Biography
Ephraim Suhir is Foreign Full Member (Academician) of the National Academy of Engineering, Ukraine (he was born in that country); Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE) and the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS); Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the Institute of Physics (IoP), UK, and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE); and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Ephraim has authored about 400+ publications (patents, technical papers, book chapters, books), presented numerous keynote and invited talks worldwide, and received many professional awards, including the 1996 Bell Labs Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Award and the 2004 ASME Worcester Read Warner Medal for outstanding contributions to the permanent literature of engineering. He is the third Russian American, after Stephen Timoshenko and Igor Sikorsky, who received this prestigious award.
Research Interest
Applied Mathematics, Applied and Mathematical Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Applied Mechanics Applied Probability, Probabilistic Analyses and Probability-Based Physical Designs of Electron Devices Probabilistic Methods in Reliability Engineering, Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Management Analytical (Mathematical) Modeling in Applied Science and Engineering Photonics, Fiber Optics, Mechanics of Optical Fibers and Systems Design for Reliability (DfR) of Electronic, Opto-Electronic and Photonic Systems Composite and “Smart†Materials and Systems Thin Film Mechanics and Physics Shock and Vibration Analyses Shock and Vibration Testing Dynamic Response of Materials and Structures to Shocks and Vibrations Thermal Stress Analysis, Prediction and Prevention of Thermal Stress Failures Solder Materials and Solder Joint Interconnections in Electronic and Optical Engineering Embedded Systems Polymeric Materials in Electronics and Photonics Photovoltaic and Thermo-Electric Modules: Physical Design for Reliability Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials Stretchable (Large Area) Electronics and Photonics: Physical Design for Reliability Lattice-Misfit Systems: Stress Analysis and Reliability Evaluations Technical Diagnostics, Prognostics and Health Monitoring (PHM) Vehicular (Automotive, Aerospace, Maritime) Electronics and Photonics: Design for Reliability “Human-in-the-Loopâ€: Human-Equipment-Environment Performance and Interaction Quantification of the Role of the Human Factor in Various Tasks, Missions and Situations Aerospace Human Psychology
Biography
URL: http://www.math.uvic.ca/faculty/harimsri/ Honorary Professor, The Institute for Basic Research, Palm Harbor, Florida, U.S.A. Honorary Advisory Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China Honorary Professor, Istituto per la Ricerca di Base, Monteroduni, Molise, Italy Honorary Professor, La Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Honorary Chair Professor, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, Republic of China Honorary Professor, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, Alba Iulia, Romania Honorary Chair Professor, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China Chartered Mathematician (U.K.) Honorary Foreign Member, The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts Fellow, The Royal Astronomical Society (London, U.K.) Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences of India Fellow, The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (U.K.) Honorary Fellow, The Vijnana Parishad (Science Academy) of India Fellow, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (U.S.A.) Honorary Academician and Corresponding Member (Foreign Fellow), La Academia Canaria de Ciencias (Spain) Foreign Fellow, Forum d'Analystes (India) Honorary Academician and Foreign Member, The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) Fellow, The International Academy of Physical Sciences Honorary Member (Foreign Fellow), The EU Academy of Sciences Honorary Academician and Corresponding Member (Foreign Fellow), The Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain Distinguished Fellow, International Engineering and Technology Institute (Hong Kong) Honorary Member, The Research Board of Advisors, American Biographical Institute (U.S.A.) President, International Engineering and Technology Institute (Hong Kong) Past President, The Jangjeon Mathematical Society (Hapcheon [Kyungshang], Republic of Korea) Past Vice-President, The Calcutta Mathematical Society (Kolkata, India) Chartered Scientist (U.K.) Editor-in-Chief, Honorary Editor, Advisory Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Board Member of a number of international scientific research journals Referee and Editorial Consultant for several Asian, European, and American Journals and Publishers Recipient of numerous Honors, Awards, Prizes, and Grants [including (among the latest) the NSERC 25-Year Award in Canada and the Nishiwaki Prize in Japan in the calendar year 2004, the Honorary Doctor of Science degree awarded by Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan in the calendar year 2006, and the Honorary Doctor of Science degree awarded by the "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia in Romania in the calendar year 2007] Listed in the Second Place among Canada's Top Researchers in the discipline of Mathematics and Statistics in Terms of Productivity and Impact Based Upon a Measure of Citations to Their Published Works (The Globe and Mail, Toronto, March 27, 2012, Page B7 et seq.)
Research Interest
• Real and Complex Analysis • Fractional Calculus and Its Applications (especially in Physical, Chemical, Engineering and Statistical Sciences) • Integral Equations and Transforms • Higher Transcendental Functions and Their Applications (especially in Physical,Chemical, Engineering and Statistical Sciences) • q-Series and q-Polynomials • Analytic Number Theory • Analytic and Geometric Inequalities • Probability and Statistics • Inventory Modelling and Optimization
Biography
Dr. Deepak L. Waikar (Managing Partner, EduEnergy Consultants, Singapore and Visiting Senior Consultants Tacstra Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore) has been involved in education, training, research & management fields for almost three decades. He has been Associated with the premier institutions & academies in India and Singapore and overseas universities from Australia and UK in Singapore. He has authored/co-authored book chapters, research articles and policy papers on power, energy, management & education related topics. He has served on various committees in professional bodies such as Chairman of IEEE, Power Engineering Chapter, Singapore. He is a recipient of IEEE-PES Outstanding Power Engineers' Award 2003 and SP Green Buddy Award 2004. Dr. Waikar has been a member of Board of Examiners of Singapore Certified Energy Manager’s programme.
Research Interest
He has delivered invited keynote, plenary & panel session presentations on electric power, energy, education, management & leadership related topics at the international conferences, seminars and forums in North America, Australia-New Zealand, Europe & Asia. He is a Fellow of the International Energy Foundation, Senior Member of IEEE USA and a Life Member of the Institution of Engineers, India with Ph.D. from National University of Singapore, M.S. from University of Saskatchewan, Canada, M.Tech. from Banaras Hindu University, India & Adv. PD Cert. in University Teaching (University of Newcastle, Australia). He obtained PG-DBM & B.E. from Nagpur University, and Marathwada University in India, respectively. His interests include Sustainable Energy Leadership, Rethinking Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership, Re-inventing & Transforming Higher Education, SMART Model for Talent & Leadership Development, Innovative Project Design & Management, Smart & Micro Grid, cricket & chess. (e-mail: dlwaikar@gmail.com). https://vimeo.com/80198696