Enrique J. Lavernia, PhD, is Professor and holder of the M. Katherine Banks Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station. Kaka Ma, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and School of Materials Science and Engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Julie M. Schoenung, PhD, is Professor and holder of the Wofford Cain Chair III, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station. James F. Shackelford, PhD, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Baolong Zheng, PhD, is Project Scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Irvine.