IMECE 2015 to Feature Three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions

Subhendu Ghosh

The ASME 2015 International 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 year's 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 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 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 company's 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. Wang's 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. Wang's presentation will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

John Elbon

The third Congress-Wide Plenary, to be held Thursday, Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be presented by John Elbon, vice president and general manager for Boeing Space Exploration. Elbon oversees the strategic direction of Boeing's 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 Boeing's Commercial Programs, where he managed the company's efforts on NASA's Commercial Crew Space Act. He has also served as Boeing's vice president of systems integration for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems, and the Boeing program manager for such NASA programs as Constellation, 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 ASME's 2015 IMECE International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, visit www.asmeconferences.org/IMECE2015.