Dr. Frank Liou is the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the Director of Manufacturing Engineering. He has published a book and over 350 technical papers. His research interests include additive manufacturing, hybrid process development, multiscale multiphysics process modeling, and AM process monitoring and control. He received the SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal in the year 2020. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).