Jack L. Skinner received the B.S. degree from Montana Tech, Butte, MT, in General Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering Option in 2000, the M.S. degree from Washington State University, Pullman, WA, in Mechanical Engineering in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Davis, CA, in Mechanical Engineering in 2007.He was a graduate researcher with the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC), Berkeley, CA, from 2004 to 2007, where he developed diffractive optical microsystems. From 2003 to 2012, he was with Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, where he was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff before accepting a position as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Montana Tech, Butte, MT. He has been working in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology since 2001. His research interests include technological advancements in the understanding and application of nanoscale devices, materials, and methods.Dr. Skinner is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Materials Research Society (MRS), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He is a licensed professional engineer (WY/14963).