Engineering and Materials
A section of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994).
Section Information
In the multidisciplinary Section "Engineering and Materials" of the Symmetry journal, we welcome original research articles with top-level mathematical modeling or experimental outcomes and a strong substantiation of conclusions and results, as well as relevant analytical reviews, on all aspects of symmetry or asymmetry in engineering, materials, energy sciences, and other interdisciplinary areas.
Our aim is to provide a virtual forum and database for experts, publishing papers with engineering significance that are dedicated to the most up-to-date issues and mainstream topics. The Section will fill the gap of mathematical modeling in these areas in the scientific literature, with emphasis on articles related to cutting-edge technologies and contemporary technology applications. Articles are expected to have original content and demonstrate clear scientific novelty.
The topics covered in this section include but are not limited to the following:
- Materials engineering;
- Nanotechnology;
- Power systems and thermal engineering;
- Mechanical engineering, mechatronics, and robotics;
- Automation and control engineering;
- Electronic engineering;
- Communication engineering;
- Chemical and molecular engineering;
- Optical engineering and technology;
- Other areas of interest associated with engineering and materials science where a multidisciplinary approach is required.
In all submitted papers the major role of symmetry phenomena should be explicit.
Feature papers will be published in the Special Issue "Symmetry: Recent Developments in Engineering Science and Applications" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/symmetry/special_issues/8F62X7S9G7).
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Symmetry/Asymmetry and Novel Nanomaterials: Preparation, Characterizations, and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Fluid Mechanics (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Symmetry in the Advanced Mechanics of Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Intelligent Energy Harvesting Technologies and Symmetry: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Symmetric/Asymmetric Design in Microwave Communication Systems & Embedded Systems for Emerging Wireless Technologies (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Advanced Materials, Structures, Symmetrical Design and Mechanism in Mechanical Engineering (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Time Series Forecasting in Physical Geography (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Application of Symmetry in Innovative Microwave/Millimeter-Wave/THz Antenna, Circuit and Radar System (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Symmetry in Graphene and Nanotechnology (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Operation and Control of Symmetric/Asymmetric Integrated Circuits and Electric Vehicles (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Metamaterial and Asymmetry/Symmetry (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Symmetry and Control Systems: Theory and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Metamaterials and Symmetry: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Asymmetric Studies with Complex Mechanical Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Asymmetry and Symmetry in Dynamical Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Symmetry and Asymmetry in Materials and Mechanical Engineering: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Symmetric and Asymmetric Distributions: New Developments and Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Structural Dynamics (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry in Geophysical Prospecting (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry in Ocean Engineering (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Symmetry in Control Systems Engineering (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Application of Symmetry in Antenna Design (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Symmetry in Civil Transportation Engineering (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Symmetry in Power Systems and Thermal Engineering (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- New Approaches for System Identification Problems (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Cyber–Physical Co-regulation and Optimization Methods in Smart Power Systems from the Perspective of Cyber–Physical Symmetry (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Recent Advances in Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for Degradation and Asymmetric Mechanisms (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Application of Symmetry in Mechanics of Materials (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Symmetry and Asymmetry in Mechanical Engineering (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Symmetry in High Voltage and Insulation Technology (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Symmetry in Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances in Dynamics, Planning and Control of Spacecraft and Related Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Developments in Mechanical Engineering and Symmetry (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Symmetry in the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Applied Mechanics, Engineering and Modeling - Volume II (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advanced Technologies in Power Quality and Power Disturbance Data Application—Volume II (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Symmetry, Asymmetry and Nonlinearity in Geomechanics (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Energy Symmetry and Equilibrium Methods in the Optimization and Control of Integrated Energy Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- New Challenges in Algorithms/Design/Process Optimization with Symmetry/Asymmetry (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Symmetry in Applied Mechanics Analysis on Smart Optical Fiber Sensors II (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Carbon Neutrality and Symmetry in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- The Symmetry/Asymmetry Phenomenon in the Fault Diagnosis Process of Industrial Machinery (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Steel Structures with Double-Symmetric Hollow-Section Columns: Design, Testing and Finite Element Analyses (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advanced Technologies in Electrical and Electronic Engineering III (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Design Theory, Optimal Control and Intelligent Algorithms of Electric Vehicles and Intelligent Vehicles (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Symmetry in Robot Design and Application (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Symmetry Application in the Control Design of Cyber-Physical Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Symmetry in Antenna Theory and Design (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry of Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Structural Health Monitoring and Non-destructive Testing (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Symmetry in Aerospace Image Detection and Target Tracking (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry in Thermal Management (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- New Developments of Algorithms Optimization with Symmetry/Asymmetry (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Symmetry in Reliability Engineering (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Electromagnetism: Topics, Advances and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Symmetry in Finite Element Modeling and Mechanics (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Symmetry in Mechanical Engineering: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Symmetry in Thermal Fluid Sciences and Energy Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Symmetry and Asymmetry: Shaping the Future of Power Grids (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry Studies in Modern Power Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nonlinear Dynamics: Symmetry or Asymmetry Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry in Bearing Modeling and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Catalytic Applications for 2D Materials under the Modulations of Symmetry (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Meta-Heuristics for Manufacturing Systems Optimization Ⅱ (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Physically Data-Driven Research on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Underground Engineering Construction and Maintenance (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Graphic Representation and Symmetry Applied to the Technical Historical Heritage (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry in Mechanics of Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry/Asymmetry in Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Feature Papers in Section "Engineering and Materials" 2024 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry in Chaotic Systems and Circuits III (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry: Recent Developments in Engineering Science and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Mechanism Research and Artificial Intelligence for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Electrical Equipment in Smart Grids and Electrified Transportation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry in Green Technologies: Design, Optimization, and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry in Optimization Theory, Algorithm and Applications II (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Symmetry in Electromagnetics and Microwave Engineering (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Symmetry in Control System Theory and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Symmetry Fluid Dynamics in Materials and Metallurgical Processes (Deadline: 31 December 2025)