Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Members of Coatings

Name: Dr. Aleksandra S. Popović
Affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4432-0183
Research interests: corrosion; self-healing coatings; electrochemistry; hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; electrocatalysis; water electrolysis

Name: Dr. Alexis Chino Ulloa
Affiliation: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Homepage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-chino-242725100/
Research interests: biomedical surfaces; biomedical engineering; biomaterials; prosthetics; stem cells

Name: Prof. Dr. Bingfei Nan
Affiliations:
1. Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
2. Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Homepage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6M_GLBcAAAAJ&hl=es&oi=ao
Research interests: solution synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals; thermoelectric nanocomposites; advanced thermal management and flame-retardant nanocomposites

Name: Dr. Chen Zhang
Affiliation: School of Materials and Chemistry Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Homepage: https://hyxy.mju.edu.cn/2023/0508/c5090a148723/page.htm
Research interests: biomaterials; surface modification; functional coating; 3D printing

Name: Dr. Gen Zhang
Affiliation: Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, China
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4080-0075
Research interests: high-temperature corrosion; corrosion protection; surface treatment; reactor chemistry; nuclear power

Name: Dr. Guodong Zhao
Affiliation: College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
Homepage: http://ctc.qdu.edu.cn/info/1181/4509.htm
Research interests: functional nanofiber materials; electrospinning; nanofibers; adsorption; batteries

Name: Dr. Haiyang Long
Affiliation: College of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
Homepage: https://jx.ncst.edu.cn/col/1754014557726/2024/09/02/1754015178981.html
Research interests: laser additive manufacturing; metal surface protection

Name: Dr. Hao Qian
Affiliation: College of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China
Homepage: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=YIvc5rgAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Research interests: enamel coating; corrosion protection; coated rebar; functional coatings

Name: Dr. Houfu Dai
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Homepage: https://eng.stu.edu.cn/info/1083/3201.htm
Research interests: advanced coating preparation

Name: Dr. Huawei Liu
Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Homepage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GX5kAdcAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
Research interests: interfacial properties of materials for additive manufacturing in construction; bonding interface; interlayer interface performance of 3D printed concrete; micro-interface modification of cement-based materials

Name: Dr. Hui Wang
Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering and Geographical Environment, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
Homepage: https://www.aminer.cn/profile/hui-wang/61544ff26750f8727fa84a4a?token=bianyigetoken
Research interests: coating materials; intelligent materials; concrete durability; ultra-high performance concrete; resource utilization of solid construction waste; non-destructive assessment techniques

Name: Dr. Ileana Ielo
Affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy
Research interests: nanomaterial synthesis; inorganic chemistry; chemistry; green chemistry; innovative antifouling strategies for marine applications

Name: Dr. Jianhao Li
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Research interests: bionic subface and interface design

Name: Dr. Jianhui Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hawkes Institute, University College London, London, UK
Homepage: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/79129-jianhui-zhang
Research interests: nanoengineered coatings; superhydrophobic surfaces; nanogenerator; reticular chemistry

Name: Dr. Jianzhi Chen
Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
Homepage: https://mypage.just.edu.cn/jxgc/cjz/list.htm
Research interests: anti-fatigue manufacturing technology; materials and structural strength; digitalization and service life evaluation

Name: Dr. Jiawei Shen
Affiliation: School of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
Homepage: https://wlxy.hznu.edu.cn/c/2023-10-31/2886783.shtml
Research interests: thin film and nanotechnology; surface science; crystal growth; crystal engineering

Name: Dr. Jie Li
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
Homepage: https://mypage.just.edu.cn/clkxgc/lj_21275/list.htm
Research interests: low-dimensional nanomaterials and devices; welding technologies; numerical simulation of welding and additive manufacturing; material simulation and calculation

Name: Dr. Jingxiang Wang
Affiliation: College of Engineering and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
Homepage: https://gcjsxy.jlau.edu.cn/info/1022/1497.htm
Research interests: flexible electronics; bionic functional surfaces; bionic mechanical quantity sensors

Name: Prof. Dr. Jinpeng Zhu
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Homepage: https://www5.zzu.edu.cn/clgc/info/1208/4252.htm
Research interests: thermal protective coating; thermal spraying; high-entropy structural ceramic

Name: Dr. Jinyou Zheng
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Coking Coal Resources Green Exploitation, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Homepage: https://www5.zzu.edu.cn/hxgc/info/1127/3020.htm
Research interests: electrodeposition; water splitting; tungsten oxide; electrochromic

Name: Dr. Jun Jiang
Affiliation: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Homepage: https://www.jsde.org.cn/sys-nd/596.html
Research interests: bio-based coatings; surface modification; bio-based materials

Name: Dr. Kaifu Zhang
Affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, China
Homepage: https://chem.ahu.edu.cn/2023/0515/c10893a307622/page.htm
Research interests: photo/electrocatalytic value-added transformation of small molecules and in situ SERS characterization

Name: Dr. Kangkang Wang
Affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Homepage: https://www.rufanzhang-group.cn/sys-pd/198.html
Research interests: carbon nanotubes; heterojunctions; chemical vapor deposition

Name: Dr. Kun Liu
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
Homepage: https://mypage.just.edu.cn/clkxgc/lk/list.htm
Research interests: laser cladding; welding; additive manufacturing

Name: Dr. Liang Yang
Affiliation: School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan’an University, Yan’an, China
Homepage: https://wdxy.yau.edu.cn/info/1457/8304.htm
Research interests: flexible actuation materials; bionic intelligent materials; bionic soft robots; artificial muscle; machine learning; advanced optimization algorithms

Name: Dr. Linan Feng
Affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084, China
Homepage: https://www.rufanzhang-group.cn/sys-pd/238.html
Research interests: human thermal management; radiative cooling; wearable fabrics; sensing

Name: Dr. Linpeng Liu
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance, College of Mechanical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
Homepage: https://faculty.csu.edu.cn/liulinpeng/en/index.htm
Research interests: bionic functional surface; bionic sensing; flexible electronics; femtosecond laser; ultrafast micro-nano manufacturing

Name: Dr. Lixiang Rao
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, China
Homepage: https://dme.ncepu.edu.cn/szdw/jsml/znzzgcjys/cy/9bda197d58f44911b551bc13ebfa6b38.htm
Research interests: novel electrical insulation materials; protective coatings; diamond-like carbon films; impact-resistant structures; additive manufacturing; metamaterials

Name: Dr. Margherita Izzi
Affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-2352
Research interests: antimicrobial nanomaterials; zinc oxide; analytical characterizations; electron microscopy; atomic and molecular spectroscopy; nanotoxicity; bacteria motility; design of experiment

Name: Dr. Meng Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, China
Homepage: https://mse.tzc.edu.cn/info/1242/3567.htm
Research interests: cold spraying; additive manufacturing; metal matrix composite; surface and interface; marine materials

Name: Dr. Mengjie Zheng
Affiliation: School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Homepage: https://teacher.gdut.edu.cn/zhengmengjie/zh_CN/index/266355/list/index.htm
Research interests: nanofabrication; plasmonics; metasurface; surface coating

Name: Dr. Michał Strankowski
Affiliation: : Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Homepage: https://pg.edu.pl/p/michal-strankowski-14887
Research interests: polyurethanes; nanocomposites; graphene; self-healing materials; 3D printing

Name: Dr. Ming Yang
Affiliation: College of Aviation Electronics and Electrical, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, China
Homepage: https://ieee.cafuc.edu.cn/info/1053/2535.htm
Research interests: room temperature infrared application; thin-film functional devices; photodetector; material function analysis

Name: Dr. Nicholas G. Fischer
Affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-5158
Research interests: dentistry; antimicrobial peptides; implants; surfaces; hemidesmosomes; epithelium; bioinstruction; extracellular matrix

Name: Dr. Nicola Suzzi
Affiliation: Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
Homepage: https://ingegneria-industriale-sostenibilita-ambientale.uniud.it/personale/docenti/francesco-andreatta-2
Research interests: dropwise condensation; hydrophobic surfaces; instability of thin liquid films; lubrication approximation; in-flight icing; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); microchannels heat sink design and heat transfer; electro-osmotic flow

Name: Dr. Oğuzhan Çetindemir
Affiliation: Department of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies, İstanbul Okan University, İstanbul, Türkiye
Homepage: https://www.okan.edu.tr/cv/oguzhan-cetindemir/
Research interests: earthquake and structural engineering; geopolymers; durability; construction material; finite element method; green concrete; coatings on bridges

Name: Dr. Otto Todor-Boer
Affiliation: National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-9800
Research interests: organic polymers; organic thin film; organic thin film deposition and processing technics; optoelectronic properties

Name: Dr. Peng Yin
Affiliation: School of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Research interests: functional modification of asphalt materials; interfacial adhesion mechanism of asphalt mixtures; regeneration mechanism of new-old asphalt interfaces; resource utilization of solid waste

Name: Dr. Pengfei Guo
Affiliation: College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Homepage: https://wlxy.tyut.edu.cn/info/1049/3553.htm
Research interests: semiconductor nanomaterials and devices

Name: Prof. Dr. Pinghu Chen
Affiliation: College of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-2069
Research interests: materials design; laser additive manufacturing; plasma electrolytic oxidation; corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant coatings; materials characterization

Name: Dr. Pongthep Poungthong
Affiliation: Shinawatra University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-5984
Research interests: plastics and polymer processing; rheology and material behavior analysis; additive manufacturing

Name: Dr. Qi Xiao
Affiliation: School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
Homepage: https://sist.shanghaitech.edu.cn/xq1/
Research interests: structural inspection of heterogeneous coating layers on zirconium cladding

Name: Prof. Dr. Qing Zhou
Affiliation: School of Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
Homepage: https://teacher.nwpu.edu.cn/zhouqing.html
Research interests: coatings; multilayer films; tribological properties; molecular dynamics

Name: Prof. Dr. Qingwei Liao
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Sensors Technology, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing, China
Homepage: https://auto.bistu.edu.cn/ljxy/szdw/jsjs/jcjsyzdhzz/085e21420f884e4d813f948fcb6c33bf.htm
Research interests: sensitive materials and sensors; flexible thin film sensing technology; carbon-based electromagnetic functional materials; ceramic functional materials

Name: Dr. Renjith Rajan Pillai
Affiliation: Creative Polymer Solutions, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Homepage: https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2677459
Research interests: polyurethane coatings; polymeric materials; surface engineering; plasma surface modification; functional coatings; sustainable coating technologies; thermal insulation coatings; adhesion and interface science; corrosion-resistant coatings; materials characterization; smart and responsive coatings; polymer chemistry; structure–property relationships

Name: Dr. Ruiliang Liu
Affiliation: College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
Homepage: https://faculty.hrbeu.edu.cn/liuruiliang/zh_CN/more/100314/jsjjgd/index.htm
Research interests: thermochemical treatment; surface modification; plasma nitriding; plasma carburizing; plasma nitrocarburizing; plasma electrolytic saturation technology; thin films; coating; wear; corrosion; materials design; first-principles calculation

Name: Dr. Ruozheng Wang
Affiliation: Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Homepage: https://gr.xjtu.edu.cn/zh/web/wangrz
Research interests: single crystal diamond; semiconductor doping and defects; power electronic devices

Name: Dr. Sensen Han
Affiliation: College of Aerospace Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China
Homepage: https://yjs.sau.edu.cn/info/1030/1710.htm
Research interests: polymer coatings; nanocomposites; multifunctional application

Name: Dr. Shuai Chen
Affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, China
Homepage: https://chem.jxstnu.edu.cn/info/1371/42996.htm
Research interests: functional coating; organic semiconductor; bionic electronics; flexible electronics

Name: Dr. Shuai Wang
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Green Fabrication and Surface Technology of Advanced Metal Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243000, China
Homepage: https://webofscience.clarivate.cn/wos/author/record/NOF-8877-2025
Research interests: Li-ion batteries anodes materials; surface coatings

Name: Dr. Shuang Tao
Affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Homepage: https://www.rufanzhang-group.cn/sys-pd/251.html
Research interests: radiative cooling; thermal regulation; coating; paint

Name: Dr. Tian Su
Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
Homepage: https://jgxy.sdut.edu.cn/2023/0220/c12183a536194/page.htm
Research interests: microbial modification technology; structural health monitoring and intelligent maintenance; green construction technology; resource utilization of construction wastes

Name: Dr. Wanqing Zhang
Affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7368-9150
Research interests: electrochemical sensor; electroanalysis; MOFs materials; food sensing

Name: Dr. Weiyin Su
Affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Homepage: https://www.rufanzhang-group.cn/sys-pd/258.html
Research interests: radiation cooling nano-materials; film materials

Name: Dr. Xiangqian Fan
Affiliation: Research Group of New Energy Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Coal and CBM Co-Mining, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
Homepage: https://epe.nuc.edu.cn/info/1011/7851.htm
Research interests: multifunctional composite coating; multifunctional nanocomposites (optical; thermal; electrical; magnetic)

Name: Dr. Xiaoju Yang
Affiliation: National Research Center for Conservation of Ancient Wall Paintings and Earthen Sites, Dunhuang Academy, Dunhuang, China
Homepage: https://www.dha.ac.cn/info/1223/4682.htm
Research interests: ecological cultural; heritage protection

Name: Dr. Xiaoling Zuo
Affiliation: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
Homepage: https://clgc.gzmu.edu.cn/info/1023/3631.htm
Research interests: visible-light curing of luminescent and halogen-free flame-retarded coatings; 3D/4D printing of smart materials

Name: Dr. Xiaoqing Zhao
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
Homepage: https://clx.aust.edu.cn/info/1358/9086.htm
Research interests: structure ceramic matrix composites; functional coating materials; solid waste; resource utilization

Name: Dr. Xuan Zhang
Email: xuan.zhang@bit.edu.cn
Affiliation: Department of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Homepage: https://me.bit.edu.cn/szdw/jsml/rnydlgcx/zlydwgcyjs/fgjzc10/8a4feae1bc944c2eb6d859ead210573c.htm
Research interests: icing; condensation; phase change heat transfer and flow; droplet dynamics; surface and interface science; micro-/nano-scale heat and mass transfer

Name: Dr. Yang Wu
Affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Homepage: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=N88nHs4AAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests: antibiofilm; drug delivery; biomaterials

Name: Dr. Yanhui Cao
Affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute, Xiamen 361101, China
Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-3559
Research interests: anti-corrosion coatings; layered double hydroxides; multi-functional coatings; self-healing coatings

Name: Prof. Dr. Yanyan Zheng
Affiliation: School of Pharmacy, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, China
Homepage: https://www.x-mol.com/university/faculty/201283
Research interests: biomaterials; titanium and its alloys; polyetheretherketones; surfaces and interfaces; surface modification of orthopedic and dental implants; multifunctional biomaterials design; tissue engineering

Name: Dr. Yijian Cao
Affiliation: Institute of Culture and Heritage, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Homepage: https://teacher.nwpu.edu.cn/yijiancao2020.html
Research interests: superhydrophobic surfaces; functional coatings; heritage conservation

Name: Dr. Yunfa Guo
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
Homepage: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=FIRgGBYAAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests: hybrid ultra-precision surface fabrication; multi-scale surface modelling; micro-/nano-scale surface formation mechanisms; advanced surface manufacturing

Name: Dr. Zhaolu Zhang
Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Homepage: https://mec.xjtu.edu.cn/szdw/jsml/hkfdjyjs/zljs.htm
Research interests: hard coating; fatigue; DFT; FEM

Name: Dr. Zhe Zeng
Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Homepage: https://scea.hainanu.edu.cn/info/1102/10683.htm
Research interests: asphalt coatings; damage mechanism; surface free energy

Name: Dr. Zhongshi Pei
Affiliation: School of Transportation Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
Homepage: https://homepage.hit.edu.cn/peizhongshi
Research interests: asphalt; concrete; pavement

Name: Dr. Zifa Xu
Affiliation: Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of. Sciences), Jinan 250316, China
Research interests: laser cladding; laser additive manufacturing; laser shock processing; laser polishing