We are pleased to announce that eight new scholars have been appointed as Editorial Board Members (EBMs) of Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944), effective April and May 2025. We wish our new members success in both their research and efforts to develop the journal.

Name: Prof. Dr. Duo Zhang
Affiliation: Wuhan University, China
Interests: concrete; cement; waste utilization; CO₂ sequestration; CO₂ utilization; carbonation; carbonation curing; durability; fiber-reinforced cementitious composites; lifecycle assessment; sustainability

Name: Prof. Dr. Lin Dong
Affiliation: Zhengzhou University, China
Interests: piezotronics and piezophotonics; mechanoluminescence; tactile sensing; diamond-derived thermal management

Name: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Janus
Affiliation: West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
Interests: photocatalysis; photoactive building materials; water treatment; titanium dioxide

Name: Prof. Dr. Ruizhi Yang
Affiliation: Soochow University, China
Interests: materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Name: Prof. Dr. Yaqiao Wu
Affiliation: Boise State University, USA
Interests: nanoscale structural and chemistry characterization achieved by the combination of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atom probe tomography (APT) techniques; material design, synthesis, property analysis; nanoscale structure and chemistry characterization; establishing critical connections between structure, chemistry and behavior at nanometric to atomic level through combinational TEM and APT techniques in a large range of various material systems from nanostructured magnetic materials, semiconductors, ceramics, quasicrystals, carbon nanotubes, and nuclear materials

Name: Dr. Bin Han
Affiliation: Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Interests: composites; lattice architectures; advanced and smart Materials; material characterization; mechanical properties; impact and ballistic resistance; vibration attenuation; heat transfer; additive manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing

Name: Dr. Marco Fronzi
Affiliation: The University of Sydney, Australia
Interests: electronic structure theory: materials for energy conversion; magnetic and optical properties of matter; chemical–physical properties of surfaces; machine learning: automatic learning processes applied to condensed matter theory and materials discovery

Name: Dr. Shun Lu
Affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Interests: functional materials; electrocatalysis; fluorescent; sensor; enegy storage and conversion

The office is currently still recruiting Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors. Please contact the Editorial Office if you are interested in these positions.

Materials Editorial Office