IMECE 2015 to Feature Three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions

IMECE 2015 to Feature Three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions IMECE 2015 to Feature Three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions IMECE 2015 to Feature Three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions Subhendu Ghosh The ASME 2015 grenzberschreitend Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) this November will encompass a variety of special events, including three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions that are sure to be of interest to all IMECE attendees. This years IMECE will take place from Nov. 13 to 19 at the Hilton Americas Hotel and the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The first Conference-Wide Plenary, to be presented on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 830 a.m. to 1000 a.m., will feature Subhendu Ghosh, executive vice president of global engineering and design for TATA Technologies Ltd. Ghosh has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and engineering service delivery industry. He joined TATA Motors Ltd. (then TELCO) as a graduate engineer trainee in 1981. Sixteen years later, he moved to TATA Technologies Ltd., where he has been involved in delivering engineering and design services to customers worldwide and has helped develop the companys innovative Global Engagement Model (GEM) delivery methodology. Hai Wang The following day, Hai Wang, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University, will present the second plenary session. Dr. Wangs research interests are in renewable energy conversion, catalysis and combustion. His current research focuses on theories and applications of nanoparticles and nanostructures for rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors, combustion simulations, and nanocatalysis. Wang is the author and coauthor of numerous papers for such publications as Combustion and Flame, Physical Review Letters, and Science magazine, and is the co-editor of Combustion Generated Fine Carbonaceous Particles. He is currently a member of the Frontiers in Energy and Proceedings of the Combustion Institute editorial boards and a former member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion and Flame. Wangs presentation will take place from 830 a.m. to 1000 a.m. John Elbon The third Congress-Wide Plenary, to be held Thursday, Nov. 19 from 1130 a.m. to 1230 p.m., will be presented by John Elbon, vice president and general manager for Boeing Space Exploration. Elbon oversees the strategic direction of Boeings civil space programs and the support of NASA programs, such as the International Space Station (ISS), Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program, and the Space Launch System. Elbon had previously served as vice president and program manager for Boeings Commercial Programs, where he managed the companys efforts on NASAs Commercial Crew Space Act. He has also served as Boeings vice president of systems integration for the U.S. Armys Future Combat Systems, and the Boeing program manager for such NASA programs as Con stellation, ISS, and the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) contract at Kennedy Space Center. For more information on the Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions and the other activities taking place at ASMEs 2015 IMECE International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, visit www.asmeconferences.org/IMECE2015.