Guang MengProfessor Guang Meng IS currently the vice president of Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, China, who is also a Distinguished Professor in the school of mechanical engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Guang Meng received his .Sc. (Applied Mechanics), M.Sc. (Applied Mechanics) and Ph.D. (Applied Mechanics) degrees, respectively, in 1981, 1984 and 1988 from Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. Prior to his current position, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Texas A&M University (1989-1990), as an Alexander von Humboldt senior scientist at the Technische Universität Berlin (1990-1992), and as a visiting professor at the University of New South Wales (1992-1993). He taught at Northwestern Polytechnical University during 1993-1996. He joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2000, and served as the director of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, China, from 2004 to 2008. Guang Meng has made significant contributions in the specific areas of applied mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, structural vibration, and smart materials/structures. He has published over 520 journal papers, 3 books, and has given numerous national and international talks. He has advised more than 20 postdoctoral fellows, 30 Ph.D. students, and 40 M.S students over 30 years. He serves as the vice president of the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering. He received many academic research awards including the National Award for Science and Technology Progress, and the Melville Medal of ASME (the highest honour for the best paper published in the ASME Transactions). Read More Read Less