Salah Awadalla obtained his Ph.D from the Department of Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering at Washington State University, Pullman, USA. He is currently a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Taibah, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. In addition, he is the director of Teaching Laboratories and the Research and Development Program. In his professional career, Dr. Awadalla has held numerous positions ranging from staff scientist to manager and director at Washington State University and Redlen Technologies, Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. He has published more than 50 papers and holds more than eight U.S.-granted patents.