Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was formerly a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, As- sociate Department Chair for Graduate Studies and Research, and Director of Northeastern University Piezoactive Systems Laboratory at Northeastern University. An ASME Fellow and former Chairs of both ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads and Chairs (MEDHC) and ASME Southeast Mechan- ical Engineering Department Heads (SMEDH), Dr. Jalili is an innovative leader and researcher, known for bringing the resources of engineering education and research to undergraduate and graduate students, industry partners and community outreach programs. An active researcher, Dr. Jalili has been PI or Co-PI on