Dr. Scott Ferguson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, and runs the Systems, Decisions, and Objectives Lab. He and his students explore and advance how engineers design systems, arrive at actionable decisions, and frame problem objectives when faced with unresolvable uncertainties. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo in 2008, an MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2004, and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering in 2002. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2011), the ASME Design Automation Young Investigator Award (2014), the NC State Outstanding Teacher Award (2012) and the ASEE New Mechanical Engineering Educator Award (2015). He is the current chair of the ASME DED Student and Early Career Professionals Committee, is a member of the ASME Design Automation Conference Executive Committee, and serves on the AIAA MDO TC.