Byron Knapp has over twenty years of experience in the design and development of precision manufacturing systems and precision machine design. He received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University under Professor Eric R. Marsh. Byron has been a Senior Engineer at Professional Instruments Company for more than 15 years where his focus has been on air bearing spindle characterization using finite element and modal analysis, nanometer-level spindle metrology, and occasional forays into oil hydrostatic spindle testing. Byron is an active member of the international precision engineering communities of ASPE and euspen.