Biography
David C Hyland earned the SB, MS and PhD degrees at MIT in 1969, 1971 and 1973, respectively. Through 1983, he was staff member of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Beginning from 1983, he led an advanced technology group at Harris Corporation and became Senior Scientist. He joined the University of Michigan in 1996 as Professor and Chairman of Aerospace Engineering. In 2003 he joined Texas A&M University as Associate Vice Chancellor, Associate Dean of Research, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and Physics. Most recently, he gained the position of Director of Space Science and Engineering Research.
Research Interest
Adaptive control for aerospace vehicle applications, Space Engineering Research and Space Science
Biography
Sudhakar Akul Yakkanti is the Associate Director/Senior Scientist at Center for Cancer & Metabolism, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Bioscience Division, Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International, Menlo Park, California. In addition he is the President of OMICS Organization 2012 on words. Earlier he was founder Director of Cell Signaling, Retinal and Tumor Angiogenesis Laboratory at Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA (2004-2012). He did his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (2003). He received President’s fellowship (1992), GATE (1996) and CSIR (1997-2000) fellowships from Government of India. He received Mahindra & Mahindra Educational Award (2000) and Young Clinical Scientist Awards from Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) in 2007 and 2010. He also received Bio-Bio Young Scientist Award from OMICS publishing group; Michael A. O’Connor Young Investigator Award; RO1 grant Award from NIH/NCI and Research Scholar Grant Award from ACS (2010). He is serving as AIBS/NIH-RO1 Grant reviewer for DT study section. He has published more than 40 research articles in several top journals including Science, Cancer Cell, JCI, Blood, PNAS, Gastroenterology, Cancer Research, JBC, IOVS, PLOS One etc. He is serving as an Editor-in- Chief, Executive Editor, Editor and Editorial board member of reputed journals and is serving as a reviewer for about 26 scientific journals including JCI, Blood, Circulation, Circulation Research, Cancer research, Clinical Cancer research etc. He was honored by giving a position as Honorable guest, Keynote Speaker, Session Chair, Co-chair and organizing committee member for several national and international conferences.
Research Interest
Extracellular matrix and Integrin Signaling, Biology and significance of type IV collagen derived angioinhibitors, Endogenous angioinhibitors role in Cancer and tumor microenvironment, Hypoxic tumorangiogenesis, Mechanism of endothelial apoptosis, Bioequivalence & Bioavailability of endogenous circulating angioinhibitors.
Biography
Richard W. Longman is professor of mechanical and civil engineering, Columbia University, and was Distinguished Romberg Guest Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany. He received a 50,000 Euro Award for lifetime achievement in research from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Dirk Brouwer Award from the American Astronautical Society (AAS) for contributions to spaceflight mechanics. He is Fellow of AAS and AIAA. He served the AAS as Vice President - Publications, VP Technical, First Vice President, and Member Board of Directors. His doctorate is from the University of California, San Diego, under Prof. R. E. Roberson who did the first study of satellite attitude control in 1951, 6 years before the first satellite. Professor Longman has coauthored approximately 450 publications.
Research Interest
Space Robotics: Dynamics and Control,Satellite Attitude Dynamics.