Michael W Plesniak is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the George Washington University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He earned his PhD degree from Stanford University and his MS and BS degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology; all in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME, APS, AIMBE and AAAS. He has authored over 250 refereed archival publications, conference papers and presentations, and has presented numerous invited seminars and keynote addresses. He received the 2017 ASME Fluids Engineering Award Michael W Plesniak is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the George Washington University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He earned his PhD degree from Stanford University and his MS and BS degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology; all in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME, APS, AIMBE and AAAS. He has authored over 250 refereed archival publications, conference papers and presentations, and has presented numerous invited seminars and keynote addresses. He received the 2017 ASME Fluids Engineering Award

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