Editorial Board
- Liquid Crystals Section
- Biomolecular Crystals Section
- Crystal Engineering Section
- Industrial Crystallization Section
- Inorganic Crystalline Materials Section
- Organic Crystalline Materials Section
- Macromolecular Crystals Section
- Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization Section
- Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials Section
- Materials for Energy Applications Section
- Crystalline Metals and Alloys Section
- Polycrystalline Ceramics Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Juniata College, von Liebig Science Center 2035, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA
Interests: synthesis of coordination compounds; spectroscopic characterization of coordination compounds; X-ray crystallography of small molecules; crystal growing techniques; coordination compounds with biological activity; coordination polymeric networks
Interests: synthesis of coordination compounds; spectroscopic characterization of coordination compounds; X-ray crystallography of small molecules; crystal growing techniques; coordination compounds with biological activity; coordination polymeric networks
Department of Physics, The United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA
Interests: directed self-assembly of nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, ferroelectric nanoparticles, graphene, ferromagnetic nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, nanodiamonds etc.) in liquid crystals; development of liquid crystal / nanomaterials based nano- electromechanical systems; electro-optic devices; micro-switching devices; and electromechanical memory functions; order-disorder phenomena in soft matter systems; liquid crystal phases and phase transitions
Interests: directed self-assembly of nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, ferroelectric nanoparticles, graphene, ferromagnetic nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, nanodiamonds etc.) in liquid crystals; development of liquid crystal / nanomaterials based nano- electromechanical systems; electro-optic devices; micro-switching devices; and electromechanical memory functions; order-disorder phenomena in soft matter systems; liquid crystal phases and phase transitions
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, 07122 Baleares, Spain
Interests: noncovalent interactions; theoretical chemistry; ab initio calculations; molecular dynamics simulations; biological systems
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Interests: noncovalent interactions; theoretical chemistry; ab initio calculations; molecular dynamics simulations; biological systems
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: charge transport in ferroelectric oxides; optical coatings; integrated photonics; gravitational wave science; materials characterization
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Interests: charge transport in ferroelectric oxides; optical coatings; integrated photonics; gravitational wave science; materials characterization
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Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, CINaM, UMR 7325, 13288 Marseille, France
Interests: surface structure; ultra-thin films; organic films; graphene; template-controlled growth; auto-organization
Interests: surface structure; ultra-thin films; organic films; graphene; template-controlled growth; auto-organization
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Interests: multiscale modeling of soft-condensed matter systems; materials for energy applications
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Interests: multiscale modeling of soft-condensed matter systems; materials for energy applications
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Electronics and Information Systems Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: liquid crystals; integrated optics; electro-optic effects; optical nonlinear effects; photonic applications of liquid crystals
Interests: liquid crystals; integrated optics; electro-optic effects; optical nonlinear effects; photonic applications of liquid crystals
1. Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Section of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
2. Department of Physics, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: physics; underground and high energy physics; astroparticle physics
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2. Department of Physics, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: physics; underground and high energy physics; astroparticle physics
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CNR-ISM, DiaTHEMA Lab, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche–Istituto di Struttura Della Materia, Sez. Montelibretti, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
Interests: thermionic energy converter; thin films; electronic properties; materials science; electronic engineering; materials engineering; nanomaterials; laser irradiation; laser
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Interests: thermionic energy converter; thin films; electronic properties; materials science; electronic engineering; materials engineering; nanomaterials; laser irradiation; laser
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK
Interests: process systems engineering; digitalization and automation; artificial intelligence and machine learning; sustainable manufacturing and circular economy; process intensification and integration; process and quality control
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Interests: process systems engineering; digitalization and automation; artificial intelligence and machine learning; sustainable manufacturing and circular economy; process intensification and integration; process and quality control
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University of Milano-Bicocca, Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, via R. Cozzi 55, I-20125 Milano, Italy
Interests: defects in crystal; inorganic material for photovoltaic applications; thin films; deposition techniques; spectroscopical characterization of semiconductor
Interests: defects in crystal; inorganic material for photovoltaic applications; thin films; deposition techniques; spectroscopical characterization of semiconductor
Laboratoire de Génie Chimique CNRS-UMR 5503, CNRS-University of Toulouse, 4 Allée Emile Monso, CS 84234, CEDEX 4, 31432 Toulouse, France
Interests: engineering of crystallization and precipitation processes in complex media; kinetics of nucleation and crystal growth under flow; phase transition; innovative crystallization processes; field of application: health, environment, energy
Interests: engineering of crystallization and precipitation processes in complex media; kinetics of nucleation and crystal growth under flow; phase transition; innovative crystallization processes; field of application: health, environment, energy
Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskiegory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: liquid crystals; liquid crystalline polymers; photochemistry; photochromism; chiral mesophases
Interests: liquid crystals; liquid crystalline polymers; photochemistry; photochromism; chiral mesophases
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
Interests: dielectric relaxation; relaxor ferroelectrics; piezoelectricity
Interests: dielectric relaxation; relaxor ferroelectrics; piezoelectricity
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universitat Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Interests: crystallography; single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction; in situ X-ray powder diffraction during adsorption of gases and vapours on MOFs; in situ Neutron powder diffraction under controlled guest loading; synthesis and characterization of MOFs; gas and vapour adsorption on crystalline porous solids; crystal engineering; structure / properties relationship in MOFs; flexible MOFs
Interests: crystallography; single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction; in situ X-ray powder diffraction during adsorption of gases and vapours on MOFs; in situ Neutron powder diffraction under controlled guest loading; synthesis and characterization of MOFs; gas and vapour adsorption on crystalline porous solids; crystal engineering; structure / properties relationship in MOFs; flexible MOFs
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
Interests: synthesis; sintering; oxides; batteries; thermoelectrics; superconductors
Interests: synthesis; sintering; oxides; batteries; thermoelectrics; superconductors
Centre de Recherche sur l'Hetero-Epitaxie et ses Applications, 06560 Valbonne, France
Interests: optoelectronics; LEDs; quantum dots; epitaxy; semi-conductors
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Interests: optoelectronics; LEDs; quantum dots; epitaxy; semi-conductors
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Department TEXMAT, Clausthal University of Technology and Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Max-Planck-Str, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Interests: materials characterization by X-rays; neutrons, synchrotron, and EBSD; instrumentation; texture, phase, and stress analysis; Mg, Al, and Ti alloys; industrial application
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Interests: materials characterization by X-rays; neutrons, synchrotron, and EBSD; instrumentation; texture, phase, and stress analysis; Mg, Al, and Ti alloys; industrial application
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Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: pattern forming instabilities and defects in liquid crystals
Interests: pattern forming instabilities and defects in liquid crystals
Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: protein crystallography; phasing methods; modulated enhanced diffraction; multivariate analysis
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Interests: protein crystallography; phasing methods; modulated enhanced diffraction; multivariate analysis
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School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical Univesity, Xi’an 710072, China
Interests: crystal growth; phase transformation; new materials design, synthesis and properties; high-entropy alloys
Interests: crystal growth; phase transformation; new materials design, synthesis and properties; high-entropy alloys
Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, 00016 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
Interests: crystallography; mineralogy; materials science; phosphates; apatite; TCP
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Interests: crystallography; mineralogy; materials science; phosphates; apatite; TCP
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1. Physics Department, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy
2. National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Roma "Tor Vergata" Division, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: dark matter; double beta decay; rare events; astroparticle physics; underground physics
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2. National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Roma "Tor Vergata" Division, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: dark matter; double beta decay; rare events; astroparticle physics; underground physics
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Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 000133 Roma, Italy
Interests: nanoparticles with electrochemical and biomedical applications; tattoo inks, determination of the composition and removal; surface science, molecules on semiconductors for detection purposes
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Interests: nanoparticles with electrochemical and biomedical applications; tattoo inks, determination of the composition and removal; surface science, molecules on semiconductors for detection purposes
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Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: pulsed laser deposition; nanomaterials; organic and inorganic thin films
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Interests: pulsed laser deposition; nanomaterials; organic and inorganic thin films
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Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: conductive polymers; surface chemistry; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; electrodeposition; electro-photocatalysis
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Interests: conductive polymers; surface chemistry; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; electrodeposition; electro-photocatalysis
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Department of Physics, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), C/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Campus Nord, B4-203, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: multiferroics; oxide materials; fast-ion conductors; density functional theory; simulation methods; quantum crystals; caloric materials
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Interests: multiferroics; oxide materials; fast-ion conductors; density functional theory; simulation methods; quantum crystals; caloric materials
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1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy
2. INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: particle physics; astroparticle physics; high-energy physics
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2. INFN Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: particle physics; astroparticle physics; high-energy physics
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA
Interests: inorganic chemistry
Interests: inorganic chemistry
Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Pomorska 163/165, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
Interests: electron-density analysis; experiment vs. theory; X-ray single-crystal diffraction; X-ray wavefunction refinement; chemical bonding; hydrogen bonding
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Interests: electron-density analysis; experiment vs. theory; X-ray single-crystal diffraction; X-ray wavefunction refinement; chemical bonding; hydrogen bonding
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