Hasan A. Vafai has held position of professorship in engineering at different universities including Sharif University of Technology, Washington State University, and University of Arizona. He was founder and editor-in-chief of Scientia, international journal of science and technology. Throughout his careers, he has received numerous awards for his contribution to the promotion of science and technology worldwide including being elected ÒEternal Spirit in Science,Ó the highest honor by the National Academy of Sciences of Iran conferred on outstanding scientists; an honorary docÂtorate by the Senatus Academicus of Moscow Region State Institution of Higher Education; and the ÒOrder of Palm AcademicquesÓ awarded by the Ministry of Education, Research and Technology of France. Kevin E. Lansey is professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. His interests are related to water supply planning, water-energy links, and water distribution systems design, operation, and monitoring. He has published over 100 journal articles, 10 book chapters, and two textbooks in those areas. For his contributions, he was awarded the ASCE Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for Young Researchers in 2002.