Ansel C. Ugural has been a visiting and research professor of mechanical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was a National Science Foundation fellow and has taught at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Ugural held positions at Fairleigh Dickinson University and earned his MS in mechanical engineering and PhD in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Professor Ugural is the author of several books, including Mechanical Design of Machine Components (CRC Press, 2nd ed., 2015); and Stresses in Beams, Plates, and Shells (CRC Press, 3rd ed., 2010). In addition, he has published numerous journal articles.