**Yong Sun**

The Editor, Prof. Yong Sun, is a professor of surface engineering in the School of Engineering and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. His research areas include surface engineering and coatings technologies for enhanced tribological properties, as well as the corrosion and tribocorrosion resistance of engineering materials. He has authored and co-authored more than 230 publications with a citation index of more than 8200 and a h-index of 51.
