As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Corrosion, Wear and Erosion Section
- Coatings for Food Technology and System Section
- High-Energy Beam Surface Engineering and Coatings Section
- Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification Section
- Thin Films Section
- Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage Section
- Functional Polymer Coatings and Films Section
- Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology Section
Members
Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a Seat in Prešov, Technical University of Košice, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Interests: structured materials; material characterization; dynamic load; material damping; machine tool structures
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Interests: structured materials; material characterization; dynamic load; material damping; machine tool structures
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Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28911 Leganés, Spain
Interests: 2D materials; material functionalization; chemical vapour deposition; thin films; coating
Interests: 2D materials; material functionalization; chemical vapour deposition; thin films; coating
Laboratory of Quality of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants, Department of Vegetable and Herbal Crops, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; plant production; crop modeling; isolation of bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; essential oils and volatile biogenic compounds; antioxidant activity; natural antimicrobial compounds; pharmacology of natural products; nanoemulsions; agricultural biochemistry
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Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; plant production; crop modeling; isolation of bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; essential oils and volatile biogenic compounds; antioxidant activity; natural antimicrobial compounds; pharmacology of natural products; nanoemulsions; agricultural biochemistry
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MISIS Catalysis Lab, National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow, Russia
Interests: hybrid manufacturing technology; additive manufacturing; multimaterials; selective laser melting; laser powder bed fusion; surface modification of metal powders; metallurgy of the light metals; powder metallurgy; chemical synthesis; electrolysis; metal matrix composites
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Interests: hybrid manufacturing technology; additive manufacturing; multimaterials; selective laser melting; laser powder bed fusion; surface modification of metal powders; metallurgy of the light metals; powder metallurgy; chemical synthesis; electrolysis; metal matrix composites
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High Temperature and Functional Coatings, Institute of Materials Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
Interests: thermal barrier coatings (TBCs); environmental coatings (EBCs); CMAS and volcanic ash impact on aero-engines; high temperature oxidation of Ni-based super alloys; oxidation of bond coats; EB-PVD and PVD methods; ultra-high temperature ceramics; oxidation protective coatings; low K TBCs
Interests: thermal barrier coatings (TBCs); environmental coatings (EBCs); CMAS and volcanic ash impact on aero-engines; high temperature oxidation of Ni-based super alloys; oxidation of bond coats; EB-PVD and PVD methods; ultra-high temperature ceramics; oxidation protective coatings; low K TBCs
Research Centre for Integrated Systems Nanotechnologies and Carbon Based Nanomaterials (CENASIC), National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies-IMT Bucharest, 077190 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: thin films technology; atomic layer deposition (ALD); plasma processing of materials (plasma polymerization, plasma functionalization); organic semiconductors (semiconducting polymers); nanocomposites (polymer nanocomposites); polymer physics
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Interests: thin films technology; atomic layer deposition (ALD); plasma processing of materials (plasma polymerization, plasma functionalization); organic semiconductors (semiconducting polymers); nanocomposites (polymer nanocomposites); polymer physics
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Physics and Biophysics Education Research Laboratory (P&B-EduResLab), Biomedical Science Department, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Iasi, Romania
Interests: surface characterization; plasma deposition; atmospheric pressure plasmas; plasma diagnosis; atmospheric pressure plasma–surface interactions; plasma–living tissue interface; plasma–surface modification of polymers; atomic force microscopy; surface energy contact angle; thin-film deposition; nanoparticles; nanomaterials; plasma medicine; additive manufacturing; plasma bioengineering; plasma agronomy
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Interests: surface characterization; plasma deposition; atmospheric pressure plasmas; plasma diagnosis; atmospheric pressure plasma–surface interactions; plasma–living tissue interface; plasma–surface modification of polymers; atomic force microscopy; surface energy contact angle; thin-film deposition; nanoparticles; nanomaterials; plasma medicine; additive manufacturing; plasma bioengineering; plasma agronomy
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Center for Superconductivity, Spintronics and Surface Science, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului Street, No. 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: thin film deposition using chemical methods; epitaxial thin films; chemistry of metal–organic precursors for oxide materials; synthesis of inorganic precursors; crystal growth engineering; superconducting thin films
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Interests: thin film deposition using chemical methods; epitaxial thin films; chemistry of metal–organic precursors for oxide materials; synthesis of inorganic precursors; crystal growth engineering; superconducting thin films
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Applied Sciences Laboratory, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
Interests: polymer nanocomposites materials; metallic coatings; surface protection; architectural, polymeric; functionalized; corrosion; multifunctional; anti-microbial coatings
Interests: polymer nanocomposites materials; metallic coatings; surface protection; architectural, polymeric; functionalized; corrosion; multifunctional; anti-microbial coatings
Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: wood coatings; lignin-based bioproducts
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Interests: wood coatings; lignin-based bioproducts
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Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
Interests: pulsed laser ablation; chemical coatings; 3D printings; superhydrophobic; superhydrophilic; superoleophobic; water harvesting; anti-corrosion; anti-icing; droplet manipulation; oil-water separation
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Interests: pulsed laser ablation; chemical coatings; 3D printings; superhydrophobic; superhydrophilic; superoleophobic; water harvesting; anti-corrosion; anti-icing; droplet manipulation; oil-water separation
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School of Mechanical Engineering; School of Materials Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: advanced nanoscale characterization; advanced sintering techniques; ultra high temperature ceramics; nanofibirous membranes
Interests: advanced nanoscale characterization; advanced sintering techniques; ultra high temperature ceramics; nanofibirous membranes
Welding Technologies Department, Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institut of Welding, Gliwice, Poland
Interests: hadfacing; welding (MMA, MIG/MAG, FCAW, TIG, SAW, PAW, LBW) and allied processes; corrosion resistance layer; carbon and stainless steels; Ni, Co and Ti alloys
Interests: hadfacing; welding (MMA, MIG/MAG, FCAW, TIG, SAW, PAW, LBW) and allied processes; corrosion resistance layer; carbon and stainless steels; Ni, Co and Ti alloys
Department of Engineering and Management of the Technological Systems, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, Street Călugăreni, No. 1, 220037 Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Interests: powder metallurgy; steels; mechanical characterization of materials; nanomaterials; functional graded materials; composites; micro-structure; wear; 3D printing; computer aided design
Interests: powder metallurgy; steels; mechanical characterization of materials; nanomaterials; functional graded materials; composites; micro-structure; wear; 3D printing; computer aided design
CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
Interests: Beam coupling impedance and collective effects in particle accelerators; e.m. characterisation of accelerator devices and coatings; analytical and numerical e.m. calculations; particle accelerator supervision and operation.
Interests: Beam coupling impedance and collective effects in particle accelerators; e.m. characterisation of accelerator devices and coatings; analytical and numerical e.m. calculations; particle accelerator supervision and operation.
Department of Macromolecular Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: nanoparticles; gas aggregation cluster source; plasma polymerization; nanocomposite materials
Interests: nanoparticles; gas aggregation cluster source; plasma polymerization; nanocomposite materials
Research Center, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Interests: fracture mechanics; metals; welding; hard-facing
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Interests: fracture mechanics; metals; welding; hard-facing
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Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
Interests: bionic soft robots; bionic mechanical sensors; bionic anti-fog and anti-reflection functional surfaces and materials
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Interests: bionic soft robots; bionic mechanical sensors; bionic anti-fog and anti-reflection functional surfaces and materials
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School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xianning West Road 28, Xi'an, China
Interests: Epitaxy; Monolithic integration; Functional oxide films; Germanium; Non-volatile memories; Ferroelectrics
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Interests: Epitaxy; Monolithic integration; Functional oxide films; Germanium; Non-volatile memories; Ferroelectrics
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Institute of Electrical Engineering, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-84104 Bratislava, Slovakia
Interests: materials for electronics; optoelectronics; photonics; nanomaterials and nanoparticles
Interests: materials for electronics; optoelectronics; photonics; nanomaterials and nanoparticles
Institute of Photonics Technologies, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Interests: soft-matter; liquid crystal; organic semiconductor; molercular alignment; orientation; surface; interface; nonlinear optical spectroscopy; organic thin film; organic optoelectronics
Interests: soft-matter; liquid crystal; organic semiconductor; molercular alignment; orientation; surface; interface; nonlinear optical spectroscopy; organic thin film; organic optoelectronics
School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
Interests: high entropy alloys; wear; surface contact fatigue; tribological coatings; computational materials science
Interests: high entropy alloys; wear; surface contact fatigue; tribological coatings; computational materials science
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: maxillofacial surgery; implantology; oncology; trauma; maxillofacial
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Interests: maxillofacial surgery; implantology; oncology; trauma; maxillofacial
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Institute of Technical Physics, Faculty of Material Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
Interests: material characterization; thin films and nanotechnology; nanomaterials; laser; optoelectronics; optics; semiconductor device physics; thin films; materials; thin film deposition
Interests: material characterization; thin films and nanotechnology; nanomaterials; laser; optoelectronics; optics; semiconductor device physics; thin films; materials; thin film deposition
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), Université de Bourgogne - Franche Comté, Besançon, France
Interests: Alloy; Material Characterisation; High temperature oxidation, Mechanical surface treatments
Interests: Alloy; Material Characterisation; High temperature oxidation, Mechanical surface treatments
Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute for Sustainable Technologies, 26-600 Radom, Poland
Interests: abrasive wear; ball-cratering method; abrasive wear mechanisms; surface research; nanocomposite coatings; coatings PVD
Interests: abrasive wear; ball-cratering method; abrasive wear mechanisms; surface research; nanocomposite coatings; coatings PVD
Department of Mold and Die Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
Interests: Surface modifications of titanium alloys; Coatings for biomedical implants; Biocompatible/biodegradable polymer coatings; Coatings for drug delivery applications; Coatings for mold and die; Shape memory alloys
Interests: Surface modifications of titanium alloys; Coatings for biomedical implants; Biocompatible/biodegradable polymer coatings; Coatings for drug delivery applications; Coatings for mold and die; Shape memory alloys
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Interests: bitumen emulsion; bitumen; pavement materials; cementitious materials; material characterization; rheology; mechanics of materials
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Interests: bitumen emulsion; bitumen; pavement materials; cementitious materials; material characterization; rheology; mechanics of materials
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Department of Engineering and Technology Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Engineering - Northern University Centre of Baia Mare, 62A, Victor Babeș Street, 430083 Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania
Interests: industrial design; design of experiments; industrial processes; manufacturing engineering; project management; CAD/CAM/CAE; quality standardization; quality management systems
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Interests: industrial design; design of experiments; industrial processes; manufacturing engineering; project management; CAD/CAM/CAE; quality standardization; quality management systems
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Ph.D., Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Interests: materials characterization; surface coatings; electrodeposition; corrosion; electrochemistry
Interests: materials characterization; surface coatings; electrodeposition; corrosion; electrochemistry
