Dr. Frank X. Li is Director of the Rayen School of Engineering and Friedman Endowed Chair at Youngstown State University, providing leadership for five undergraduate, five master’s, and a Ph.D. engineering program - He oversees accreditation (ABET, HLC), faculty development, curriculum modernization, and strategic growth initiatives. -His research spans power electronics, digital control systems, semiconductor design, and autonomous power architectures. A NASA Glenn Summer Faculty Fellow, he conducted research on advanced digital control and space power conversion systems - He has led and contributed to NASA, Air Force, Intel, and NSF-funded initiatives supporting semiconductor workforce development and advanced engineering research - Dr. Li earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and brings prior industry R&D leadership experience in power electronics and advanced manufacturing