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Tim Havens received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri. Prior to joining Michigan Tech, he was an NSF/CRA Computing Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan State University. Before his Ph.D. work, he was an Associate Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Dr. Havens has been recognized for both his teaching and research accomplishments, having been awarded the 2014-15 Professor of the Year by the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu, Beta Gamma Chapter, and Best Paper Awards at FUZZ-IEEE 2012 and IEEE SMC 2011. His research has been funded by DARPA, GLOS, USGS, U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Ford Motor Company, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Akela Inc., U.S. Army, Army Research Office, Michigan Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, and National Science Foundation.

Dr. Tania Demonte Gonzalez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Michigan Technological University, where she earned her Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Her work focuses on dynamic systems modeling and control, especially for marine renewable energy devices like wave energy converters. She has collaborated with partners like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Sandia National Labs, and the University of Minnesota–Duluth to develop advanced control strategies that help optimize performance and lower costs for marine energy technologies. As a former Teaching Fellow, she developed a passion for student-centered teaching that blends theory with hands-on projects and real-world applications. She is dedicated to creating engaging learning experiences that help students connect complex models to practical engineering challenges.