Dr. Faghri s extensive experience as a leader in the engineering profession as an educator, scientist and administrator along with his associations with U.S. companies and global academic institutions, provides the Company with valuable state-of-the-art resources in engineering, manufacturing and information technology, as well as unparalleled expertise in workforce development. RBC director since 2022 and before that from 2004 to 2020. Currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Dean Emeritus of Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Currently Distinguished Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dean of the University of Connecticut School of Engineering from 1998 to 2006. Has served as a consultant to several major research centers and corporations, including Los Alamos and Oak Ridge national laboratories, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Intel Corporation. Education: Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University (highest honors) Master s degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley