Shashank PriyaShashank Priya is currently Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, and serves as Associate Vice President for Research and Director of Strategic Initiatives. His research is focused in the areas related to mutifunctional materials, energy harvesting and bio-inspired systems. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed high impact journal papers / books chapters and more than 60 conference proceedings covering these topics. He has published ten US patents and edited ten books. His research group is interdisciplinary, consisting of materials scientists, physicists, mechanical engineers, roboticists, and electrical engineers. This allows the group to conduct integrated research addressing several aspects at the material, component, and system level. He is the founder and chair of the Annual Energy Harvesting Society Meeting.? He is a member of the Honorary Chair Committee for the International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications (IWPMA). He is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society. Read More Read Less