Topical Advisory Panel
- Corrosion, Wear and Erosion Section
- Coatings for Food Technology and System Section
- Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces 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
- Laser Coatings Section
Members

Interests: biocompatibility; materials; carbon; surface characterization; nanoparticles
Interests: active packaging and coatings with antibacterial and antiviral properties; polymer materials characteristic; biotechnological processes; biotechnological lines designing; materials selection and the design of new systems for bioimmobilization based on lipids, biopolymers and their derivatives; preservation of bacterial cells by encapsulation into hydrophobic beads
Interests: advanced nanomaterials; functionalized textiles; coatings for special properties (corrosion resistance, antibacterial, self cleaning, etc); thin films; alloys with special properties and so on
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Interests: SiO2-ZnO materials; oxide systems obtained by sol-gel; ZnO-SnO-based ceramics; hybrid nanocomposites; oxide compounds and materials science
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Interests: black metals; nitride films; PVD depositions; energy harvesting; pyroelectricity; Thermoelectricity
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Interests: metals; surface modification; microstructure; mechanical properties; materials characterization; metallurgy; additive manufacturing; metal matrix composites; superplastic forming and sheet metal work; wear; corrosion; heat resistant alloys; Titanium alloys; alloy design; heat treatment of metals; metallurgy & metallurgical engineering; materials science
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Interests: magnetron sputtering; materials science of thin films and coatings (hard-wear-resistant, heat-resistant, low-friction, tribological coatings, etc.); transition metal ceramics (borides, carbides, etc.)
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Interests: shot peening; stress peening; deep rolling; stress rolling
Interests: Sputtering; Chemical Vapor Deposition; Vacuum Technology; Spectroscopic Ellipsometry; ALD; Semiconductor Physics; Semiconductor Fabrication; Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD); Materials Science and Engineering; Atomistic Simulations
Interests: mechanical properties; finite element analysis; materials; material characterization; mechanical behavior of materials; microstructure; finite element modeling; elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication film; cutting tool; machine tool; coating; multilayers of coated tools; surface; fibre
Interests: 2D materials; material functionalization; chemical vapour deposition; thin films; coating
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: polymer nanocomposites materials; metallic coatings; surface protection; architectural, polymeric; functionalized; corrosion; multifunctional; anti-microbial coatings
Interests: wood coatings; lignin-based bioproducts
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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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Interests: advanced nanoscale characterization; advanced sintering techniques; ultra high temperature ceramics; nanofibirous membranes
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: powder metallurgy; steels; mechanical characterization of materials; nanomaterials; functional graded materials; composites; micro-structure; wear; 3d printing; computer aided design
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: nanoparticles; gas aggregation cluster source; plasma polymerization; nanocomposite materials
Interests: fracture mechanics; metals; welding; hard-facing
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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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Interests: Epitaxy; Monolithic integration; Functional oxide films; Germanium; Non-volatile memories; Ferroelectrics
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Interests: materials for electronics; optoelectronics; photonics; nanomaterials and nanoparticles
Interests: soft-matter; liquid crystal; organic semiconductor; molercular alignment; orientation; surface; interface; nonlinear optical spectroscopy; organic thin film; organic optoelectronics