Dr. Anand received his Ph.D. from The George Washington University in 1965 and joined the faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is President of Iktara and Associates, LLC. He is also Professor and Director of the Center for Engineering Concepts Development. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for ten years. He has been associated as a senior engineer with the Applied Physics Laboratory/John Hopkins University and has served as a Program Director of the Mechanical Systems Program at National Science Foundation. Dr. Anand has been active in system simulation, dynamics, control systems and manufacturing. His research has been supported by NIH, NSF, NASA, DOE, DOD, and Industry. He has consulted widely with industry and government and has lectured nationally and internationally. He founded TPI, Inc., a high-tech consulting company, which was sold in 1991. Dr. Anand has published 12 books and over 185 papers, and has 1 patent. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of George Washington University. He was awarded Outstanding and Superior Awards by the National Science Foundation. He is a Fellow of ASME and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland. He is a member of the Cosmos Club.