PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley.  Morris M. Bryan Jr. Professor in Mechanical Engineering for Advanced manufacturing Systems at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.  Research on modeling, monitoring, and control of precision machining and additive manufacturing processes and systems.  Supervised over 80 Post-Doctoral studies, Ph.D. dissertations, and M.S. theses.  Research work disseminated in over 600 archival articles, 5 books, and 40+ international conference keynotes.  Served as President of NAMRI/SME, Chair of MED/ASME, and President of a publicly traded company of $6B revenue with global footprints.  Presently Technical Editor of International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing.  Accolades include Robert B. Douglas Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award of SME, Ralph R. Teetor Education Award of SAE, Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award of ASME, Outstanding Service Award of ASME, Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal of ASME, Most Influential Professor in Smart Manufacturing of SME, Outstanding Lifelong Service Award of SME, and Gold Medal of SME. Fellow of ASME, SME, and AET.