Roger Fittro is an Assistant Research Professor and the Associate Director of the Rotating Machinery and Controls Laboratory at the University of Virginia. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1998 from the University of Virginia for his work on Multivariable Control of an AMB supported High-speed Machine Tool Spindle. Prior to his current position, Dr. Fittro was an Engineering Manager and Senior Project Leader at General Electric’s Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY.