Dr. Hooshang Heshmat, President/CEO & Technical Director of Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. (MiTi) has accepted an invitation to be a member of the prestigious International Advisory Board to the French Institute National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon) and the LaMCoS and UMR laboratories, which form a joint INSA-Lyon and CNRS research laboratory. CNRS is The National Centre for Scientific Research, the largest governmental research organization in France and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. This exclusive and highly select board consists of five internationally acclaimed scientists and engineers having expertise in materials, tribology, fast dynamics, vibrations, controls, rotating machinery, transmission systems, additive manufacturing including deep-drawing and components and systems for energy efficiency from nanometer to macro scales.