As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.

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Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: High-Entropy Alloys; Compositionally Complex Alloys; Multicomponent Alloys; Mechanical Properties; Tribology

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Castolin Eutectic-Monitor Coatings Ltd., Redditch, UK
Interests: thermal spray; coatings; HVOF; HVAF; simulations; IIoT; Industry 4.0
Department of Electronic Engineering, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung City 83347, Taiwan
Interests: wearable sensors; nanosensing structures; printed electronics; flexible/stretchable electronics; electronic textiles
Department of Metallurgy and Recycling, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
Interests: hot dip galvanizing; thermaldiffusion coatings, anti-corrosion protection; corrosion resistance; corrosion tests, surface engineering
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Hsiuping University of Science and Technology, Taichung 407, Taiwan
Interests: ferroelectric; FeRAM; RRAM; DSSC
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Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Interests: hybrid nanomaterials; molecular self-assemblies; layer-by-layer coatings; cell-surface interactions; applied microbiology; environmental technologies

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Institute of Geology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: materials science; atomistic simulations; molecular dynamics; computational fluid dynamics

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SINTEF, Department of Materials and Nanotechnology, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway
Interests: surface and interface chemistry; gas adsorption and separation; surface characterization; wetting; material structure–property relationships; fillers; nanomaterials; biodegradable polymers
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Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
Interests: gate; monte carlo; machine learning; image reconstruction and analysis; PET; SPECT
Division for Experimental Physics, School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
Interests: accident tolerant fuel; metallic coatings; ceramic coatings; surface modification; ion implantation; magnetron sputtering; cathodic arc deposition; titanium alloys; zirconium alloys; high-temperature oxidation; corrosion; material characterization
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National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, Russia
Interests: low-temperature plasma physics and chemistry; plasma diagnostics; thin film deposition; magnetron discharges; plasma surface modification; modeling of plasmas and charged particle beams

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Sr. Process Engineer at Applied Materials Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Interests: thin films; semiconductor films deposition; chemical mechanical polishing; chemical mechanical planarization; nanoparticles; nano colloidal particles; surface engineering; 3D printing; additive manufacturing; colloidal suspensions; surface texturing; electronic materials processing
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, Canada
Interests: advanced fabrication techniques; optoelectronic miniature devices; advanced sensing materials for miniature sensors
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Chemistry and Structure of novel Materials, University of Siegen, Paul-Bonatz-Straße 9-11,57076 Siegen, Germany
Interests: functional nanostructured oxides; hybrid inorganic–organic nanoarchitectures; energy conversion; photocatalysis; biomaterials
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Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
Interests: concrete durability; FRC; lightweight concrete; Concrete Repair and Retrofitting; Non-linear Analysis of Concrete Structu
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Interests: graphene; ZnO; 2D materials; flexible/wearable electronics; energy harvesting and storage systems; sensors (physical, chemical, biological, radiological)

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Department of Nanotechnology and Microsystems, Southern Federal University, Taganrog 347922, Russia.
Interests: Plasma processing; plasma technologies for the formation of thin films; plasma-chemical surface profiling; carbon nanomaterials; surface defects; microsystem technology; microelectronic sensorics; ALE
Department of Prosthodontics, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Interests: materials; restorative dentistry; dental materials; esthetic dentistry; mechanical properties; advanced materials; polymers; biomaterials; statistical analysis; microstructure
Department of Woodworking, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia
Interests: chip and chipless machining of wood and wood-based materials; CNC technology in the woodworking industry; wood cutting tools; optimization of processes in the woodworking industry; issue of Industry 4.0
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Kennametal GmbH, Altweiherstraße 27-31, 91320 Ebermannstadt, Germany
Interests: PVD; CVD; hard coatings; cutting tools; wear; material analysis
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Central Laboratory of Applied Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 61, Sankt Petersbourg Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: thin films and coatings for surface modification; nanocomposite and multilayer coatings for industrial and biomedical applications; mechanical and tribological properties; composition and structure

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1. Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5B Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
2. College of Science and Engineering, University of Derby, Markeaton Street, Derby DE22 3AW, UK
Interests: hot stamping of lightweight alloys; metal forming; materials processing; coatings; microstructural characterization; mechanical testing; fatigue; powder metallurgy; damage development
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Department of Structural Mechanics, Institute of Structural Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
Interests: micromechanics of polymer matrix composites; homogenization procedures; fracture mechanics of composite materials; mechanics of laminates and sandwiches; structural mechanics

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Department of Applied Physics, Physics Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogov str. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
Interests: surface and thin film processing by gas cluster ion and atomic beams; modification and characterization of optical materials surface

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Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: Cold Spraying; diagnostics of two-phase flow; development of Cold Spraying device and technologies
Department of Fatigue and Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: friction stir welding; aluminum alloys; mechanical behavior of materials; microstructure; fatigue
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State University of Applied Sciences Nowy Sącz, Institute of Engineering, Zamenhofa 1A, 33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland
Interests: tribology; surface modification; surface engineering; coatings; fretting wear; corrosion; fatigue; mechanical properties; microstructure; transport
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Silesian University of Technology
Interests: polymer composites; fiber laminates; the relationship between structure and properties

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Department of Materials Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Interests: diagnostic of solid materials; polymers
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1. Deparment of Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical Univerzity in Prague, Technická 4, 166 07 Prague, Czech Republic;
2. TechTest s.r.o. - Optical detection systems and quality control of surface treatment, Jungmanova 917, 285 04 Uhlířské Janovice, Czech Republic
Interests: surface treatmentů; surface pre-treatment; cleaning; blasting; detection of surface cleanliness; electroplating; hot-dip galavnizing; thermal spaying; paints; organic coatings; tribology properties of functional pairs; corrosion; corrosion protection; quality control of coatings; manufacturing technology
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