Bingen 'Ben' Yang is Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California, where he has taught for more than three decades. Being an active researcher, he has more than 230 publications in the areas of structures, dynamics, vibrations, controls, and mechanics. His current research interest lies in modeling, analysis, control and design of flexible structures, electromechanical systems, and computational methods for problems in engineering applications. A fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.