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Editor(s) in Chief
Prof. J. Paulo Davim
Head, MACTRIB: Machining and Tribology Research Group
University of Aveiro
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus Santiago
3810-193 Aveiro
PORTUGAL
pdavim@ua.pt
Prof. Liangchi Zhang
The University of New South Wales
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Sydney, NSW 2052
AUSTRALIA
liangchi.zhang@unsw.edu.au
Editorial Board Members
Prof. George G. AdamsGe
Northeastern University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
334 Snell Engineering Centre
Boston, MA 02115
USA
Prof. A. Monteiro BaptistaA.
University of Porto
DEMEGI/Faculty of Engineering
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
4200-465 Porto
PORTUGAL
Prof. M. D. BermúdezM.
Polytechnical University of Cartagena
Department of Materials Engineering and Manufacturing
Campus Muralla del Mar
30202 Cartagena
SPAIN
Prof. Bharat BhushanBh
The Ohio State University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
206 Wst 18th Avenue
Columbus OH 43210-1107
USA
Prof. Jean-Pierre CelisJe
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven)
Department MTM
Kasteelpark Arenberg 44
B-3001 Leuven
BELGIUM
Prof. Rogério ColaçoRo
IST-Technical University of Lisbon
Materials Engineering Department
Av. Rovisco Pais 1
1049-001 Lisboa
PORTUGAL
Prof. J. D. B. De MelloJ.
University Federal of Uberlândia
Laboratory of Materials and Tribology
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
BRAZIL
Prof. Dr. Leszek A. DobrzańskiLe
Dr H.C.; President, World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering; President, Association of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering; Institute Director
Silesian University of Technology
Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials
Ul. Konarskiego 18A
44-100 Gliwice
POLAND
Dr. Hanshan DongHa
University of Birmingham Surface Engineering Research Group
Department of Metallurgy and Materials
School of Engineering
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
UK
Prof. Edward Dermot DoyleEd
Swinburne University of Technology
Surface Engineering
Hawthorn, Vic 3122
AUSTRALIA
Prof. L. Andrade FerreiraL.
University of Porto
DEMEGI/Faculty of Engineering
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
4200-465 Porto
PORTUGAL
Dr. Michel FillonMi
Directeur de recherché CNRS
Université de Poitiers
UFR Sciences
Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides
SP2MI, BP 30179
86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex
FRANCE
Prof. Paulo FloresPa
University of Minho
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus Azurem
4800-058 Guimarães
PORTUGAL
Prof. K. FriedrichK.
University of Kaiserslautern
IVW
Erwin-Schrodinger, Str Geb. 58
D-67663 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY
Prof. Wei GaoWe
Tohoku University
Department of Mechatronics & Precision Engineering
Aramaki Aza Aoba 01
Sendai 980-8579
JAPAN
Prof. José GomesJo
University of Minho
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães
PORTUGAL
Prof. Dr. Janez GrumJa
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Aškerčeva 6
SI-1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIA
Prof. José GrácioJo
University of Aveiro
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus Santiago
3810-193 Aveiro
PORTUGAL
Prof. Peter HodgsonPe
ARC Federation Fellow and Alfred Deakin Professor
Deakin University
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
Faculty of Science and Technology
Geelong, Victoria 3217
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Kenneth HolmbergKe
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
P.O.Box 1000
Metallimiehenkuja 6
2044 VTT
FINLAND
Prof. Han HuangHa
Director, Nanomechanical Testing Laboratory
The University of Queensland
School of Engineering
Brisbane, QLD 4072
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Mark J. JacksonMa
Purdue University
Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Birck Nanotechnology Center
College of Technology
Knoy Hall, 401 North Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021
USA
Prof. V.K. JainV.
Indian Institute of Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kanpur-208016
INDIA
Prof. Zhengyi JiangZh
University of Wollongong
School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronic Engineering
Northfields Avenue
Wollongong NSW 2522
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Ajay KapoorAj
Swinburne University of Technology
Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
PO Box 218
Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Tsunemoto KuriyagawaTs
Director, Centre for Micro/Nano Design and Processing Engineering
Tohoku University
Department of Nanomechanics
Aramaki Aoba 6-6-01
Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579
JAPAN
Prof. Lawrence Kwok-Yan LiLa
Director, ACARL
City University of Hong Kong
Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management
HONG KONG (CHINA)
Prof. Lin LiLi
Head, Manufacturing Research Group; Director, Laser Processing Research Centre
University of Manchester
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
H11, Pariser Building
Sackville Street
Manchester M60 1QD
UK
Prof. Jianbin LuoJi
Tsinghua University
State Key Laboratory of Tribology
SKLT, 9003 Building
Beijing 100084
P.R. CHINA
Prof. Yiu-Wing MaiYi
The University of Sydney
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Sydney NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA
Prof. A. Sousa MirandaA.
University of Minho
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães
PORTUGAL
Prof. Anne NevilleAn
University of Leeds
Corrosion and Surface Engineering Research Group
School of Mechanical Engineering
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Prof. Alfonso H W NganAl
The University of Hong Kong
Department of Mechanical Engineering
7-6, Haking Wong Building
Pokfulam Road
HONG KONG (CHINA)
Prof. Christine OrtizCh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Room 13-4022
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139
USA
Prof. George PetropoulosGe
University of Thessaly
Manufacturing Processes Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
School of Engineering
Leoforos Athinon, Pedion Areos
GR-383 34 Volos
GREECE
Prof. Riccardo PoliniRi
Università di Roma 'Tor Vergata'
Department of Science and Chemical Technology
Via della Ricerca Scientifica
00133 Rome
ITALY
Prof. Amílcar RamalhoAm
University of Coimbra
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Polo II Campus
3030-788 Coimbra
PORTUGAL
Prof. Luís RochaLu
University of Minho
Centre for Mechanical and Materials Technologies
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães
PORTUGAL
Prof. Loredana SantoLo
University of Rome 'Tor Vergata'
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Via del Politecnico 1
00133 Roma
ITALY
Prof. Jorge SeabraJo
University of Porto
DEMEGI/Faculty of Engineering
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
4200-465 Porto
PORTUGAL
Prof. Amilton SinatoraAm
University of S. Paulo
Laboratory of Surface Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BRAZIL
Prof. Luisa SousaLu
University of Porto
DEMEGI/Faculty of Engineering
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias
4200-465 Porto
PORTUGAL
Dr. K. SubramanianK.
Director, Surface Preparation Technologies
Saint-Gobain Co.
HPM Sector
MS 213 - 201
1 New Bond St.
Worcester, MA 01606
USA
Dr. Nam Pyo SuhNa
President
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
373-1, Guseong-dong
Yuseong-gu Daejeon, 305-701
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Prof. Andras SzeriAn
University of Delaware
Department of Mechanical Engineering
126 Spencer Lab.
Newark, DE 19716
USA
Prof. Vasco TeixeiraVa
University of Minho
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
PORTUGAL
Prof. A Kiet TieuA
University of Wollongong
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Wollongong NSW 2522
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Jože VižintinJo
Head, CTD: Centre for Tribology and Technical Diagnostics
University of Ljubljana
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bogošičeva 8
1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIA
Prof. Teresa VieiraTe
University of Coimbra
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Polo II Campus
3030-788 Coimbra
PORTUGAL
Prof. Hassan ZahouaniHa
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Saint Etienne
Laboratory of Tribology and Dynamics of Systems
58, rue Jean Parot
42023 Sanit Etienne Cedex 02
FRANCE