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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Dr. Herman Herman<br>Director, NREC</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0742add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="0742add" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Dr. Herman Herman is the Director of NREC and has over 25 years of experience in developing robotic vehicles, sensors and electronics for defense, agriculture, mining and other markets. His expertise include perception, sensor design and integration, robotic system design and integration, autonomy, communications, user interfaces, hardware, electronics and test bed design. Dr. Herman has been with NREC since its inauguration in 1996 and became the Director in 2015.聽</p><p>Dr. Herman holds a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4202c29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="4202c29" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4ed04d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="4ed04d7" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-79e8d2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="79e8d2e" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-50ad62c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="50ad62c" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ecd8118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="ecd8118" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-1024x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-3440" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/dimi_headshot_website_v2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-52252dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="52252dd" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b904429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="b904429" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="dimibio"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8957fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="8957fc6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Dr. Dimitrios Apostolopoulos<br>Program Director, NREC<br>Senior Systems Scientist, RI</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f3d1565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f3d1565" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Dr. Dimitrios (Dimi) Apostolopoulos joined NREC in 2001 where his research over the past 25 years focuses on using robotics for discovery and exploration, and as a workforce for hazardous situations, inhospitable environments and in demanding applications. His expertise covers robotic mobility, mechanisms, robot configuration and design, mechatronics, mechanics, dynamics and control.聽</p><p>Dr. Apostolopoulos holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and serves as Chair for the Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) Program at CMU鈥檚 Robotics Institute.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d01b456 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="d01b456" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-547b232 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="547b232" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8fae8bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="8fae8bb" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-697a45d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="697a45d" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a0b853e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="a0b853e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="800" src="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-1024x1024.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-3442" alt="" srcset="https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/06/jeff_headshot_website-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c533c88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="c533c88" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c0883b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="c0883b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="jeffbio"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5c5518f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5c5518f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Jeff Legault<br>Associate Director, NREC</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-dabbbe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="dabbbe6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Mr. Legault is the Associate Director at NREC. He oversees several departments and activities including business development, marketing, recruiting, project financial tracking, and contracts negotiation. Internally, Mr. Legault works with the support and technical staff to improve processes and operations, and position the organization for its continuous growth. Additionally, he works closely with commercial and government clients to identify problems operational needs that can be addressed with NREC robotics expertise and technology. Also, under Mr. Legault鈥檚 leadership, dedicated business development staff creates and manages new client relationships. 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