Behzad Abdollahi received his B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. He discovered his passion for turbomachinery and rotating equipment and decided to further his education with an M.S. degree at Texas A&M University. He worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Turbomachinery Laboratory under Dr. Luis San Andrés. His research primarily focused on computational analysis of fluid film bearings and rotordynamics. Behzad is a Mechanical Engineer at LobePro Rotary Pumps working on research and development projects.