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Stephen Horowitz graduated from the University of Florida with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, focusing on the development of a MEMS-Based Electromechanical Acoustic Energy Harvester. He is currently employed by Miltec Systems, as program manager and lead engineer for micro and nano systems research. At Miltec he leads the development of optical and piezoelectric microsensors for military and defense applications, as well as mechanical and solar/thermal energy harvesters. Stephen is the author of 25+ publications and 4 patents related to optical pressure and shear stress sensors, piezoelectric microphones, acoustic and mechanical energy harvesting and tunable liners for aircraft noise control.