Dr. Nima Shamsaei currently holds the position of Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University. Additionally, he serves as the founding director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), a research center founded by NASA and NIST, dedicated to advancing additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and their adoption. NCAME is also a key U.S.-based founding partner of the ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE). Before entering academia, Dr. Shamsaei accumulated extensive industry experience, including leadership positions, with a specialization in fatigue analysis and durability test development. Dr. Shamsaei’s research efforts have resulted in the publication of over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings. Additionally, he has delivered 160+ technical presentations, including 60+ invited talks, keynote speeches, or plenary presentations. His expertise spans areas such as fatigue, fracture, mechanics of materials, and AM material/part qualification, certification, and standardization.