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      <description><![CDATA[<p>This week I talk to Sachin Joshi, a Ph.D candidate with Tennessee Tech's Automotive Powertrain and Emissions Control Laboratory about his research, experience organizing and giving conference presentations, and more. </p><p>His links:</p><p> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-joshi-2a7877104/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-joshi-2a7877104/</a> <a href="https://sites.tntech.edu/pchen/home/">https://sites.tntech.edu/pchen/home/</a> </p><p>My links:</p><p> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieyu82/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieyu82/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chuckyu992/">https://www.instagram.com/chuckyu992/</a></p>]]></description>
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