Salil Desai is a University Distinguished Professor and the Director of the Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA. He is recognized for his seminal contributions to expanding the body of knowledge in advanced manufacturing through translatory research. His expertise is in the areas of smart cyber-physical systems, hybrid additive, nano and biomanufacturing, multiphysics modeling, regenerative tissue engineering, product design, and realization. For his technical leadership, he is the recipient of several awards, including the White House Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, NSF Career Award, and Outstanding Investigator Awards from IISE, ASME, ASEE, SME, Department of Defense, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
