Taher Saif, the Gutgsell Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, has joined the Beckman Institute. Saif is a member of the NeuroTech group at Beckman. He earned a Ph.D in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell. Saif’s research interests include the mechanics of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), bio-MEMS, fracture mechanics, and submicron materials behavior.