Jose Angel Diosdado De la Pena, is a former professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Guanajuato (Central Mexico), where he earned B.SC., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 2006, 2008 and 2013, respectively; in 2023, he obtained a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Youngstown State University. His research has focused on modelling manufacturing process, physical phenomena, and product development via finite element method. He has published multiple research papers in conferences and journals related to computer aided engineering, experimental testing, structural design, manufacturing processes, and recently, additive manufacturing. Recently, he joined Brenton School of Engineering at the University of Mount Union as an Assistant Professor for Mechanical Engineering after working for Borgwarner Power Drive Systems.