This chapter presents results of our project, which studied whether contactless and airborne ultrasonic tactile display (AUTD) stimuli delivered to a user’s palms could serve as a platform for a brain computer interface (BCI) paradigm. We used six palm positions to evoke combined somatosensory brain responses to implement a novel contactless tactile BCI. This achievement was awarded the top pri...

Dr. Kleinert, fondly called H.E.K., was a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Louisville and Indiana University‐Purdue University. He was appointed a National Consultant in Hand Surgery to the Surgeon General, United States Air Force in 1973. He was the recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award from the American Medical Association in 1980. Dr. Kleinert served as President of...

As part of our interview editorial series, we bring forth a discussion with Dr. Glenn M. Hymel, the Founding Executive Editor of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Dr. Hymel embodies the qualities set forth for the American Massage Therapy Association Dianne Polseno Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received in 2017. He has provided leadership and shown outstandin...

Dr. Todd Walter received his B. S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Ph.D. in 1993 from Stanford University. He is currently a Senior Research Engineer at Stanford University. He is a cochair of the WAAS Integrity Performance Panel (WIPP) focused on the implementation of WAAS and the development of its later stages. Key contributions include: early prototype development p...

Sometimes, a scientific achievement merits its own prize. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) acknowledged Samuel Rahbar, MD, PhD, with just such an honor—the Samuel Rahbar Outstanding Discovery Award— for a contribution to the study and treatment of diabetes that resonates to this day. Rahbar is the person who discovered that HbA1c is elevated in people with diabetes. This breakthrough cam...

Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering (FESE) is pleased to announce the best paper award of 2012. FESE had a rapid development in the last year, not only having the first impact factor, but also the improvement of paper quality and the increase in manuscript submission. In order to acknowledge the past contribution and encourage more submission from environmental scholars, FESE edito...