Dr. Satyavan Digole is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Cleveland State University, USA. He has over 10 years of combined academic, research, and industrial experience. His research focuses on the design and development of advanced metallic materials, metal matrix composites, and functionally graded structures for aerospace, nuclear, energy, and biomedical applications. His work emphasizes understanding process-structure-property relationships in Ti-, Ni-, and Fe-based alloys and composites processed through additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy techniques, including laser powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, spark plasma sintering, and hot isostatic pressing. He employs advanced characterization and materials testing techniques to investigate microstructural evolution, mechanical behavior, wear, corrosion, irradiation resistance, and biocompatibility of engineering materials. His current research interests also include CALPHAD-based thermodynamic modeling, machine learning-assisted alloy design, and high-throughput materials optimization for next-generation advanced materials. Dr. Digole has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and has contributed to federally funded research projects. He is an active member of TMS, serves on the TMS Advances in Surface Engineering Committee, and regularly reviews manuscripts for leading journals.