Prof. Arun K. Kota received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University in 2001, M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University in 2003, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 2008. Prior to joining Colorado State University in 2013, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. His work has so far resulted in 3 patents and 30+ publications, which are cited 1500+ times. His work was highlighted by *Bloomberg TV, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Times and several other prestigious newspapers, magazines and websites. He received the Best Science Paper Award from the Institution of Civil Engineers (2014), the Teaching Excellence Award from the School of Biomedical Engineering at Colorado State University (2016) and the Summer Faculty Fellowship Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2016).