologies, Databases, Computing Device Interface Design, Terrorism</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2592<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40262a21717070003033356e252435"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a1c101b4b4a4a3a0a090f541f1e0f">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/fred-aebli">Read more about Fred </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-majid.jpg?itok=ZLXuqNgq" width="780" height="585" alt="Majid Chatsaz headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Majid Chatsaz, Ph.D., P.E.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Assistant Professor, Engineering</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Computer Modeling; Design</p> <p><strong>Research Areas: </strong>Stress Analysis, Solid Modeling, Finite Elements, Computational Methods</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2578<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3459465706744447411a515041"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d302f3e6f1d2d2e2873383928">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/majid-chatsaz">Read more about Majid </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-mike-evans.jpg?itok=BzaktOUm" width="780" height="585" alt="Michael M. Evans headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Michael Evans, Ph.D., M.S.Ed, RN, ACNS, CMSRN, CNE</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Education at the Commonwealth Campuses for the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Heart Failure; Diabetes; The Nursing Profession; End-Of-Life Care; Nursing Education</p> <p><strong>Research Areas:</strong> Somatic Awareness and Self-Symptom Recognition in Advanced Heart Failure Patients; Innovative Teaching Techniques in Nursing Education</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2652<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0adada5f1f2f480b0b3b5eea5a4b5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5989890c4c7c1b5858680db909180">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/michael-evans">Read more about Mike </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-paul-f.jpg?itok=PpsOoPzC" width="780" height="585" alt="Paul Frisch headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Paul Frisch, M.A.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Assistant Teaching Professor, History</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Specialize in Medieval European History, 14th and 15th century focused on legacy and identity, with a secondary field of Modern Europe and a tertiary field of Theatrical History.  I also teach American History as well as World Regional Geography and Human Geography.</p> <p><strong>Research Areas: </strong>The transformation of treason in Medieval England during the 15th century to its modern concept. I have also researched the creation of King Richard III's legacy and identity since his death.</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2577<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d4d485b0e7d4d4e4813585948"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77070211443707040259121302">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/paul-frisch">Read more about Paul </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-eileen.jpg?itok=0VDEQjOI" width="780" height="585" alt="Eileen Giovagnoli headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Eileen Giovagnoli</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Director of Learning and Disability Services, Academic Affairs<br> <br> <strong>Topics:</strong> Time Management and Organization Skills; High School to College Transition; Improving Your Vocabulary; Reading for Speed and Comprehension; Transition to College for Students with Disabilities</p> <p><strong>Research Areas: </strong>Academic Success; Peer Tutoring; First Generation College Students; Students with Disabilities in Higher Education</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2678<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbbeb6bceaed9baba8aef5bebfae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52373f356364122221277c373627">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/eileen-giovagnoli">Read more about Eileen </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-jim-hart.jpg?itok=B68p2pVi" width="780" height="585" alt="jim hart headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> James Hart, M.S.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Assistant Teaching Professor, Communication Arts & Sciences</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Effective Public Speaking; Small Group Communications</p> <p><strong>Research Areas: </strong>Speech Communication; Organizational Communication</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2565<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#254f524d1711655556500b404150"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="315b46590305714142441f545544">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/james-hart">Read more about Jim </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-meg-hatch.jpg?itok=ZihmduPp" width="780" height="585" alt="Meg Hatch headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Margret Hatch, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, Biology</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Ornithology in general; migratory songbirds; parental behavior in birds;</p> <p><strong>Research Areas: </strong>Habitat quality and utilization by migratory songbirds; Age-related changes in reproduction and parental behavior; Variation in disease-fighting ability related to intrinsic (e.g. age, gender, condition) and extrinsic (e.g. temperature, habitat) factors in common migratory songbirds</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2529<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#38555150090878484b4d165d5c4d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d9dddc8584f4c4c7c19ad1d0c1">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/margret-hatch">Read more about Margaret </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-dale-holen.jpg?itok=7vMixLKQ" width="780" height="585" alt="Dale Holen, Ph.D. headhsot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Dale Holen, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, Biology</p> <p><strong>Research interests:</strong> Ecology of Freshwater Plankton, Limnology, chrysophyte Algae, Protists, Mixotrophy, Stomatocysts, Chrysophytes</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2579<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e2e7eeb7b5c6f6f5f3a8e3e2f3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1b5b0b9e0e291a1a2a4ffb4b5a4">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/dale-holen">Read more about Dale </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-durell-johnson.jpg?itok=WQ4UYLH3" width="780" height="585" alt="Durell Johnson headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Durell Johnson, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Chief Academic Officer, Academic Affairs<br> Associate Professor, Health and Human Development</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Childhood, adolescent and young adult friendship and romantic relationships; childhood, adolescent and young adult social and personality development; adolescent and young adult social adjustment</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2510<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f69e929cc4b6868583d8939283"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="056d616f37457576702b606170">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/durell-johnson">Read more about Durell </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-agnes.jpg?itok=kgJTd12s" width="780" height="585" alt="Agnes Kim heahshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Agnes Kim, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, Physics</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Astronomy; new scientific discoveries in physics and astronomy</p> <p><strong>Research Area: </strong>The interior of compact stars</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2549<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b4a53401e1e6b5b585e054e4f5e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57362f3c62621727242279323322">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/agnes-kim">Read more about Agnes </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-jenny-kneis.jpg?itok=8P5XGoUk" width="780" height="585" alt="headshot of Jennie Knies, M.L.S." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Jennie Knies, M.L.S.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Dean for Penn State Commonwealth Campus Libraries</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2632<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d171c164b4d4f443d0d0e0853181908"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd1dad08d8b8982fbcbc8ce95dedfce">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/jennie-knies">Read more about Jennie </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-ray.jpg?itok=PdwEPYK4" width="780" height="585" alt="Ray Petren headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Raymond Petren, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies</p> <p><strong>Topics:</strong> Family relationships and functioning; family stressors and transitions; parental separation, divorce, and stepfamilies</p> <p><strong>Research Area: </strong>Parenting and family relationships in separation, divorce, and stepfamilies; fathers and stepfathers; family routines <br> <br> <strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2575<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c5e495c1d1b6c5c5f59024948590a424e5f5c17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f2d3a2f6e681f2f2c2a713a3b2a">[email protected]</span> </a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/raymond-petren">Read more about Ray </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-deb-smarkusky.jpg?itok=F2ccVQwy" width="780" height="585" alt="Deb Smarkusky headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Debra Smarkusky, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, Information Sciences and Technology</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Engaging students with music and technology; team-based software development (team building, software process, and peer evaluation)<br> <br> <strong>Research Area: </strong>Music and Technology, Team-Based Software Development</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2593<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7939b84c6c7c5b7878482d9929382"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="482c243b79787a08383b3d662d2c3d">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/debra-smarkusky">Read more about Debra </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-frank-s.jpg?itok=kYxl7pis" width="780" height="585" alt="Frank Sorokach headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Frank Sorokach, DBA</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Teaching Professor, Business and Economics</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>Business, Marketing; Sales; Business Strategy; Project Management; Risk Management; Insurance; Process Improvement; Entrepreneurship</p> <p><strong>Research Areas:</strong> Business Strategy; Change Management; Process Improvement; Emerging Technologies in Business</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2671<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63050e105255231310164d060716"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56303b2567601626252378333223">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/frank-sorokach">Read more about Frank </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-eva-t.jpg?itok=pqnJsuLR" width="780" height="585" alt="Eva Tettenborn headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Eva Tettenborn, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, English</p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>African American literature, esp. fiction.</p> <p><strong>Research Areas: </strong>Contemporary African American fiction; slave narratives; neo-slave narratives</p> <p><strong>Phone:</strong> 570-963-2583<br> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c5949480d7c4c4f4912595849"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b5e4e4f0a7b4b484e155e5f4e">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/eva-tettenborn">Read more about Eva </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-jon-tobin.jpg?itok=_sNiNgjz" width="780" height="585" alt="Jonathan Tobin headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Jonathan Tobin</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Coordinator Career Services, Student Services & Engagement </p> <p><strong>Topics:</strong> Effective Interviewing; Resume and Cover Letter Writing; How to Choose the Right Major and Career Path; Researching and Understanding Corporate Culture and How You Fit</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2684<br> <strong>Email:</strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb91898fcacdbb8b888ed59e9f8e"> <span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1cbd3d59097e1d1d2d48fc4c5d4">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/jonathan-tobin">Read more about Jon </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-sharon-thoman.jpg?itok=UDZn3JHb" width="780" height="585" alt="Sharon Ann Toman Headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Sharon Ann Toman, M.M.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Teaching Professor, Music</p> <p><strong>Topics:</strong> Engaging Students with Music and Technology</p> <p><strong>Research Area:</strong> Music and Technology</p> <p><strong>Phone: </strong>570-963-2696<br> <strong>Email: </strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9aab8ade8e899a9aaacf7bcbdac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186b796c292958686b6d367d7c6d">[email protected]</span></a><br> <a href="https://scranton.psu.edu/webform/speakers_bureau_request"><strong>Online Request</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/person/sharon-ann-toman">Read more about Sharon </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-teaser clearfix"> <div class="field-image"> <img src="/sites/scranton/files/styles/left_feature_area/public/speaker-bureau-asif.jpg?itok=uamZCM7O" width="780" height="585" alt="Asif ud-Doula headshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field-data"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="left-area-headline"> Asif ud-Doula, Ph.D.</h2> </div> <div class="summary-container"> <div class="left-area-summary"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Associate Professor, Physics </p> <p><strong>Topics: </strong>General Astronomy</p> <p><strong>Research Areas:</strong> Computational Astrophysics; 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