Dr. Tony Huang, James Henderson Assistant Professor, joined Engineering Science and Mechanics this fall semester 2005. Dr. Huang was awarded a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xi'an Jiao Tong University in China and a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He completed a Postdoctoral Research appointment with the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of UCLA prior to joining Penn State. His research has been detailed in a recent interview by the Materials Research Institute (MRI).