Khalid Tantawi is an Assistant Professor of mechatronics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Previously, he was a trainer for Siemens Technik Akademy for certifying Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certifications, he was the elected chair of the Engineering section of the Tennessee Academy of Science for 2022 and previously in 2017. He previously served as an academic auditor for the Tennessee Board of Regents, and a panelist for the Tennessee Textbook Advisory Panel for the Tennessee Department of Education. He actively conducts research in advanced manufacturing and micro- and nano-technology. He is an active member of IEEE, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society, and the Tennessee Academy of Science.