Nassif E. Rayess received his bachelor’s and PhD in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University and joined UDM in 2001. Currently, he is an associate professor whose areas of interest include acoustics, noise and vibration, as well as design and entrepreneurship. Rayess teaches Dynamics, Senior Design, Innovation and Entrepreurship, Mechanical Measurements, and NVH. His current research is focused on experimental work in the area of noise and acoustics. Rayess has been very active in recent efforts to bring entrepreneurship to engineering and other technical programs at the university.