{"id":5193,"date":"2018-05-18T01:11:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T01:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2018-05-21T19:17:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T19:17:00","slug":"williams-named-as-new-nuclear-program-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5193","title":{"rendered":"Williams named as new nuclear program director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2018\/05\/Rick-Williams-appointment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\" src=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2018\/05\/Rick-Williams-appointment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a>Rick Williams, a mechanical engineering faculty member, has been named director of Auburn University\u2019s Nuclear Power Generation Systems program.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u2019 appointment began in January, following the retirement of former director Bill Goodwin.<\/p>\n<p>A Georgia Tech graduate with bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in mechanical engineering, Williams earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Auburn. He is a graduate of the U.S. Navy\u2019s Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and has taught courses for the NPGS program for the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the NPGS program is to educate and prepare Auburn Engineering students for careers in the commercial nuclear power generation industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Williams, a mechanical engineering faculty member, has been named director of Auburn University\u2019s Nuclear Power Generation Systems program. Williams\u2019 appointment began in January, following the retirement of former director Bill Goodwin. 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