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
Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
Interests: boundary lubrication; friction and wear; chemistry and physical chemistry of lubricant additives; tribochemistry
Interests: boundary lubrication; friction and wear; chemistry and physical chemistry of lubricant additives; tribochemistry
Executive Office, University of the Arts London, 272 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EY, UK
Interests: condition monitoring; machine fault diagnosis; model based prognostics; machine performance prediction
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Interests: condition monitoring; machine fault diagnosis; model based prognostics; machine performance prediction
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Materials Science and Engineering, Department, University of Texas at Arlington, Mail Box 19031, WH, Room 325, 501 West First Street, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Interests: thin films; coatings; nanomaterials; plasma processing and surface modification
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Interests: thin films; coatings; nanomaterials; plasma processing and surface modification
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State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: fluid film lubrication; boundary lubrication; adhesive wear; journal and rolling element bearings
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Interests: fluid film lubrication; boundary lubrication; adhesive wear; journal and rolling element bearings
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School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: boundary lubrication; friction and wear; tribochemistry; surface analysis; tribology of coatings
Interests: boundary lubrication; friction and wear; tribochemistry; surface analysis; tribology of coatings
Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK
Interests: tribology; lubrication; bearings; dynamics
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Interests: tribology; lubrication; bearings; dynamics
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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Interests: cold-spray additive manufacturing; high-velocity impact of micron-scale particles; mechanics and tribology of axially moving materials; numerical simulation of tissue healing and bone remodeling
Interests: cold-spray additive manufacturing; high-velocity impact of micron-scale particles; mechanics and tribology of axially moving materials; numerical simulation of tissue healing and bone remodeling
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
Interests: materials physics; condensed-matter theory; computer simulation; tribology; friction mechanisms; contact mechanics; phase transformations; force fields
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Interests: materials physics; condensed-matter theory; computer simulation; tribology; friction mechanisms; contact mechanics; phase transformations; force fields
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Department of Mathematics, Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi 585106, India
Interests: traditional tribology: lubrication and with non-Newtonian fluids
Interests: traditional tribology: lubrication and with non-Newtonian fluids
Tokyo Institute of Technology, 10-4-1, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 167-0022, Japan
Interests: dynamics of thin film lubricant (diffusion and flow on magnetic disk); adhesion force of rough surface including nano-meniscus; lubrication, particularly thin film lubrication; elastic meniscus contact analysis
Interests: dynamics of thin film lubricant (diffusion and flow on magnetic disk); adhesion force of rough surface including nano-meniscus; lubrication, particularly thin film lubrication; elastic meniscus contact analysis
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: advanced structural ceramics and composites; ceramic coatings and films; surface engineering; friction; wear; lubrication and sealing
Interests: advanced structural ceramics and composites; ceramic coatings and films; surface engineering; friction; wear; lubrication and sealing
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, 55100 Lucca, Italy
Interests: interface problems; fracture mechanics; contact mechanics; roughness
Interests: interface problems; fracture mechanics; contact mechanics; roughness
1. Politecnico di Bari, Department of Mechanics Mathematics and Management, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: friction; adhesion; dissipation; nonlinear dynamics; contact nonlinearities
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2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: friction; adhesion; dissipation; nonlinear dynamics; contact nonlinearities
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School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: surface characterisation, wear debris analysis, gears, bearings, polymers; bio-tribology: lubrication of natural synovial joints, lubrication and wear of total joint replacements
Interests: surface characterisation, wear debris analysis, gears, bearings, polymers; bio-tribology: lubrication of natural synovial joints, lubrication and wear of total joint replacements
Institute of Metals and Technology, University of Ljubljana, Lepi Pot 11, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: mechanical properties of metallic materials; effect of residual stresses; fatigue, fracture and impact toughness, creep; fracture and contact mechanics; surface engineering and galling resistance; wear and friction properties of coatings and materials; 3D printing, compatibility of lubricants and surfaces
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Interests: mechanical properties of metallic materials; effect of residual stresses; fatigue, fracture and impact toughness, creep; fracture and contact mechanics; surface engineering and galling resistance; wear and friction properties of coatings and materials; 3D printing, compatibility of lubricants and surfaces
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Tribology Laboratory, School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Interests: mechanical engineering; tribology; modelling and surface characterization
Interests: mechanical engineering; tribology; modelling and surface characterization
Department of System Dynamics and Friction Physics, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Interests: contact mechanics; wear; adhesion; friction; system dynamics; techtonic dynamics; boundary element method; method of dimensionality reduction; bio contact mechanics; lubrication; tribology
Interests: contact mechanics; wear; adhesion; friction; system dynamics; techtonic dynamics; boundary element method; method of dimensionality reduction; bio contact mechanics; lubrication; tribology
School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: fundamental studies of lubrication, friction and wear; application of tribology to engineering system design; tribology of internal combustion engines
Interests: fundamental studies of lubrication, friction and wear; application of tribology to engineering system design; tribology of internal combustion engines
Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6063, USA
Interests: advanced lubrication for energy efficiency; surface engineering for wear and corrosion protection; nanostructured energy materials; nuclear tribology; advanced manufacturing
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Interests: advanced lubrication for energy efficiency; surface engineering for wear and corrosion protection; nanostructured energy materials; nuclear tribology; advanced manufacturing
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Department of Sciences, HIT—Holon Academic Institute of Technology, 52 Golomb Street, Holon 58102, Israel
Interests: interaction between structure and lubricant regimes; nanoparticles in tribology; coatings; thin films; friction and wear mechanisms
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Interests: interaction between structure and lubricant regimes; nanoparticles in tribology; coatings; thin films; friction and wear mechanisms
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Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi, 213/A 41125 Modena, Italy
Interests: interfaces; tribology; tribochemistry; adhesion; lubricant materials; molecular dynamics simulations; ab initio calculations
Interests: interfaces; tribology; tribochemistry; adhesion; lubricant materials; molecular dynamics simulations; ab initio calculations
Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Materials, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Interests: MXenes; nanocomposites; tribology
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Interests: MXenes; nanocomposites; tribology
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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
Interests: (bio)tribology; tribo-corrosion; biomechanics; biocomposites; biomaterials; green lubricants; dynamical systems; multibody; acoustic noise; mechanical vibrations
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Interests: (bio)tribology; tribo-corrosion; biomechanics; biocomposites; biomaterials; green lubricants; dynamical systems; multibody; acoustic noise; mechanical vibrations
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Turbomachinery Laboratory, J. Mike Walker'66 Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Interests: lubrication; bearings; seals; rotordynamics
Interests: lubrication; bearings; seals; rotordynamics
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305310, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USA
Interests: tribology; coatings; solid lubricants; self-lubricating composites; ceramic-metal composites; high temperature solid lubrication; carbon-based coatings; molecular dynamics studies on friction; electron microscopy characterization studies
Interests: tribology; coatings; solid lubricants; self-lubricating composites; ceramic-metal composites; high temperature solid lubrication; carbon-based coatings; molecular dynamics studies on friction; electron microscopy characterization studies
Fraunhofer IWM MikroTribologie Centrum, Wöhlerstr. 11, 79108 Freiburg, Germany
Interests: materials; lubricants; coatings
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Interests: materials; lubricants; coatings
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Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Interests: biomaterials; biomechanics; biotribology; biochemistry
Interests: biomaterials; biomechanics; biotribology; biochemistry
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Interests: friction modelling in dry and wet contacts; control of mechanical systems and mechatronics; testing methodologies of frictional materials in automotive and industrial environments
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Interests: friction modelling in dry and wet contacts; control of mechanical systems and mechatronics; testing methodologies of frictional materials in automotive and industrial environments
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1. Director, Koehler Instrument Company, Holtsville, NY 11742, USA
2. Industrial Advisory Board Chair for the Deptartment of Chemical Engineering, State University of NY, Stony Brook, NY, USA
3. Adjunct Professor, Deptartment of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
4. Industrial and Professional Advisory Committee, SEDTAPP, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
5. External Board of Advisors (Co-chair) at Tribology Minor Program in Deptartment of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Interests: friction; wear; oxidation; analytical instrumentation; tribology; bench testing techniques; greases
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5. External Board of Advisors (Co-chair) at Tribology Minor Program in Deptartment of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Interests: friction; wear; oxidation; analytical instrumentation; tribology; bench testing techniques; greases
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School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: biomaterials; bio-tribology; design; joint replacement; mechanical testing; medical devices
Interests: biomaterials; bio-tribology; design; joint replacement; mechanical testing; medical devices
