Vladimir Kobelev, PhD, Dr rer nat habil, received the Dipl Physics and PhD degrees from the Department of Aerophysics and Space Research, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia. Since 2000, he has been an APL Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany. He is the author of two books, Durability of Springs and Design and Analysis of Composite Structures for Automotive Applications.