Rishi S. Raj has been teaching Mechanical Engineering at City College for the past 30 years, where he also served as a Dean. Rishi served on the City College Senate for more than 15 years and also served on the CUNY Senate. He served as a Distinguished Fellow of ASEE-US Navy, NASA, and a technical specialist in the U.S. Army. Rishi has written 4 books: Science and Logic of the absolutely Pure , Balance , Turning Point , and Applied Chemistry . He was recently appointed by the Governor of the State of NJ to serve on the State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors. He was also the founder and president of the Society of Indian Academics in America (SIAA) and has lectured extensively in India , Russia , Australia , Israel , UK , Germany , Canada , Holland , Belgium , and the US.