Leadership Team
Dr. Jia Di
Ph.D.
ASCENT Director
Professor
Roger S. Kline Endowed Leadership Chair
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department
College of Engineering
University of Arkansas
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Dr. Chase Rainwater
Ph.D.
ASCENT Co-Director
Professor
21st Century Leadership Chair
Industrial Engineering Department
College of Engineering
University of Arkansas
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Dr. Steven Ricke
Ph.D.
ASCENT Co-Director
Professor and Director
Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Program (MSABD)
Dept of Animal and Dairy Sciences
University of Wisconsin Madison
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Dr. Dale Thompson
Ph.D.
ASCENT Co-Director
Professor
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department
College of Engineering
University of Arkansas