18 Fifth Edition Marquis Who’s Who INSIGHT TETSUFUMI UEDA, PHD Professor Emeritus, Neurochemist (Retired) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI medicine.umich.edu/dept/mni/tetsufumi-ueda-phd How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? There have been events that have disrupted and discouraged me, but overall, things turned out well, so I am happy about that. I feel lucky that I have been able to contribute to human life. What are two key behaviors/personality traits that allow you to be effective in your role? Patience helped me in my research. I’m also never too hard on others, as I don’t want to do or say anything that might hurt them. I try to be kind and make suggestions based on my opinions, but I don’t force them on others. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry? I think people would like to understand what Alzheimer’s disease is and discover new drugs. The major issue is that the elderly population has been increasing, and the disease may reach a large percentage of human beings in the world soon as the elderly population continues to increase. What innovations or technologies do you feel will shape the future of your industry? Being able to non-invasively observe glucose transformation in the brain. What excites you the most about your industry? Being able to contribute by doing research excites me the most, though I have not been able to do that since I retired. I like to discover new things in collaboration with others, and I would like to publish more papers in the future. DIANE MARY VANDERWALKER, PHD Materials Research Engineer (Retired) U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Chicopee, MA https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/491341 How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? In my industry, it was my employer that designated the projects I would be working on. After I published a paper on metallurgical transactions, I was invited to participate in a symposium akin to a meeting with the American Society for Metals. When I got there, I presented my papers, and the following year, I was a principal investigator for electron microscopy on titanium diboride. My future presentations were scheduled by The American Ceramic Society. When I was at Stony Brook University, I was invited there for two weeks as a consultant due to my interface within the industry, so I got involved in some additional work that I was already doing with silicones. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry? The hardest part is when someone starts out on their own, and other people expect them to be working under somebody else, but they’re not, so they have to come across as more confident. How do you feel your industry has changed/evolved? After I left, a lot of work was done on nanotechnology, but I don’t know if it changed how people worked in physical metallurgy or if the industry just changed by using the word nanotechnology. What excites you the most about your industry? Being a principal investigator and being able to complete strong research projects for the U.S. Army.
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