7 November 2025
Welcoming New Editorial Board Member of Materials—Dr. Gaetano Giunta
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We are pleased to announce that a new scholar has been appointed as an Editorial Board Member (EBM) for Materials (ISSN: 1996-144), effective October 2025. We wish our new member every success in both their research and their efforts to develop the journal.

Name: Dr. Gaetano Giunta
Affiliation: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Interests: beam, plate, and shell structural models; multi-field and multi-scale problems; non-linear mechanics; composites; smart; functionally graded and advanced materials; lattice materials; variable-stiffness materials; finite element and meshless methods
Publications in Materials:
1. “A FEM Free Vibration Analysis of Variable Stiffness Composite Plates through Hierarchical Modeling”
by Gaetano Giunta, Domenico Andrea Iannotta and Marco Montemurro
Materials 2023, 16(13), 4643; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134643
The journal is currently still recruiting Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors. Please contact the Editorial Office if you are interested in these positions.
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