2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite & Space Missions July 21-23, 2016 Berlin, Germany

Cetin Cetinkaya is a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Clarkson University, New York, USA. He has received his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Illinois, USA, in 1990 and 1994, respectively, upon completing his undergraduate degree at Istanbul Technical University, all in aerospace engineering. He is the founder and the director of the Photo-Acoustics Research Laboratory at Clarkson University. His research areas include wave propagation, acoustics, laser ultrasonic, and their applications in Hall Effect plasma thruster design, laser-based acceleration mechanisms, laser-induced-plasma generated shock waves, micro particle adhesion characterization, and advanced materials characterization. The PAR Laboratory has received research funds from the US Army, the National Science Foundation, Intel, SEMATECH, Xerox Corp., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc., Praxair/Electronics, as well as Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) at Clarkson. Prof. Cetinkaya is an ASME Fellow since 2011.

His research areas include wave propagation, acoustics, laser ultrasonic, and their applications in Hall Effect plasma thruster design, laser-based acceleration mechanisms, laser-induced-plasma generated shock waves, micro particle adhesion characterization, and advanced materials characterization.

Michelle Cadieux is Executive Director of Community Safety Programs. Michelle Cadieux MBA was third generation Lockheed engineering and worked in satellite technical documentation. She has been active with the Leeward Space Foundation, LiftPort Space Elevator, a NASA Cube Quest team, and Space Work Bench. She has been an organizer on UN level conference committees, Lunar Cubes, and Space.

Her research areas includes Space, Lunar Cubes and space environment.

Richard has completed his PhD in 1996 at the Institute of Applied Mechanics (TU Braunschweig, Germany). Following this he worked in industry. Since 2000 Richard has been working at the DLR Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems. Since 2008 he is professor for mechanics of composite structures at the University of Applied Sciences Göttingen (50%) in Stade and still 50% at DLR. In his current position at DLR he is senior scientist in the field of composite structures. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member in several journals.

Whole aircraft design, Stability of composite structures, Development of fast design tools, Experimental analysis methods in the area of stability, Structural analysis.

Antonio G. Accettura has a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Rome “La Sapienza” and a Ph.D. from University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. He is Project Procurement Manager for Galileo in OHB, a premier satellite manufacturer. Previously he worked in AVIO, Arianespace, ELV and Alenia covering several positions from technical to business development domains. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and conferences and has published a book in the frame of advanced space propulsion technologies.

His research areas includes Arianespace, Satellite and space.

B A Khrenov is a Professor of Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Lomonosov Moscow State University. He has an MS, PhD and DSc in Physics and Mathematics. He is a Leading Staff Researcher, SINP MSU, Moscow, Russia. He did his PhD “High energy muons in EAS” in 1962 and his Doctor of Sciences (DSC), Professor in Physics and Mathematics, “Experimental study of EAS high energy muons by underground magnetic spectrometer” in 1987 and has published many papers.

Astroparticle Physics, Geophysics, Space Weather, Exploration Geophysics

Dorian Gorgan is a Professor in Computer Science Department of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, PhD supervisor in Computers and Information Technology, and coordinator of the Computer Graphics and Interactive System Laboratory. The fields of interest involve parallel and distributed processing over HPC infrastructures such as Grid, Cloud, Multicore, and cluster, development of platforms and applications for spatial data processing and visualization, interdisciplinary research in the domains of Earth Sciences and Earth Observations. He has been involved as scientific coordinator and WP leader in national and international research projects such as BIGEARTH, PECSA, enviroGRIDS, IASON, SEE-GRID-SCI, GiSHEO, mEducator, iTRACE, MedioGrid, COMPLEXHPC, and KEYSTONE. He has been member of scientific and reviewing committees of many ISI Journals and international conferences, and gave more than 300 papers and presentations in journals and prestigious conferences in the domains of Computer Science and Earth Observation.

His research ares includes Earth Sciences and Earth Observations

Joseph Seckbach is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cellular Origins, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology Seroes. He earned his PhD from University of Chicago and did a Post-doctorate at Caltech, then headed a group at UCLA studying extraterrestrial life possibilities. Later, he was appointed to the Hebrew University and spent sabbaticals at UCLA and Harvard. During 1997-98, he served at LSU, Baton Rouge, as the first selected Chair for the Louisiana Sea Grant. He published ~140 scientific articles including Hebrew-language Chemistry Lexicon. His interest is over enigmatic microorganisms, life in extreme environments and astrobiology. He has given seminars at numerous universities.

enigmatic microorganisms, life in extreme environments and astrobiology

Yehia Abdel-Aziz is Full Professor of Space Flight Dynamics and Control at Solar and Space Research Department, NRIAG, Egypt. He is the Secretary General of the National Egyptian Committee of Space Research for COSPAR since February 2005 up to 2014. He is the founder of the Spacecraft Charging Laboratory at NRIAG. He is leading two different teams working in orbital and attitude control, and spacecraft charging. He received the BSc Degree in Applied Mathematics (1991) and MSc in Attitude Dynamics of spacecraft (1998) from Mansoura University, Egypt. In December 2002 he received his PhD in Orbital Mechanics from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. He is also a Visiting Scholar at UNESP, Brazil and CETP, Paris- France. He published more than 32 papers in reputable journals. His area of interest: Attitude dynamics and control of spacecraft, orbital mechanics, formation flying satellite, and space debris. He is the PI for three projects and member of other four projects.

His area of interest: Attitude dynamics and control of spacecraft, orbital mechanics, Formation Flying satellite, space Debris and spacecraft charging.

Shesheng Gao is a Professor in the School of Automatics at the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), China. His research interests include Navigation, Guidance & Control, Control Theory and Control Engineering, Satellite Navigation System. He has published over 150 papers in these areas in various journals and conferences, including IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Information Science, Aerospace Science and Technology etc. as well as 4 academic monographs (including a English academic monographs).His research has been supported by the China National Natural Science Foundation, the National Defense Technology Industry and the Aerospace science and technology innovation fund etc. He is the reviewer for “America Mathematics Review”, the member of IEEE, China Inertial Technology Academy and on the editorial boards of International Journal of Intelligent Mechatronics and Robotics(IJIMR), Recent Progress in Space Technology(RPST).

Control Theory and Control Engineering, Navigation, Guidance & Control, Traffic Information Engineering.

Luiz Sampaio Athayde Junior is a Professor at School of Accounting Sciences of Federal University of Bahia (FCC/UFBA) and also Professor of Astronomy Course of Physics Institute (IF/UFBA) and the University Jorge Amado (Unijorge), ex Professor at Cairo University of Viscount (FVC) of over graduation and has experience as a Tax Analyst. He completed his Master in Business Administration and Extension in Higher Education Methodology by the School of Administration of Federal University of Bahia (EA/UFBA), Post Graduate MBA in Financial Management and Company, Post Graduate and Research Center at Cairo University of Viscount (CEPPEV/FVC). Accountant and Degree Bachelor of Accounting Sciences by Estacio University Center of Bahia (Estacio/FIB) and is certified by IAFC First Degree in International Standards of Accounting-IFRS. His publications of accounting area have appeared in many websites specializing in tax and international accounting standards-IFRS. He is author of the Blog www.contabeisufba.blogspot.com.br. His research in the accounting area also made him the creator of New Accounting Policy, recently published in the Brazilian Journal of Accounting (RBC), the most important publication in Brazil in this area.

His research interests in Astronomy area helps to create a Tropical Astronomy and new seasons for tropical zone.

Leonid M Lobanov is a professor and deputy director of the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute (Kiev), academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; he is the author of more than 700 scientific papers and 60 patents. He heads the institute’s division, one of the main aims of which is the creation of advanced transformable structures for space techniques.

His research area includes Space Missions, Technology demonstration

Yousry S Hanna is a Professor and the Head of solar and space researches department, Egypt. He has teaching experience at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) and experience in the field of the artificial earth satellites observations using the laser technique. He is a member of the international scientific project (with the Czech technical university, Prague, Czech Republic) for observing the artificial earth satellites using the laser technique. He is teaching pure mathematics in the Egyptian high institutes and some courses at the NRIAG in the following subjects: Numerical analysis, Differential equations and Numerical solutions of differential equations. He has published a lot of papers in the fields of space science, mathematics and astronomy in different international scientific journals and international conferences. His research interests are in pure mathematics (numerical analysis), Satellites observation techniques, data analysis, spline techniques for data fitting, Space physics.

Pure mathematics (numerical analysis), Satellites observation techniques, Data analysis, Spline techniques for data fitting, Space physics.

Alexander M. Krot is a Head of the Laboratory of Self-Organization System Modeling at the United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. He graduated from the Belarusian State University, Department of Radiophysics in 1982. He received PhD in 1985, then degree of Doctor of Sciences (DSc) in 1991 and Professor degree in 1997. He has published 275 scientific works including 3 monographs and more than 60 articles in refereed journals.

His research areas includes Planetary orbits, planetary environment and space

Assoc. Professor (Dr) Balwant Rai is founder of Aeronautic Dentistry and has written the curriculum and guidelines for the implementation of this new discipline. He is Program Director and Associate Professor of Aeronautic Dentistry at KSU in the USA. He is also the President and Founder of the JBR Institute of Health Education Research and Technology. Dr Rai has multiple published articles in international and national journals, has written books, and is Editor-in-Chief of different international journals. He is also founder of the BR formula and BR regression equation used in forensic technology. His current work involves the effect of micro-gravity & simulated space analog environment on the oral cavity, human physiology and psychology and non-invasive biomarkers, including the elaboration of technologies to prevent the adverse effects of microgravity on the human physiology and psychology. His biography has been published in different books such as Who’s Who in Health and Medicine and Who’s Who in the World, USA etc. He is invited Editor of Mars Quarterly. He is an invited reviewer to NRF, South Africa, reviewer of more than 10 different journals, and has different pending patents. He is an invited reviewer of many national and international indexed journals. He is consultant of different companies. He was selected as part of Crew 78 on the Mars Desert Research Station [MDRS] as Health and Safety Officer and appointed as Commander for 100 B crew on MDRS. He is principal investigator cum researcher on a project entitled “simulated space mission and human factors including oral cavity: non invasive technology and herbal formulation”. Dr Rai is working on a number of space related research projects and is jury member for different space related programs. He has a strong belief in leaving a mark on space programs using non-invasive diagnostic technologies and herbal formulations.

space related research projects and is jury member for different space related programs

Ali Cheknane is a full-Professor at the Amar Telidji University of Laghouat-Algeria. He has completed his PhD in physics. He is having 20 years teaching graduate and post-graduate teaching experience at the university as temporary, associated and permanent position. He has published many papers in various journals and conference proceedings on renewable energy subjects. He has supervised 10 PhD students (04 theses have been defended) and 14 Master students' projects (Magister). He has supervised more than 40 projects (Engineer and Technician) in electrical engineering and computing. He got an incentive award from “Centre de Development des Energies Renouvelables- CDER”. He was awarded for the best publication in physics in Algeria from the ANDRU agency in 2008. He is the Head of the research team: “Photovoltaic Systems & Devices”. He is a reviewer in many Journals as: Solar Energy, Conversion Energy and Management Journal; Electronics Journal, International Journal of Engineering Innovations and Research, Measurement and International Journal of Electronics. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Amar Telidji University of Laghouat- Algeria.

An innovative method based on satellite image analysis to check fault in a PV system lead-acid battery, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Simulation and modelling of charge transport in dye-sensitized solar cells based on carbon nano-tube electrodes+

Alexander G. Yushchenko is a multi-science investigator at National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine. His research interests cover electrodynamics of new types of dielectric waveguide structures, expert systems, evolutionary modeling, theory of creative processes, neural networks, etc. 1981 ¬– Graduated from Kharkov State University, qualification researcher in radio-physics. 1981-1991 – research engineer, researcher, senior researcher, leading researcher, chief constructor, head of research group in micro- and millimeter waves component designing at Microwave Devices Laboratory of Kharkov State University and leading Soviet Union defense enterprises - JSC V.Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (JSC V.Tikhomirov NIIP, Zhukovsky):, Moscow Region , “Leninets”, Leningrad , “KNII REA” , Kyiv. 1992-2001 – research manager of contests research projects of Ukrainian Ministry of Higher education, State Committee of Science and Techniques, Ukrainian Ministry of Science, Institute for Radiophysics and Electronics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, concerning development of radio telecommunication device components. 1999-2000 – scientific consultant of Kharkiv Dolphinarium Monitoring. 1998-1999 – senior doctorate fellowship, National Technical University “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, 1999-2005 – Associate Professor, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Information Systems Department, International Project Leader, 2005-present – Full Professor, International Reviewer. For a long time he worked in Microwave Devices Laboratory of a Karazin State University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, where he made a career from an engineer to a chief designer of filter development for defense industry of the former USSR (S-300 and Buk-M2 missiles, etc.). He led the competitive research of the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine that was devoted to the development of satellite and cable communications and television in Ukraine. Prof. Yushchenko is NATO Manfred Worner Fellow in artificial intelligence and information technologies. He has published about 150 scientific papers, has 12 patents of the USSR, Russia and Ukraine. His principal scientific achievements and CV have been listed in international directories.

Electrodynamics of new types of dielectric waveguide structures, expert systems, evolutionary modeling, theory of creative processes, neural networks, etc.

Dr. M. P. SRIVASTAVA, Professor , Coordinator UGC-SAP ,Department of Physics and Astrophysics (2004-todate), University of Delhi ,after having topped in M. Sc.(Physics) in 1965 from Lucknow University and recipient of a Gold medal, received his Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore in 1969.He has been actively involved in research since 1965 and has been teaching at Delhi University since 1970.He is the author of about one hundred research papers in journals of International repute and has got two process patents to his credit. He has supervised nineteen students for their research work who have been awarded Ph.D. degree from Delhi University. He nucleated and developed a full-fledged Experimental Plasma Research group which is involved with basic Plasma phenomena and plasma processing of nanomaterials, particularly on phase changes of materials in thin film form and thin film deposition and Nanofabrication of materials using Dense Plasma Focus device. He has been responsible in networking Plasma Research laboratory at Delhi University with 33 member Institutions in 21 countries spread over Asia and Africa with his efforts. Earlier he had made important contributions in the field of Kinetic Theory of plasmas, Waves and Instabilities in plasmas, Laser Plasma Interactions, Positron Annihilation in gases, Nonlinear wave-wave and Wave particle Interaction in plasmas. He is listed in Marquis USA “Who’s Who in the World”. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001-02.He has lectured at various Universities/Institutes in USA, USSR, Europe, Japan, Australia and South East Asia, and has delivered invited lectures in a large number of International and National conferences where in he has also Chaired various Sessions. He has been Platinum Jubilee Lecturer of Physics Section of 87th Session of Indian Science Congress Association in the year 2000.He has been the Vice –President(1988-2004) and (2008-to date) of Asian African Association for Plasma Training (AAAPT) , President(1999-2000) and Vice President (1990-91) of Plasma Science Society of India. He has been an Associate member (1983) of International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. He has been involved in the organization of various International and National Conferences as Member/Co-Chairman of organizing committee and Member International Advisory Committee.

Nanoparticles,Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Laser Shadowgraphic studies of Plasma sheath and Plasma dynamics in DPF. Studies of X-rays, Ion beam signals and electron signals from DPF. Some of the topics of interest in Theoretical Physics are: Kinetic Theory of Plasmas, Transport phenomena, Plasma waves and instabilities, Laser Plasma Interaction-Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation, Space Plasmas, Fusion Plasmas, Wave Interaction in Plasmas, Nonlinear wave Interaction, Chaotic phenomena, Short laser pulse interaction in Plasmas, Laser Plasma Channeling, Dusty Plasmas, Positron annihilation in gases, Solid state plasmas and allied areas in Solid state Physics.