Dr. Khosro Shirvani is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at Farmingdale State College (FSC). His research areas include Tribology, Additive Manufacturing of Metals, Renewable Energy, and Engineering Education. Over the past eight years, he has developed and taught innovative, hands-on skill-building courses focused on design, manufacturing, and clean energy technologies. He also played a key role in creating a certificate program in Wind Turbine Technology at FSC. Dr. Shirvani is a Member-at-Large of the Volunteer Orientation & Leadership Training Academy of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and was a 2018-19 ASME ECLIPSE Member of the Board of Governors.