Dr. Frank Liou is the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, Missouri S&T. He is the founder and has served as the Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Program at Missouri S&T since 1999. Currently, he also serves as the Director of the Intelligent Systems Center at Missouri S&T. He is also the co-founder of Product Innovation and Engineering (PINE), LLC. He has published a book on Rapid Prototyping and Engineering Applications, along with over 400 technical papers. Dr. Liou’s research has been focusing on additive manufacturing, including hybrid additive and subtractive process integration, multiscale multi-physics process modeling, automated repair, and advanced material fabrication. He has worked with industry to commercialize products from his research, including Siemens’ NX Hybrid Manufacturing module and DMG/MORI’s Lasertec series. Dr. Liou has received several teaching, research, and service awards. Recently he received the SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal in year 2020. Dr. Liou is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a Fellow of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (FSME).