Medhat Khalil, Ph.D. is the Director of Professional Education & Research Development at the Applied Technology Center, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Medhat has consistently been working on his academic development through the years, starting from bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering in Cairo Egypt and proceeding with his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Post-Doctoral Industrial Research Fellowship at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has been certified and is a member of many institutions such as: Certified Fluid Power Hydraulic Specialist (CFPHS) by the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), Certified Fluid Power Accredited Instructor (CFPAI) by the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), Member of Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power Engineering Research Center (CCEFP), Listed Fluid Power Consultant by the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), and Listed Professional Instructor by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Medhat has balanced academic and industrial experience. Medhat has vast experience in teaching Fluid Power courses for industry professionals. Being quite aware of the technological developments in the field of fluid power, Medhat had worked for several world-wide recognized industrial organizations such as Rexroth in Egypt and CAE Inc. in Canada. Medhat had designed several hydraulic systems and developed several analytical and educational software. Medhat also has considerable experience in modeling and simulation of dynamic systems using Matlab-Simulink. Medhat is the founder of the state-of-the-art Universal Fluid Power Trainer. Medhat has received the awards of Pioneers in Fluid Power by NFPA (2012) and Hall of Fame in Fluid Power by IFPS (2021).