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MARY LANZEROTTI is collegiate assistant professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg. She received AB summa cum laude from Harvard College, M Phil from University of Cambridge, and MS and PhD from Cornell University.

A. MOROCK is component repair platoon leader for an AH-64E Maintenance Company and active AH-64E pilot in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2020 with a mechanical engineering degree with honors and a focus in aeronautics and regional studies minor in German.

T. ALDHIZER is 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2021 with a bachelor of science focused in engineering management and a certified EIT in systems and industrial engineering.

W. LACARBONARA is a professor of Nonlinear Dynamics at Sapienza University and Director of the Sapienza Center for Dynamics. During his graduate education, he was awarded a MS in Structural Engineering (Sapienza University) and a MS in Engineering Mechanics (Virginia Tech, USA), and a PhD in Structural Engineering. His research interests cover nonlinear dynamics, vibration control, metamaterials, nanocomposites, asymptotic techniques, and experimental dynamics. He is editor-in-chief of Nonlinear Dynamics.

J. CAPPS is academy professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He received a BS magna cum laude degree from Tuskegee University, MBA from Northcentral University, MS from Naval Postgraduate School, and PhD from Oregon State University.