... Samara region . ... Professor Andrea Vacca, from Purdue University s Maha Laboratory (Lafayette, USA) was visiting SSAU from June 2 to June 6. ... Andrea Vacca is the leading secretary of the Fluid Power Committee in the USA, a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and for SSAU he is a member of SSAU International Expert Council. ... Mr. Vacca appreciated the possibilities of our institution and Samara and offered to host the next international conference on fluid power in SSAU. ...