Michael C. Halbig received the B.S. degree in physics from Illinois State University, the B.S. degree in ceramic engineering from the University of Illinois, and the M.S. degree in materials science and engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He was a Materials Engineer with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Cleveland, from 1995 to 2010. In 2010, he joined NASA GRC. He is currently a Materials Research Engineer with the NASA Glenn Research Center (NASA GRC), Cleveland, OH, USA. His previous research interests include the environmental durability, oxidation kinetics, oxidation inhibition, and thermal shock of carbon fibers, carbon fiber reinforced SiC composites, and ultra-high temperature ceramics. His current research interests include developing joining and integration technologies for aerospace applications and are leading a project to utilize additive manufacturing technologies to enable new electric motor designs that have higher power densities and efficiencies.