Topical Advisory Panel

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: structural integrity; fatigue; fracture mechanics; finite element method; fiber-reinforced composites; environmental effects; additive manufacturing
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Chemical and Materials Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192, USA
Interests: nanocomposites; hierarchical composites; additive manufacturing; automatic discovery
School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
Interests: advanced manufacturing technologies; micromachining; machine dynamics; vibration monitoring and control; mechatronics
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Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
Interests: thin films; plasmonic surfaces; multilayer coatings; interfacial engineering
1. School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
2. Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: construction materials; paving materials; bituminous materials; cement; composite materials; thermal plastic materials
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Department of Industrial Engineering, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
Interests: aerospace structures; vibro-acoustics; composites structures modeling and testing; non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring

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Institute of Manufacturing Technology/ Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology (TAIPEI TECH), Taipei 10608, Taiwan
Interests: thin films/coatings; nanoparticles; nanostructured devices; functional nanomaterials
1. Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, Lecce, Italy
2. Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
Interests: high performance metal matrix composites (MMCs); microstructure-process-property relationships in MMCs; heat-resistant dispersed oxide strengthened metals, especially aluminum based metals; smart dry mechanical powder processing; powder technology; powder processing via friction stir processing; direct reduction of iron oxide, especially hydrogen and CO; embrittlement in steel, Ni-based alloys, etc.
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Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Washington, DC, USA
Interests: sustainable chemical engineering and technology; sustainable materials; waste and recycling

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School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Interests: high performance concrete; fiber reinforced concrete; low-carbon concrete
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WMG, International Manufacturing Centre, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Interests: light alloys; dissimilar metals joining; advanced characterization
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Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Interests: impregnation; preforming; permeability; liquid composite molding
1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
2. INSTM Reference Laboratory for Engineering of Surface Treatments, UdR Rome, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
Interests: cement-based composites; alkali-activated materials; recycled aggregates and waste fibers for cement-based materials; fiber-reinforced polymer composites; bio-based and biodegradable polymer blends and composites; implementation of natural or recycled fibers; fiber-matrix compatibilization; additive manufacturing; life cycle assessment
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SENAI Institute of Innovation in Polymer Engineering, Av. Pres. João Goulart, 682-Morro do Espelho, São Leopoldo 93030-090, RS, Brazil
Interests: structural analysis; stress analysis; composite materials; polymers; fiber-reinforced materials; finite element analysis
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Department of Aerospace Materials and Processes, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: composite materials; structural health monitoring; fiber optic sensors; smart structures; aerostructures
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
Interests: composite materials; thermal interface materials; thermal characterization; graphene; 2D materials; brillouin light scattering; raman spectroscopy; phonon transport; heat transport; magnetic materials

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Civil Engineering Department, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
Interests: mechanical properties; flowability; self-compacting lightweight concrete; manufactured sand; lightweight sand; sand ratio; water permeability coefficient

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1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University, 1700 University Ave., Flint, MI 48504, USA
2. Department of Mechanics & Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
Interests: mechanics of timber-based biocomposites; laminated FRP composites; lightweight sandwich composites; adhesive joints; functionally graded materials

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Department of Advanced Applied Materials Engineering, Kun Shan University, Tainan 71070, Taiwan
Interests: electrochemical catalyst; rechargeable battery; ceramic material
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National Institute for Electrical Engineering, INCDIE ICPE - CA, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: radiation processing of polymers; characterization of polymer durability; antioxidants; evaluation degradation of polymer composites; polymer hybrids; radiation effects on solid materials
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Pyrolysis Technology Research Group, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
Interests: advanced composite material; carbon composite; metallic carbon; material energy; chemical activation; microwave heating; thermochemical reaction; catalysis; waste recovery
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino TO, Italy
Interests: lightweight design; thermoplastic composite; passive safety of vehicles; human body models

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Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
Interests: peridynamics; low-velocity impact damage in composites; high-velocity impact damage incomposites; multiscale mechanics; CNT-based composites

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Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Interests: refractory materials; sialon materials; dental ceramics; glass-ceramics; nucleation and crystal growth; solid-state electrolytes; electrodes; lithium ion batteries; supercapacitors; phosphors for solid-state lighting

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Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Interests: conjugated polymers; polymer electrolytes; composite materials for energy storage

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Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, Korea
Interests: fatigue and fracture of composites; marine applications of composites; structural integrity assessments

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Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung 407, Taiwan
Interests: biomaterials; material analysis; polymer chemistry; medical engineering; functional fiber composites; nanomaterials; tissue engineering; hydrogels
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