Anil Misra received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is currently a Professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department of the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He also serves as Associate Director of the University of Kansas Institute for Bioengineering Research. Dr. Misra has a broad research interest that spans topics covering both basic and applied aspects of mechanics of geomaterials, interfaces and biomaterials, including analytical, computational and experimental granular micromechanics, particle and atomistic methods, multi-scale modeling, constitutive behavior, micro-macro correlations, and multi-modal material characterization using high resolution techniques. He has co-edited four books; guest edited four journal special issues; and authored more than 300 papers in journals. edited books and conference proceedings. He has made more than 170 presentations of his research results at national and international fora. He is active in various professional societies where he has been honored with election to the grade of fellow. He serves as reviewer and editorial board member of a number of journals as well as for funding agencies.