From the President: Fall 2014

Dear Friends of TASSA,

As we start the Fall semester, I wish the members of the TASSA community a healthy and a productive academic year.

At TASSA we are coming out of a slow summer, which was basically a reorganization period. First, we have three new Board members; Professors Ayse Imrohoroglu and Selim Unlu and a long-time TASSA friend Dr. Bulent Basol. Their addition will bring new energy to the group.

Next we have made a number of changes in the management team. Dr. Batuhan Osmanoglu, a scientist at NASA is our new Managing Director. Dr Bahri Karacay from Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa has assumed the Editorship responsibility of The Bridge . Last but not least Ms. Olya Rachtchinine will serve as the IT specialist responsible for issuing the newsletter and managing our contact database.

We look forward to have a productive year. We hope you will keep in touch with us and let us know your accomplishments so that we can share them with the rest of the TASSA Community.

We wish you all an enjoyable Fall semester.

All the Best,

Haluk Unal

TASSA President