Dr. Brian Self got his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech and earned his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for 7 years. Dr. Self has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, since 2006. He has been active in the American Society of Engineering Education, serving on its Board from 2008-2010. His professional interests include aviation physiology, educational research, and biomechanics.