Editorial Board for section 'Machine Design and Theory'

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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

Prof. Dr. Kamran Behdinan
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Advanced Research Laboratory for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures (ARL-MLS), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: multidisciplinary engineering design; multiscale analysis and design of multifunctional lightweight structures

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Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Interests: enterprise information systems; digital manufacturing; finite element analysis; machine designs; robotics and automation; enterprise systems
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Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: mechanics of materials; structural mechanics; materials engineering; composite materials; finite element modelling; experimental mechanics

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College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, London UB8 3PH, UK
Interests: ultraprecision machining; precision machines; smart cutting tools; diamond tools; smart machining; tool wear analysis
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Engineering Department, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: kinematics; dynamics; mechanism and machine theory; parallel manipulators; robot mechanics; biomechanics; vehicle mechanics; robotics
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Prof. Dr. Parviz Famouri
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Lane Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Interests: finite element analysis; internal combustion engines; linear motors; pistons; stirling engines; alternators; distributed control; distributed sensors; equivalent circuits

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Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Università di Pavia, via Adolfo Ferrata, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: robotics and mechatronics; parallel kinematics machines; theory of mechanisms and mechanics; functional mechanical design; actuation systems

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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Interests: aerospace engineering; robotics; granular materials; contact and friction; multi-body systems dynamics

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
Interests: multiscale modeling and simulation; process-structure-property-performance relations of materials; high strain rate performance of materials; mechanical and machine design; crashworthiness analysis
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Prof. Dr. Nicolae Lobontiu
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, ECB 301L, 3310 UAA Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Interests: flexure hinges and compliant mechanisms; system dynamics; dynamics and vibrations; system analogies; micro and nano electromechanical systems

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Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering—DICI, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 Pisa, Italy
Interests: machine design; structural dynamics; fatigue and fracture; residual stresses; contact mechanics
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Mechanical and Materials Engineering, School of Technology and Management, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-348 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Interests: dynamics; vibration and damping; smart materials and structures; computational and experimental mechanics; mechatronics and structural control; structural acoustics; impact and wave propagation; structural health monitoring; composite structures; machine design; 3D printing
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: robotics and mechatronics; high performance parallel robotic machine development; sustainable/green manufacturing systems; micro/nano manipulation and MEMS devices (sensors); micro mobile robots and control of multi-robot cooperation; intelligent servo control system for the MEMS based high-performance micro-robot; web-based remote manipulation; rehabilitation robot and rescue robot
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada
Interests: design; manufacturing; MEMS; dynamic systems; biorobotics; biosensors; bioacutators
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