Rhys Jones is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Monash University’s Clayton Campus and a Visiting Professor at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Wales. He completed his Postdoctoral Fellow studies in Applied Mathematics and Civil Engineering at Adelaide University. Dr. Jones retired from Monash in December 2017. Whilst at Monash, Dr. Jones was the Program Leader of New Steels at CRC Rail Manufacturing, Head of the Australian Defence Department’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) Centre of Expertise in (Aircraft) Structural Mechanics (CoE-SM), and Program Leader Structural Integrity Research in the CIEAM II. Dr. Jones is a Companion of the Order of Australia: “For eminent service to mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and to education as an academic, researcher and author, particularly in the area of aircraft structural mechanics, corrosion repair and airworthiness”. In 2008, his paper on thermo-elasticity was chosen by the Chief Defence Scientist as one of the Top Ten Defence Science publications from 1907 to 2007. Dr. Jones is also a recipient of an Institution of Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence Award for his work on the Mirage III aircraft.