{"id":5543,"date":"2019-06-27T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T15:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/wrc2\/?page_id=5543"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:34:23","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaes.auburn.edu\/wrc\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5em||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;The Team&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;#&#8221; module_class=&#8221;hero1-btn au-brand-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0B2341&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%|#0b2341 100%&#8221; 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