Fluid Mechanics

Raj Kumar Arya is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, at Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. His areas of research include thin film polymeric coatings, antimicrobial coatings, finite element formulation, modeling and simulation using MATLAB, anticorrosion coatings, anti-fouling coatings, and confocal Raman spectroscopy. He has published over 100 research papers in journals and conferences of national and international repute.

George D. Verros is a Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His primary interests are polymer science and technology with an emphasis on process simulation, mathematical modeling, online optimization, calculation of molecular weight distribution in polymerization reactors, diffusion-controlled reactions, nanocomposites, membrane, and coating formation. He is the author or co-author of about 50 publications in scientific journals and has written more than 60 publications in proceedings of conferences.

J. Paulo Davim is a full professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is also distinguished as an honorary professor in several universities/colleges/institutes in China, India, and Spain. He is a senior chartered engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with an MBA and specialist titles in engineering and industrial management as well as in metrology. He has more than 35 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, mechanical, and industrial engineering, with a special emphasis on machining, and tribology.