Nader Jalili is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. Previously he served as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He received a Ph.D. degree in 1988, from the University of Connteticut. His present research works are chiefly on piezoelectric-based sensors/actuators, nanocomposites, piezoelectric-based nano-stager for microscopy applications, vibration control in automobiles, and e-textiles Founding Chair, Technical Committee on Vibration and Control of Smart Structures, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) . He’s currently Associate Editor, ASME Transactions on Dynamic Systems, Measurements and Control and the Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics. He’s published over 45 journal articles and was a receipient of an NSF Young Investigator Career Award in 2003 for his work in the area of nanomanufacturing.