R Ravi Sankar Haridas is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Texas. He has published more than 45 peer-reviewed journal publications and presented in various international conferences. His research interests include mechanical behavior of materials, solid-state material processing, high strain rate deformation, and additive manufacturing. He also teaches courses related to mechanics and advanced manufacturing at undergraduate and graduate levels. He is a member of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM), and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He serves on the editorial board of Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Engineering and Discover Applied Sciences.