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Department of Chemistry, Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis (COMOC), Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3), 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: ordered mesostructures; metal organic frameworks (MOFs); periodic mesoporous organosilicas; covalent organic frameworks; adsorption; catalysis and catalytic materials
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Interests: ordered mesostructures; metal organic frameworks (MOFs); periodic mesoporous organosilicas; covalent organic frameworks; adsorption; catalysis and catalytic materials
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Materials: Advances in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Natural Resources Canada, CanmetMATERIALS, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Interests: processing and heat treatment of aluminum and magnesium, metallurgy of welding, electrodeposition, phase transformations in metals and alloys, high-temperature corrosion, metallic and ceramic thin films and coatings, nanomaterials, grain boundary engineering, crystallographic texture, semisolid processing of alloys, analytical techniques of materials investigation
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Interests: processing and heat treatment of aluminum and magnesium, metallurgy of welding, electrodeposition, phase transformations in metals and alloys, high-temperature corrosion, metallic and ceramic thin films and coatings, nanomaterials, grain boundary engineering, crystallographic texture, semisolid processing of alloys, analytical techniques of materials investigation
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Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, 145 Physical Sciences II, Stillwater, OK 74078-3072, USA
Interests: heirarchical nanomaterials; neuromorphic materials; sensors; photonics; electronic transport in 1D nanostructures; catalysis; surface science
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Interests: heirarchical nanomaterials; neuromorphic materials; sensors; photonics; electronic transport in 1D nanostructures; catalysis; surface science
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Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, Korkeakoulunkatu 8, Fi-33720 Tampere, Finland
Interests: photoactive compounds; molecular films; self-assembled monolayers; organic-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures; quantum dots; photopysics and photochemistry; photoinduced electron transfer; organic and hybrid solar cells; ultrafast spectroscopy
Interests: photoactive compounds; molecular films; self-assembled monolayers; organic-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures; quantum dots; photopysics and photochemistry; photoinduced electron transfer; organic and hybrid solar cells; ultrafast spectroscopy
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: TEM; interfaces; grain boundaries; ceramics; microstructure evolution
Interests: TEM; interfaces; grain boundaries; ceramics; microstructure evolution
Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: micro/nanofabrication; semiconductor nanostructures; electrochemistry; chemical etching; electroless etching; silicon nanostructures; light-matter interaction; solar cell; catalysis; battery
Interests: micro/nanofabrication; semiconductor nanostructures; electrochemistry; chemical etching; electroless etching; silicon nanostructures; light-matter interaction; solar cell; catalysis; battery
Department of Mechanics Mathematics and Management (DMMM), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: non-destructive testing; fatigue; fracture mechanics; thermography; mechanical behavior of materials
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Interests: non-destructive testing; fatigue; fracture mechanics; thermography; mechanical behavior of materials
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Metals: Thermal Methods for Damage Evaluation of Metallic Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Composite Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Experimental Techniques and Artificial Intelligence for the Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Composite Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Experimental Techniques and Artificial Intelligence for the Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: the production of biochar and bio-oil from biomass via thermochemical treatments, such as pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction; the migration and transformation of heavy metals and nitrogen during the thermochemical treatment; and the valorization of the byproduct aqueous phase of the thermochemical processes; the use of molecular dynamics and machine learning to assist biomass conversion
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Interests: the production of biochar and bio-oil from biomass via thermochemical treatments, such as pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction; the migration and transformation of heavy metals and nitrogen during the thermochemical treatment; and the valorization of the byproduct aqueous phase of the thermochemical processes; the use of molecular dynamics and machine learning to assist biomass conversion
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Institute of Physics, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland
Interests: nano-materials; nano-composites; nanotechnology; deposition and characterization of antibacterial, antiviral, tribological coatings; metal oxides and nitrides; characteristics of TEM, XRD of nanocomposite materials; doped titanium dioxide; magnetron sputtering; materials in the aerospace industry
Interests: nano-materials; nano-composites; nanotechnology; deposition and characterization of antibacterial, antiviral, tribological coatings; metal oxides and nitrides; characteristics of TEM, XRD of nanocomposite materials; doped titanium dioxide; magnetron sputtering; materials in the aerospace industry
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Interests: coating; aluminum alloy; ceramic material
Interests: coating; aluminum alloy; ceramic material
Department of Electronics Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: soldering; heat and mass transfer; reliability; metallurgy
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Interests: soldering; heat and mass transfer; reliability; metallurgy
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Materials: Environmentally-Induced Failures of Electronic Grade Alloys and Coatings
Special Issue in Materials: The 44th IMAPS Poland Conference
Special Issue in Materials: The 44th IMAPS Poland Conference
Dipartimento di Meccanica, Management e Matematica, Politecnico di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: optical methods; experimental mechanics; materials design and characterization; nanosciences and nanotechnology; structural optimization; computational mechanics
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Interests: optical methods; experimental mechanics; materials design and characterization; nanosciences and nanotechnology; structural optimization; computational mechanics
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School of Mechnical Engineering, Tianjian University, Tianjin, China
Interests: fretting wear; friction; contact mechanics; piezoelectric materials; functionally graded materials
Interests: fretting wear; friction; contact mechanics; piezoelectric materials; functionally graded materials
Department of Physics, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: transmission electron microscopy; structural characterization; nanomaterials; nanoscale mechanics
Interests: transmission electron microscopy; structural characterization; nanomaterials; nanoscale mechanics
1. Deputy Director of the SFR matrix, Univ angers, F-49000 Angers, France
2. Head of the Laser, Soliton and Nonlinear Materials team, Laboratoire de Photonique d'Angers (LPhiA), Univ angers, F-49000 Angers, France
Interests: third order nonlinearities; nonlinear measurement method; optical phase measurement; z-scan
2. Head of the Laser, Soliton and Nonlinear Materials team, Laboratoire de Photonique d'Angers (LPhiA), Univ angers, F-49000 Angers, France
Interests: third order nonlinearities; nonlinear measurement method; optical phase measurement; z-scan
Dr. Gaspare Varvaro
Institute of Structure of Matter–CNR, Monterotondo Stazione, 00016 Rome, Italy
Interests: fabrication and investigation of magnetic and magneto-transport properties and their correlation with morpho-structural properties of nanostructured materials; single-phases; magnetic composites
Interests: fabrication and investigation of magnetic and magneto-transport properties and their correlation with morpho-structural properties of nanostructured materials; single-phases; magnetic composites
Department of Physics, C/Universitat de Girona 3, Universitat de Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain
Interests: nanocrystalline materials; mechanical alloying; thermal analysis; XRD structural analysis; shape memory; soft magnetic; composites
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Interests: nanocrystalline materials; mechanical alloying; thermal analysis; XRD structural analysis; shape memory; soft magnetic; composites
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Metals: Mechanical Alloying: Processing and Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Novel Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying/Milling
Special Issue in Energies: Nanotubes and Magnetic Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Special Issue in Magnetochemistry: Magnetocaloric Effect: Theory, Materials and Applications
Special Issue in Metals: Soft Magnetic Alloys and Composites
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Magnetocaloric Effect: Theory, Materials and Applications
Special Issue in Materials: Novel Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying/Milling
Special Issue in Energies: Nanotubes and Magnetic Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Special Issue in Magnetochemistry: Magnetocaloric Effect: Theory, Materials and Applications
Special Issue in Metals: Soft Magnetic Alloys and Composites
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Magnetocaloric Effect: Theory, Materials and Applications
IMEM-CNR (Istituto dei Materiali per l’Elettronica e il Magnetismo), Parma 43124, Italy
Interests: advanced analytical electron microscopy; cathodoluminescence; semiconducting materials films and nanosystems; nanostructured oxides; chalcogenide phase change materials
Interests: advanced analytical electron microscopy; cathodoluminescence; semiconducting materials films and nanosystems; nanostructured oxides; chalcogenide phase change materials
Institute of Solid State and Materials Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
Interests: mechanisms of plastic deformation; microstructure development; texture formation; recrystallization; phase transformation
Interests: mechanisms of plastic deformation; microstructure development; texture formation; recrystallization; phase transformation
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Interests: nanostructured metallic materials; heterostructure materials; gradient nanograined materials; nanotwinned materials; mechanical properties
Interests: nanostructured metallic materials; heterostructure materials; gradient nanograined materials; nanotwinned materials; mechanical properties
Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, School of Mechanical, Materials& Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Interests: batteries; energy storage; electrode materials; electrolyte; interfacial layer
Interests: batteries; energy storage; electrode materials; electrolyte; interfacial layer
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5343, USA
Interests: computer-aided testing (CAT) of metals and composites; cyclic behavior, fatigue, and fracture: testing and modeling; damage characterization under low and high-cycle fatigue; micro-hardness material characterization
Interests: computer-aided testing (CAT) of metals and composites; cyclic behavior, fatigue, and fracture: testing and modeling; damage characterization under low and high-cycle fatigue; micro-hardness material characterization
Laboratoire de Mécanique et Technologie, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif Sur Yvette, France
Interests: impact testing; rate sensitivity; constitutive modeling; celluar materials; SMA alloy
Interests: impact testing; rate sensitivity; constitutive modeling; celluar materials; SMA alloy
Department SBAI, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Interests: energy; batteries and fuel cell; powder electrode materials; nanomaterials; synthesis and caracterization
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Interests: energy; batteries and fuel cell; powder electrode materials; nanomaterials; synthesis and caracterization
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Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
Interests: physical metallurgy; alloy design; shape memory and superelastic alloys; phase stability; phase transformatoin; microstructural control; mechanical properties; biomaterials; intermetallics; functional composites, materials processing
Interests: physical metallurgy; alloy design; shape memory and superelastic alloys; phase stability; phase transformatoin; microstructural control; mechanical properties; biomaterials; intermetallics; functional composites, materials processing
Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: multiscale modeling; mechanical properties; low-dimensional materials; graphene foams; nano-porous materials
Interests: multiscale modeling; mechanical properties; low-dimensional materials; graphene foams; nano-porous materials
1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
2. Department of Materials Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
Interests: materials design; short-range order; atomic structure; high-temperature; stainless steels; high entropy materials; amorphous materials
2. Department of Materials Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
Interests: materials design; short-range order; atomic structure; high-temperature; stainless steels; high entropy materials; amorphous materials
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Interests: titanium alloys; biomedical titanium alloys; additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties
Interests: titanium alloys; biomedical titanium alloys; additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten, Vienna, Austria
Interests: TXRF; grazing incidence XRF; micro-XRF for 2D and 2D imaging; synchrotron radiation induced XRF
Interests: TXRF; grazing incidence XRF; micro-XRF for 2D and 2D imaging; synchrotron radiation induced XRF
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Ave 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: Raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; SHINERS; spectroelectrochemistry; biospectroscopy; self-assembled monolayers; conducting polymers; molecular electrochemistry; bioelectrochemistry
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Interests: Raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; SHINERS; spectroelectrochemistry; biospectroscopy; self-assembled monolayers; conducting polymers; molecular electrochemistry; bioelectrochemistry
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Nanomaterials: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Nano-World
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Patras, Greece
Interests: materials characterization (SEM, SEM-EDS, EBSD, AFM, XRD, HT-XRD, FTIR-ATR, Raman); environmental scanning electron microscopy; structural/thermal properties of ionic liquids & molten salts; ionic liquids for CO2 capture; novel graphene production and characterization
Interests: materials characterization (SEM, SEM-EDS, EBSD, AFM, XRD, HT-XRD, FTIR-ATR, Raman); environmental scanning electron microscopy; structural/thermal properties of ionic liquids & molten salts; ionic liquids for CO2 capture; novel graphene production and characterization
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Interests: flexible electronics; mechanics of soft matter; tunable phononics; smart materials and structures
Interests: flexible electronics; mechanics of soft matter; tunable phononics; smart materials and structures
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zilina, 01026 Zilina, Slovakia
Interests: mechanical engineering; railway vehicles; contact mechanics; railway brake test stands
Interests: mechanical engineering; railway vehicles; contact mechanics; railway brake test stands
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via La Masa, 1-20156 Milano, Italy
Interests: surface engineering; structural integrity; nanomaterials; biomaterials; bio-interfaces
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Interests: surface engineering; structural integrity; nanomaterials; biomaterials; bio-interfaces
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Metals: Kinetic Surface Treatments
Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: advanced high-strength steels; high-strength low-alloyed steels; heat treatment; thermomechanical processing; hot rolling; hot-working phenomena; physical simulation; deformation of metals
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Interests: advanced high-strength steels; high-strength low-alloyed steels; heat treatment; thermomechanical processing; hot rolling; hot-working phenomena; physical simulation; deformation of metals
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Metals: Researches and Simulations in Steel Rolling
Special Issue in Materials: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
Special Issue in Materials: Effects of Temperature and Strain Rate on Steel Strengthening
Special Issue in Materials: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
Special Issue in Materials: Effects of Temperature and Strain Rate on Steel Strengthening
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
Interests: metal matrix composites; friction stir welding; hot working; aluminium alloys; magnesium alloys
Interests: metal matrix composites; friction stir welding; hot working; aluminium alloys; magnesium alloys
Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bd.11, Acad. Georgi Bontchev str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: nanomaterials - oxides, carbonaceous, alloys, composites; nonclassical synthesis of nanomaterials; powder X-ray diffraction; crystal structure refinement; structure-properties relationship.
Interests: nanomaterials - oxides, carbonaceous, alloys, composites; nonclassical synthesis of nanomaterials; powder X-ray diffraction; crystal structure refinement; structure-properties relationship.
Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: cultural heritage; non destructive tests; X-ray tomography (including reconstruction algorithms); X-ray fluorescence; Monte Carlo simulation
Interests: cultural heritage; non destructive tests; X-ray tomography (including reconstruction algorithms); X-ray fluorescence; Monte Carlo simulation
Laboratory for Nanometallurgy, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, HCI G 503, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
Interests: micro- and nanomechanics; micro- and nanostructure characterization
Interests: micro- and nanomechanics; micro- and nanostructure characterization
Director of UOW Electron Microscopy Centre, AIIM, Squires Way, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
Interests: physical metallurgy; steels; phase transformations; Ti alloys; atom probe tomography; mechanical behaviour; recrystallization; electron microscopy
Interests: physical metallurgy; steels; phase transformations; Ti alloys; atom probe tomography; mechanical behaviour; recrystallization; electron microscopy
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Technical University, Munich, Germany
Interests: residual stress analysis; texture determination; structural applications; heat treatment; nanomaterials; nanostructured materials; X-ray diffraction; geographical analysis
Interests: residual stress analysis; texture determination; structural applications; heat treatment; nanomaterials; nanostructured materials; X-ray diffraction; geographical analysis
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Interests: thermal analysis and calorimetry; high temperature diffraction; rare earth oxides
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Interests: thermal analysis and calorimetry; high temperature diffraction; rare earth oxides
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Materials: Thermal Analysis of Materials
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Athens Avenue, Pedion Areos, 38334 Volos, Greece;
2. On sabbatical leave to Department of Mechanical Enginnering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Interests: physical metallurgy; computational alloy thermodynamics and kinetics; ICME; alloy and process design; metastable austenite in steels; TRIP effects in steels
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2. On sabbatical leave to Department of Mechanical Enginnering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Interests: physical metallurgy; computational alloy thermodynamics and kinetics; ICME; alloy and process design; metastable austenite in steels; TRIP effects in steels
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Special Issue in
Materials: Formation and Behavior of Metastable Austenite in Advanced High Strength Steels
Special Issue in Metals: Advances in Physical Metallurgy
Special Issue in Metals: Advances in Physical Metallurgy
Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Interests: fracture; stress analysis; fracture mechanics; solid mechanics; fatigue crack growth modeling
Interests: fracture; stress analysis; fracture mechanics; solid mechanics; fatigue crack growth modeling
Department of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Interests: non-destructive testing; ultrasonic waves; ground penetrating radar; dynamics of structures; material testing
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Interests: non-destructive testing; ultrasonic waves; ground penetrating radar; dynamics of structures; material testing
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Special Issue in
Materials: Non-Destructive Testing of Structures
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
Interests: oxides; multiferroics; negative thermal expansion; soil science; mineral-organic interactions; bio/geoscience; x-ray diffraction; x-ray computed tomography; x-ray absorption spectroscopy; scanning transmission x-ray microscopy
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Interests: oxides; multiferroics; negative thermal expansion; soil science; mineral-organic interactions; bio/geoscience; x-ray diffraction; x-ray computed tomography; x-ray absorption spectroscopy; scanning transmission x-ray microscopy
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Special Issue in
Materials: Negative Thermal Expansion Materials
Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM-UMR CNRS 6283), Université du Mans, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, France
Interests: plasmaonics; raman spectroscopy; surface enhanced raman scattering; nano-optics; nanosensors
Interests: plasmaonics; raman spectroscopy; surface enhanced raman scattering; nano-optics; nanosensors
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Interests: bioinspiration; durability; fatigue; fracture toughness; natural armors
Interests: bioinspiration; durability; fatigue; fracture toughness; natural armors
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea
Interests: nanoindentation; microstructural analysis; steel structures; computational mechanics
Interests: nanoindentation; microstructural analysis; steel structures; computational mechanics
Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Interests: static and dynamic analysis of structures; nonlinear inelastic analysis of structures; soil - structure interaction; linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity
Interests: static and dynamic analysis of structures; nonlinear inelastic analysis of structures; soil - structure interaction; linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity
Normandie Université, Caen, France
Interests: crystallography; combined analysis; anisotropic properties; texture; materials
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Interests: crystallography; combined analysis; anisotropic properties; texture; materials
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Topical Collection in
Materials: Textures and Anisotropy in Advanced Materials
Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Interests: polymer rheology; curing kinetics; materials characterization; polymer composite processing and joining; polymer based nanocomposites; hybrid welding of dissimilar materials; heat transfer modelling during composite manufacturing processes; ultrasonic consolidation; ultrasonic wave propagation; microplastics
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Interests: polymer rheology; curing kinetics; materials characterization; polymer composite processing and joining; polymer based nanocomposites; hybrid welding of dissimilar materials; heat transfer modelling during composite manufacturing processes; ultrasonic consolidation; ultrasonic wave propagation; microplastics
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Materials: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers
Special Issue in Materials: Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing
Special Issue in Polymers: Frontiers in Engineering Application of Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Special Issue in Materials: Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing
Special Issue in Polymers: Frontiers in Engineering Application of Microplastics and Nanoplastics
National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Interests: steels; microstructural characterization; phase transformation; mechanical properties; mechanical behavior of materials
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Interests: steels; microstructural characterization; phase transformation; mechanical properties; mechanical behavior of materials
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Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Interests: electron microscopy; SEM; TEM; FIB; electron tomography; metal oxides; semiconductors
Interests: electron microscopy; SEM; TEM; FIB; electron tomography; metal oxides; semiconductors
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
Interests: deformation twinning; plasticity and recrystallization in magnesium; crystal plasticity; Interface defect theory; grain boundaries
Interests: deformation twinning; plasticity and recrystallization in magnesium; crystal plasticity; Interface defect theory; grain boundaries
UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica 2928-516, Portugal
Interests: mechanical characterisation of materials and structures; full-field optical methods in experimental mechanics; mechanical and fracture identification methods; material characterisation at high strain rate loading based on full-field measurements
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Interests: mechanical characterisation of materials and structures; full-field optical methods in experimental mechanics; mechanical and fracture identification methods; material characterisation at high strain rate loading based on full-field measurements
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Centre for Infrastructure Management, Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
Interests: structural materials; protective coatings; durability modelling; corrosion; cathodic protection; recycled materials
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Interests: structural materials; protective coatings; durability modelling; corrosion; cathodic protection; recycled materials
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IFW Dresden, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
Interests: transmission electron microscopy; CVD; 2D materials; synthesis; structure - property relationships
Interests: transmission electron microscopy; CVD; 2D materials; synthesis; structure - property relationships
Chair for Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitaetsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Interests: shape memory alloys; martensitic transformations; processing of advanced functional and structural engineering materials; solidification; microstructure characterization
Interests: shape memory alloys; martensitic transformations; processing of advanced functional and structural engineering materials; solidification; microstructure characterization
Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Burrie Nanotechnology Institute, Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
Interests: synthesis and magneto-optical characterization of colloidal semiconductor nanostructures (dots, rods, platelets); core/shell heterostructures; perovskites and layered semiconductors; Magneto-optical methodologies including magneto- photoluminescence; optically detected magnetic resonance; microwave modulated spectroscopy; confocal spectroscopy; Investigation of spin properties in nanostructures of various composition and morphology
Interests: synthesis and magneto-optical characterization of colloidal semiconductor nanostructures (dots, rods, platelets); core/shell heterostructures; perovskites and layered semiconductors; Magneto-optical methodologies including magneto- photoluminescence; optically detected magnetic resonance; microwave modulated spectroscopy; confocal spectroscopy; Investigation of spin properties in nanostructures of various composition and morphology
Laboratory of Excellence on Design of Alloy Metals for Low-Mass Structures, Lorraine University, Metz-Nancy, France
Interests: mechanics of materials; crystal plasticity; textures; metallurgy; severe plastic deformation
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Interests: mechanics of materials; crystal plasticity; textures; metallurgy; severe plastic deformation
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Materials: Design of Alloy Metals for Low-Mass Structures
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: fatigue and fracture behavior of materials; mechanical characterization; structural integrity of conventional and innovative materials
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Interests: fatigue and fracture behavior of materials; mechanical characterization; structural integrity of conventional and innovative materials
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Metals: Fatigue Damage
Special Issue in Metals: Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels
Special Issue in Materials: The Brittle Failure of Different Materials
Special Issue in Metals: Fracture Behaviour of Innovative Materials under Different Enviromental Conditions
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Mechanical Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys
Special Issue in Materials: Deformation, Fatigue and Fracture of Materials
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Welding of Steels
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Multiscale Fatigue Design
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Recent Trends in Advanced High-Strength Steels
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Structural Integrity of Aluminium Alloys
Special Issue in Metals: High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels
Special Issue in Metals: Fatigue and Fracture of Traditional and Advanced Structural Alloys
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: 10th Anniversary of Applied Sciences: Invited Papers in Mechanical Engineering Section
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: New Trends in Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Design
Special Issue in Metals: Application of Alloys in Transport
Special Issue in Materials: Advanced and Emerging Materials-2021
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Progress in Advanced High-Strength Steels
Special Issue in Metals: High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels: Current and Future Challenges
Special Issue in Metals: Selected Papers from 2020 3rd International Joint Conference on Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (JCMME 2020)
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: Applications and Trends
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advances in Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Design
Special Issue in Materials: Multiscaling in Polymer Composite Materials
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Mechanical Engineering in Europe
Special Issue in Materials: Smart Materials Technologies
Special Issue in Metals: Fatigue Behavior and Crack Mechanism of Metals and Alloys
Special Issue in Polymers: Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing
Special Issue in Metals: Fatigue Behavior Analysis of Metals and Alloys
Special Issue in Polymers: Advanced Techniques Utilized in Smart Composites
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advanced Structure Materials and Processing
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: 5th Anniversary of Materials Section—Recent Advances in Smart Materials
Special Issue in Metals: Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels
Special Issue in Materials: The Brittle Failure of Different Materials
Special Issue in Metals: Fracture Behaviour of Innovative Materials under Different Enviromental Conditions
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Mechanical Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys
Special Issue in Materials: Deformation, Fatigue and Fracture of Materials
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Welding of Steels
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Multiscale Fatigue Design
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Recent Trends in Advanced High-Strength Steels
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Structural Integrity of Aluminium Alloys
Special Issue in Metals: High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels
Special Issue in Metals: Fatigue and Fracture of Traditional and Advanced Structural Alloys
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: 10th Anniversary of Applied Sciences: Invited Papers in Mechanical Engineering Section
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: New Trends in Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Design
Special Issue in Metals: Application of Alloys in Transport
Special Issue in Materials: Advanced and Emerging Materials-2021
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Progress in Advanced High-Strength Steels
Special Issue in Metals: High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels: Current and Future Challenges
Special Issue in Metals: Selected Papers from 2020 3rd International Joint Conference on Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (JCMME 2020)
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: Applications and Trends
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advances in Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Design
Special Issue in Materials: Multiscaling in Polymer Composite Materials
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Mechanical Engineering in Europe
Special Issue in Materials: Smart Materials Technologies
Special Issue in Metals: Fatigue Behavior and Crack Mechanism of Metals and Alloys
Special Issue in Polymers: Structural Integrity of Polymeric Components Produced by Additive Manufacturing
Special Issue in Metals: Fatigue Behavior Analysis of Metals and Alloys
Special Issue in Polymers: Advanced Techniques Utilized in Smart Composites
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: Advanced Structure Materials and Processing
Special Issue in Applied Sciences: 5th Anniversary of Materials Section—Recent Advances in Smart Materials
Department Analysis, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden, Germany
Interests: multifunctional macromolecular materials; biorelated polymers; macromolecular conformation; self-assembly in macromolecular and hybrid systems; scattering methods; separation techniques
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Interests: multifunctional macromolecular materials; biorelated polymers; macromolecular conformation; self-assembly in macromolecular and hybrid systems; scattering methods; separation techniques
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Separations: Size Separation Techniques
Department of Metallic Structures and Hybrid Materials Systems, Institute for Materials Research, German Aerospace Centre, Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
Interests: light alloys; metals for additive manufacturing; three-dimensional material characterization; synchrotron tomography; high energy synchrotron diffraction; aluminum alloys; titanium alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium aluminides; metal matrix composites; phase transformations; relationships microstructure-properties; thermo-mechanical behavior of metals
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Interests: light alloys; metals for additive manufacturing; three-dimensional material characterization; synchrotron tomography; high energy synchrotron diffraction; aluminum alloys; titanium alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium aluminides; metal matrix composites; phase transformations; relationships microstructure-properties; thermo-mechanical behavior of metals
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Materials: Metals for Additive Manufacturing
Special Issue in Materials: Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Structural Lightweight Alloys
Special Issue in Metals: Modern Aerospace Materials
Special Issue in Materials: Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Structural Lightweight Alloys
Special Issue in Metals: Modern Aerospace Materials
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G.Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; bioceramics; bioglasses; metallic nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; synthesis (traditional, sol-gel and sono-gel); functional biomaterials; surface functionalization; biosensors; characterization (x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy)
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Interests: biomaterials; bioceramics; bioglasses; metallic nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; synthesis (traditional, sol-gel and sono-gel); functional biomaterials; surface functionalization; biosensors; characterization (x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy)
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Materials: Bioactive Glasses
Special Issue in Materials: Bioactive Glasses 2019
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in the Synthesis and Characterization of Bioactive Glasses
Special Issue in Materials: Bioactive Glasses 2019
Special Issue in Materials: Advances in the Synthesis and Characterization of Bioactive Glasses
Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Room 4206, Building 9003, Beijing, China
Interests: MEMS design and process; precision measurement and control technology; analytical instrument; biochip and microfluidic research; as well as electromechanical integration technology
Interests: MEMS design and process; precision measurement and control technology; analytical instrument; biochip and microfluidic research; as well as electromechanical integration technology
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 22187, Australia
Interests: metallic syntactic foams; material characterization: physical, geometrical, mechanical, thermal, and corrosion; experimental and numerical analysis; manufacturing procedures
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Interests: metallic syntactic foams; material characterization: physical, geometrical, mechanical, thermal, and corrosion; experimental and numerical analysis; manufacturing procedures
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Materials: Metal Foams: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Special Issue in Metals: Cellular Metals: Fabrication, Properties and Applications
Special Issue in Metals: Cellular Metals: Fabrication, Properties and Applications
Composite Materials Group (CMG), Department of Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, Greece
Interests: polymer physics and engineering; mechanics of micro- and nano-composite materi-als; sandwich structures; micromechanical modelling; linear and non-linear viscoelastic behavior; thermal analysis; dynamic-mechanical analysis; impact behavior; environmen-tal effects-fracture mechanics; adhesion; interfaces and interphases
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Interests: polymer physics and engineering; mechanics of micro- and nano-composite materi-als; sandwich structures; micromechanical modelling; linear and non-linear viscoelastic behavior; thermal analysis; dynamic-mechanical analysis; impact behavior; environmen-tal effects-fracture mechanics; adhesion; interfaces and interphases
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Information Centre, Market Square, Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Interests: spin transport; spin dynamics; spintronics; semiconductor quantum dots; quantum computation; density functional theory
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Interests: spin transport; spin dynamics; spintronics; semiconductor quantum dots; quantum computation; density functional theory
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Materials: Spintronics
LumiLab, Dept. Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: luminescent materials; bio-imaging; optical materials; photocatalysis; photo- and thermochromic compounds
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Interests: luminescent materials; bio-imaging; optical materials; photocatalysis; photo- and thermochromic compounds
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Materials: Luminescent Materials 2011
Special Issue in Materials: Luminescent Materials and Devices
Special Issue in Materials: State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Belgium 2017
Special Issue in Materials: Advanced Luminescent Materials and Devices
Special Issue in Materials: Luminescent Materials and Devices
Special Issue in Materials: State-of-the-Art Materials Science in Belgium 2017
Special Issue in Materials: Advanced Luminescent Materials and Devices
Departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
Interests: materials degradation, corrosion, degradation of polymer and composites
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Interests: materials degradation, corrosion, degradation of polymer and composites
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Materials: Corrosion of Materials
Special Issue in Metals: Corrosion of Magnesium Alloys
Special Issue in Metals: High-Temperature Corrosion and Oxidation of Metals
Special Issue in Polymers: Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers
Special Issue in Metals: Corrosion of Magnesium Alloys
Special Issue in Metals: High-Temperature Corrosion and Oxidation of Metals
Special Issue in Polymers: Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Interests: liquid crystals; chiral liquid crystals; ferroelectric liquid crystals; polymer stabilized liquid crystals; nanoparticles in anisotropic fluids; liquid crystal-nanotube dispersions; defects and defect dynamics; phase ordering in soft matter; fractal structures
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Interests: liquid crystals; chiral liquid crystals; ferroelectric liquid crystals; polymer stabilized liquid crystals; nanoparticles in anisotropic fluids; liquid crystal-nanotube dispersions; defects and defect dynamics; phase ordering in soft matter; fractal structures
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Materials: Liquid Crystals
Special Issue in Nanomaterials: Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals
Special Issue in Crystals: New Trends in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Special Issue in Crystals: State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK
Special Issue in Nanomaterials: Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals
Special Issue in Crystals: New Trends in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Special Issue in Crystals: State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in UK
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: nitrides; chalcogenides; carbides; hydrides; synthesis; structure; solid-state chemistry; materials chemistry
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Interests: nitrides; chalcogenides; carbides; hydrides; synthesis; structure; solid-state chemistry; materials chemistry
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Inorganics: Innovative Inorganic Synthesis
Special Issue in Materials: New Energy Materials
Special Issue in Crystals: Crystalline Hydrogen Storage Materials
Special Issue in Inorganics: Traversing the Boundaries of Inorganic Chemistry
Special Issue in Materials: State-of-the-Art Materials Science in UK 2017
Special Issue in Inorganics: Cornerstones in Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry
Special Issue in Materials: New Energy Materials
Special Issue in Crystals: Crystalline Hydrogen Storage Materials
Special Issue in Inorganics: Traversing the Boundaries of Inorganic Chemistry
Special Issue in Materials: State-of-the-Art Materials Science in UK 2017
Special Issue in Inorganics: Cornerstones in Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry
ETH Zurich Metal Physics and Technology Department of Materials HCI J494, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Interests: light metals; biodegradable metals; corrosion-resistant alloys; phase transformations
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Interests: light metals; biodegradable metals; corrosion-resistant alloys; phase transformations
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Materials: Light Alloys and Their Applications
Special Issue in Materials: Selected Papers from the International Aluminium Conference (INALCO) 2013
Topical Collection in Materials: Alloy and Process Development of Light Metals
Special Issue in Materials: Selected Papers from the International Aluminium Conference (INALCO) 2013
Topical Collection in Materials: Alloy and Process Development of Light Metals
Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: wet chemistry & colloid chemistry
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Interests: wet chemistry & colloid chemistry
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Materials: Advances in Functional Hybrid Materials
Special Issue in Coatings: Advances in Functional Inorganic Coatings
Special Issue in Materials: Green and Unconventional Routes for the Synthesis of Crystalline Inorganic Materials —Selected Papers from AIM 2018
Special Issue in Nanomaterials: Unconventional and Green Approaches for The Synthesis of Crystalline Inorganic Materials —Selected Papers from AIM 2020
Special Issue in Materials: Functional Materials by Circular Chemistry Approaches
Special Issue in Coatings: Advances in Functional Inorganic Coatings
Special Issue in Materials: Green and Unconventional Routes for the Synthesis of Crystalline Inorganic Materials —Selected Papers from AIM 2018
Special Issue in Nanomaterials: Unconventional and Green Approaches for The Synthesis of Crystalline Inorganic Materials —Selected Papers from AIM 2020
Special Issue in Materials: Functional Materials by Circular Chemistry Approaches
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
Interests: applied surface chemistry; wetting phenomena; surface forces; smart surfaces; biomaterials/biointerfaces
Interests: applied surface chemistry; wetting phenomena; surface forces; smart surfaces; biomaterials/biointerfaces
