Studies to Combat Covid-19 Using Science and Engineering - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9811913552 ISBN 13 : 9789811913556

Editeur : Springer Verlag, Singapore, 2022

Synopsis

Highlighted topics include the evolution of COVID-19, transmission of virus particles through the air, virus spread through various materials, detection of the virus by testing wastewater, the development and testing of vaccines and therapeutic drugs, and the preparation for future viruses and pandemics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Dana M. Barry is a Research Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Clarkson University in the USA. She is the Scientific Board President for Ansted University, works part time at SUNY Canton, and has frequently served as a visiting professor and keynote speaker overseas. Dr. Barry has 5 graduate degrees including a M.S. degree in Chemistry from Clarkson University and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Osaka University, Japan. Her name is on the Mars Rovers (Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity), the NASA spacecraft that landed on the asteroid Bennu in 2020, and on the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa -2, the first one in the world to land on an asteroid. She has over 300 academic publications including four Springer textbooks. Her honors include 21 consecutive APEX Awards for Publication / Communication Excellence, a Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award (2017), an Outstanding Volunteer Award (2017) and a National Chem-Luminary Award both from theAmerican Chemical Society. In 2019, she received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Materials Research Society of Japan (MRS-J) for outstanding work involving biofilms. She was nominated (2021) by the Academic Union of Oxford, UK, to receive the special title "The Name in Science," an award for the most respected personalities in the fields of science, technology, and innovations.

Dr. Hideyuki Kanematsu, FIMF (a Fellow of IMF) is a Specially Appointed Professor and Professor Emeritus at the National Institute of Technology (NIT KOSEN), Suzuka College, as well as a visiting professor at Nagoya University, Japan. He was the Dean of the Dept. of MS and Eng., and the former Deputy President of NIT (KOSEN), Suzuka, Mie, Japan. Now he serves as the Unit Leader (Director) of the KOSEN Materials Science and Engineering Center under the GEAR 5.0 Project and is a specially appointed professor (Professor Emeritus). He has been an active researcher in the areas of Surface Science and Engineering of Materials for many years. He is particularly interested in R&D of antibacterial, antiviral, and antibiofilm materials. Dr. Kanematsu holds a B.Eng. (1981), a M. Eng. (1983) and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (1989), all from Nagoya University. He is a NASF Scientific Achievement Award winner. Also, he received Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Award in May 2021. This award is considered the number one prize from the Minister of Education in the Japanese government. In addition, he is an active member of many organizations like the ASM International, the National Association for Surface Finishing, etc.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Verlag, Singapore
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9811913552
• ISBN 13: 9789811913556
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 197
• Éditeur: Barry Dana, Kanematsu Hideyuki
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