Editorial Board
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
Interests: precision machining; analysis of manufacturing processes; materials and manufacturing; process mechanics and materials mechanics
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Interests: finite element simulation of manufacturing processes; effects of manufacturing processes on mechanical properties; high temperature materials behaviour (creep, TMF, HTLCF); additive manufacturing; welding processes; superplasticity and superplastic forming; process-structure-property prediction for plasticity, fatigue, fretting; multi-scale computational mechanics of materials; materials for energy
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Interests: computational mechanics; sheet metal forming; finite element modelling; experimentation
Interests: additive manufacturing; soft robotics; appropriate technology
Interests: process mechanics and materials mechanics; composites forming processes; additive manufacturing; process-structure-property prediction; effects of manufacturing processes on mechanical properties; experimentation; composite materials; fibrous media
Interests: metal forming; flexible and hybrid manufacturing processes; lightweight materials; integrated computational materials engineering (ICME)
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Interests: study of the relationships between the behavior at the microstructure scale and the macroscopic response of materials; multi-scale analysis of the behavior of structural materials; characterization, modeling and identification of nonlinear behavior, effects on the simulation of shaping processes; modeling of elasto (visco-) plastic behavior and application in the study of rough contact; modeling of the coupled effects of texture and microstructure
Interests: physical metallurgy; mechanical characterization studies of metallic materials
Interests: advanced manufacturing and materials design; metals and piezoelectric composites; computational materials; mechanics; energy systems
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Interests: intelligentized robot welding; intelligent control of welding dynamical process; intelligent welding manufacturing and systems
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Interests: computational mechanics; finite element method; computational plasticity; coupled thermomechanical problems
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Interests: metal additive manufacturing; laser powder-bed fusion; directed energy deposition; computed tomography; cutting tool wear; diamond coatings
Interests: manufacturing; design; systems; engineering
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Interests: FEM (finite element method) process simulation; discrete event systems simulation; additive manufacturing; welding; laser processing; statistical methods; artificial neural networks (ANN); machine learning analysis and optimization
Interests: machining; composite materials; tribology; sustainable manufacturing; industrial engineering
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Interests: manufacturing process
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Interests: additive manufacturing; joining; dissimilar materials; composites; FEA
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Interests: life cycle engineering; sheet metal working; eco-design
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Interests: additive manufacturing; polymer composites; rheology; material extrusion
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Interests: material removal; machine tool dynamics and control; mechanics of manufacturing processes; micro-manufacturing; surface and precision engineering
Interests: advanced manufacturing; tribology; functional surfaces; biomimetic engineering
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Interests: metal additive manufacturing; machining science and technology; machine tools
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Interests: product design and development; numerical modelling and simulation; manufacturing and metal forming; size effect based micro-mechanics; damage and fracture in manufacturing and product service
2. CEMMPRE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: solid-state welding; friction stir welding; explosion welding; dissimilar materials welding; solid-state processing
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Interests: metal forming; bulk metal forming; sheet metal forming; forming machines; numerical simulation; material testing; tribology; machining
Interests: optimization and simulation of manufacturing processes; sustainable manufacturing processes; application of nanotechnologies to manufacturing processes; process/microstructure/in-service behavior relationships
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Interests: circular economy; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable materials; metal matrix composites; powder metallurgy; metal foams; additive manufacturing/3D printing/solid free form fabrication (selective laser melting, binder jetting, electron beam melting); tribology and welding; light metals; Al and its alloys; nano-crystalline materials; solidification; meta-stable materials; bulk metallic glasses; high-pressure torsion (severe plastic deformation)
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Interests: abrasive technology; magnetic field-assisted machining; surface functionalization; medical device development
Interests: materials processing; powder metallurgy; surface coating technology; PVD; CVD; thermal spray; machining; cutting tools; ceramics-metal composites; wear-corrosion-oxidation resistane materials
Interests: sustainable design and manufacturing; life cycle engineering; manufacturing process modeling for environmental performance improvement; sustainable manufacturing systems; engineering education and workforce development
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