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Editorial Board

Nazli Choucri (Vice-Chair)
Political Science

Christopher Cummins
Chemistry

*Yoel Fink
DMSE/EECS/RLE/ISN

*Sally Haslanger (Co-Chair)
Linguistics and Philosophy

Thomas Heldt
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Ceasar McDowell (Co-Chair)
Urban Studies and Planning

Tanalís Padilla
History

Nasser Rabbat
Architecture

Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Urban Studies and Planning

*Robert Redwine
Physics

*Warren Seering (Secretary)
Mechanical Engineering

Franz-Josef Ulm
Civil & Environmental Engineering

David Lewis
Managing Editor

*Subcommittee for this issue