Maina Maringa is a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering and received his BSc. and MSc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi, Kenya; Postgraduate Diploma in Hydro Power Development from NTH, in Trodheim, Norway; and PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. He previously served as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology in Kigali, Rwanda; Visiting Professor at the Vaal University of Technology; and Associate Professor and Head of the School of Engineering Science and Technology and Full Professor and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, both at the Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a Senior Lecturer of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He is a consultant on composite engineering materials, hydropower design, operations and maintenance, ultrasonic and vibration testing, and stress analysis. His research interests include composite engineering materials, stress analysis, and the additive manufacturing of metals, polymers, and their composites. He has published a total of 72 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 43 articles in international peer-reviewed conference proceedings, three textbooks in mechanical engineering, four book chapters, and three novels and has been a Chief Editor reviewer and member of the editorial board to 32 international journals and conferences.