Dr. J. Sean Humbert is the McLagan Family Endowed Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech. He joined CU from the University of Maryland, where he was Associate Director of the MAST-CTA on Microsystem Mechanics, and was the Director of the Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory. Prof. Humbert’s research interests are the intersection of dynamics, control, and estimation theory with bio-inspired sensing and locomotion. Recent work has focused on the flight mechanics and distributed sensing and estimation approaches in small-scale organisms. Best paper honors include the AIAA Conference on Guidance, Navigation, and Control, the American Control Conference, and the International Conference on Insect Sensors and Robotics. Dr. Humbert recently won the AIAA National Capital Section Hal Andrews Young Scientist/Engineer Award, and is the recipient of an ARO Young Investigator Award.