Prof. Dr. Norman M. Wereley is the Minta Martin Professor and former chair (2012-2021) of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on smart materials and structures, as well as composite and additively manufactured cellular materials and structures, for actuation and  occupant protection systems in aerospace and automotive applications. Dr. Wereley published extensively on these topics, including over 275 journal articles, and 22 patents. He was awarded the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize and the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Wereley is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME, IOP, RAeS, SPIE and VFS, and a Lifetime Member of SAMPE. He holds the B.Eng. from McGill University, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of Actuators and Editor-in-Chief of SAMPE Journal.