James Squire is the Jamison-Payne chaired Professor of Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. Dr. Squire graduated from the US Military Academy and was awarded a Bronze Star in Desert Storm. He was awarded two patents while earning his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been awarded the state-level Outstanding Faculty Award from Virginia and every major teaching award from the Virginia Military Institute. He has over 50 publications, 8 patents, 2 startup companies, an active consulting practice, and is an honorary member of the VMI Class of 2009.
Anthony English earned his Doctorate from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology where he received a Raytheon Fellowship and a Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Fellowship. He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, has over 70 publications, and holds patents related to novel bioreactor design and smart hydrogels. He has been actively involved in two startup companies, one of which he has serves as the vice president of research.
