Author Michael Nayak returns to DCPL Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library to discuss SENTIENT\, the fol low-up to his Sci-Fi Thriller Symbiote. \;
\nIn Symbiote \;(link to catalog)\, an isolated Antarctic research base becomes the site of terror during world War III when Chinese scientists arrive with a mysterious corpse. A cold-activated parasite soon spreads\, causing viole nt madness\, superhuman strength\, and a shared hive mind. With rescue mon ths away\, paranoia fractures the crew as deaths mount. A small group of s urvivors races to uncover the organism's origins\, realizing it may be a b iological weapon capable of escaping and devastating the outside world.
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About SENTIENT:
Sentient\, the se
quel to Symbiote\, is a fast-paced sci-fi thriller that continues the stor
y of a deadly\, mutating microbe in Antarctica.
As the tourist sea son begins at McMurdo Station\, the outbreak resurfaces\, unleashing an on slaught of infected &ldquo\;sea people&rdquo\;. Reluctantly\, Rajan Chariy a and others work with the CIA to stop the &ldquo\;sea people&rdquo\;\, bu t the CIA is determined to turn the mutation into a biological weapon.
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About the \;Author<
br />Michael (Mikey) Nayak \;holds a doctorate degree in Planetary Sci
ence from the University of California at Santa Cruz\, where he was a Nati
onal Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow. He holds additional
graduate degrees in Earth Science\, aerospace engineering and flight test
engineering.
With a \;wide array of interests Mikey looks for& nbsp\;inventive ways to apply techniques from the disciplines of astrophys ics and planetary science to problems in Space Situational Awareness\, Spa ce Surveillance and Space Control. His research interests include fundamen tal physics methods to remotely identify characteristic satellite frequenc ies from multi-modal observations\, radical innovative AI solutions for mo dern optical detection problems\, and novel machine-assisted methods to sp eed progression of low-time pilots. \;
\nA space shuttle enginee r\, Flight Director for multiple experimental spacecraft\, skydiving instr uctor\, planetary scientist at NASA Ames\, Research Section Chief for the DoD&rsquo\;s largest telescope\, instructor flight test engineer and instr uctor pilot. Mikey has deployed to the South Pole as a US Antarctic Progra m Principal Investigator\, managed air- and space-based special programs\, and was a semi-finalist for the 2021 astronaut class. I&rsquo\;m a USAF T est Pilot School graduate\, Rotary National Award for Space Achievement re cipient\, and have 1\,000+ hours of flight time in 40+ aircraft including the F-16\, T-38\, EA500 and BE-76. \;
\nFor more information and questions\, please contact the Chevy
Chase Neighborhood Library at 202-282-0021.
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