BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neah Power Systems, Inc., ('Neah') (OTCBB:NPWZ) www.neahpower.com, the Company developing fuel cell-based renewable energy solutions, announced today that former NASA scientist and engineer, Professor Somyos Durongkadej, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Neah Power Systems.
Chris D’Couto, Neah CEO, noted, “Professor Somyos is a rare and valuable addition of our board. His vast knowledge and experience in electrical engineering, systems analysis, design and production of manufacturing processes, and development of software, fills a critical need at our Company, which is noted for its advanced technology in fuel cell-based alternative energy.”
Somyos, a resident of Bangkok, Thailand, spent 20 years in the United States as Land Satellite Specialist at NASA Greenbelt, Maryland, before moving over to the Department of Defense, in Washington D.C., as the Computer Specialist in charge of electronic computer security. He worked at Fairchild Co., Gaithersburg, Maryland, as Production Engineer, later joining IBM, also in Maryland, as systems analyst. Somyos is considered to be an expert in the design, manufacture and system software programming of water treatment systems for drinking, industrial usage and wastewater, as well as manufacture and processing of steel fabrication and chemicals for agriculture.
Somyos possesses a Master’s Degree in Hybrid and Communications in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri. Returning to Thailand, he was retained by Siam Cement Group, as the Head of Mainframe Computers, before becoming Managing Director of Thaiyang Kijpaisan Automotive Parts Co., Samutprakarn, Thailand, V-Metal Thai Co., Bangkok, Mazuma (Thailand) Co., Bangkok, and Multi-Merk Co., also in Bangkok. The Thai government recruited him to consult, as head of the ITB Government Program, to the Textiles Group, Automotives Group and Electrical Group of Bangkok. In 2003, Somyos joined B&W Autoparts of Japan, a tier 1 company in Bangkok as the General Manager prior to his role as the Managing Director at Chemplus Group, producers of the chemicals used in agriculture, Thailand’s largest industry. He is currently Managing Director of PS Factory Home Appliances, and the CEO of Solasia Inc., and Asian Energy Inc.
About Neah Power
Neah Power Systems, Inc. (NPWZ) is developing long-lasting, efficient and safe power solutions for the military and for portable electronic devices. Neah uses a unique, patented, silicon-based design for its micro fuel cells that enable higher power densities, lower cost and compact form-factors. The company’s micro fuel cell system can run in aerobic and anaerobic modes, and is developing energy storage solutions based on its proprietary porous silicon tech.
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