We are pleased to announce that new scholars have been appointed as Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for Materials (ISSN: 1996-144), effective December 2025. We wish our new members success in both their research and their efforts to develop the journal.

Name: Dr. Armando Maestro
Affiliation: Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Spain
Interests: rheology; soft materials; colloid chemistry; interface science; light scattering; wettability; Interfacial mechanics; soft condensed matter physics; polymer physics

Name: Prof. Dr. Anna Rudawska
Affiliation: Lublin University of Technology, Poland
Interests: analysis of the influence of technological and structural factors on the strength of adhesive joints of polymers and metals; design of bonding technologies; testing of adhesive properties; issues related to obtaining the appropriate adhesive properties to increase the strength of adhesive joints; modification of epoxy adhesives; design of different assembly joint solutions; design of assembly technologies

Publications in Materials:
1. “Improving the Adhesive Properties by Sandblasting the Surface with Copper Slag and Glass Beads”
by Jacek Ogrodniczek, Anna Rudawska, Agnieszka Skoczylas and Sławomir Kocira
Materials 2025, 18(8), 1746; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18081746

2. “Properties of Selected Additive Materials Used to Increase the Lifetime of Tools for Crushing Unwanted Growths Using Hardfacing by Welding Technology”
by Miroslava Ťavodová, Monika Vargová, Dana Stančeková, Anna Rudawska and Arkadiusz Gola
Materials 2025, 18(13), 3188; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18133188

3. “Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of the AlSi7CrMnCu2.5 Alloy and Their Changes After Heat Treatment”
by Pavel Kraus, Nataša Náprstková, Jaromír Cais, Sylvia Kuśmierczak, Klára Caisová, Anna Rudawska and Jan Sviantek
Materials 2025, 18(19), 4586; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18194586

Name: Dr. Wangzhong Mu
Affiliation: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Interests: particle behaviours in metals; sustainable metallurgy; artificial intelligence (AI)-based material design

Publications in Materials:
“Metadynamic Recrystallization in the Isothermal Double Compression of CP800 Steel”
by Xiaoyu Yang, Zhenli Mi and Wangzhong Mu
Materials 2025, 18(7), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18071549

Guest Editor of Materials:
“Microstructure–Property Relationships in Alloys: Simulation and Experimental Insights” Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026

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