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: high-temperature structural materials; coating technology; surface coating and corrosion protection; refractory metals and their alloys; silicide coating; ceramics; high-temperature oxidation; slag erosion; oxidation mechanism; failure mechanism; second phase enhancement; analysis and solution of corrosion and protection-related problems
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Interests: engaged in the study of alkaline/rare earth boride functional materials, including chemical synthesis of micro/nano-sized powders and polycrystalline blocks, optimization of preparation process parameters, microstructure characterization, performance analysis and application research; engaged in the investigation of nano-material functional composite films prepared by magnetron sputtering, including process parameter optimization, microstructure analysis, performance design, and applications in energy and optics; engaged in the design of various types of nanocarbon functional composite materials by electrospinning, aerogel and chemical deposition techniques. Optimization of process parameters, structure and performance analysis are carried out to realize the application of graphene/carbon nanotube in waste water/gas treatment, gas sensor, energy and other fields
2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Microstructure Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
Interests: optical coatings for lasers; nanostructural optical coatings; optical fabrication and measurements of ultra high quality optical components
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Interests: optical fiber biochemical sensors; photonic crystal sensors; VOC sensors; point-of-care sensor; intelligent fiber sensor
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Interests: tribo-system design; tribo-informatics; tribo-electrificiation
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Interests: electrochromic materials and devices
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Interests: additive manufacturing; reinforcement coating; laser deposition; laser cladding
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Interests: two-dimensional materials; topological materials; thermoelectric materials; quantum materials; exciton physics; density-functional theory; interface transport; phonon transport; nano-optics
Interests: coating; antifouling; antimicrobial; drug delivery; diabetes; cancers; nanomaterials; polymers; biomaterials; tissue engineering
Interests: ultrafast laser processing; laser cladding; laser additive manufacturing; laser welding; materials processing; microstructures; mechanical properties; laser-matter interaction; laser-arc hybrid processing
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Interests: micro and nano-manufacturing; in-situ and embedded sensing systems; fluid interface control; thermal energy storage and conversion; transport phenomena in materials processing
Interests: two-dimensional (2D) materials; (opto)electronic devices; 2D organic/inorganic hybrid heterostructure; responsive electronic devices
Interests: polymer processing; MuCell; non-destructive testing; magnetic levitation testing method
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Interests: investigation into multifunctional nanomaterials and nanotechnology; explore various applications for macro and nanomaterials; develop coating and fabrication techniques of surfaces/thin films of devices such as vacuum depostion, electron beam coating, air-spray assisted spin-coating and so on
Interests: films; oxidation state; transition metal; doping, surface; defects; X-ray spectroscopy; DFT
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Interests: composite materials science; energy conversion; heat and mass transport; multi-timescale and spatial scale simulations; surfaces and interfaces of materials
Interests: metallic glasses; high entropy materials; advanced film technology; tribology; simulation
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Interests: microwave photonics; laser dynamics; optoelectronic oscillator; optical injection; microwave generation; photonics radar
Interests: metal forming and materials modelling; manufacturing; solid/computational mechanics; mechanics of materials (metallic materials, metal-ceramic composite materials, energy materials)
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2. Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory, Xiamen 361102, China
Interests: laser microprocessing/nanofabrication; multi-scale micro-/nano-structured materials; optical engineering and applications
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Interests: Terahertz spectroscopy; 2D materials; Ultrafast nonlinear optics; Ultrafast lasers
Interests: Microfluidics processing of polymers and nanoparticles;Formation and stimuli-response of polymer microgel/nanogels;Design and properties of multifunctional polymer nanomaterials;Supramolecular structu
Interests: flexible electronics/electrodes; biosensors; organs on a chip; surface coatings; micro/nanofabrication; nanomaterial

Interests: high temperature Oxidation of Metals; nanocrystalline coatings; protective coatings for metals in harsh environments
Interests: anti-icing surfaces; icephobic coatings; superhydrophobic surfaces; anti-fouling coatings; functional coatings; soft materials; polymer membranes; polymer synthesis and characterization
Interests: titanium and its alloys; Co–Cr alloys; stainless steels; NiTi alloys; additive manufacturing; oxide coatings; phosphate coatings; hydroxyapatite and nanohydroxyapatite coatings; carbon nanotubes’ coatings; silicate coatings and bioglasses; chitosan coatings; deposition parameters; microstructure; morphology; topography; adhesion; mechanical properties; physical properties; chemical properties; biological properties
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Interests: metallic materials; mathematical modeling; ceramic coatings; plasma electrolytic oxidation; electrochemistry; corrosion
Interests: engineering metrology; bearing measurement; surface metrology; form errors measurement; production metrology
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Interests: Machining; Mechanical Engineering; Product Engineering; Automobile Engineering; Reverse Engineering; Engineering Metrology
Interests: weldability of stainless steel; hydrogen; FCAW; FSW; TIG; GTAW; coatings; duplex steel; stainless steel; cold cracking; lamellar tearing; hot cracking; solidification cracking; underwater welding; flux cored wires; storage of welding consumables
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