Editorial Board for section 'Thermodynamics'
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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
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: non-equilibrium thermodynamics; non-equilibrium statistical physics; thermodynamics of small systems; heat exchange at the nanoscale; Casimir forces; diffusion in confined systems; small biological systems; non-equilibrium self-assembly
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Interests: non-equilibrium thermodynamics; non-equilibrium statistical physics; thermodynamics of small systems; heat exchange at the nanoscale; Casimir forces; diffusion in confined systems; small biological systems; non-equilibrium self-assembly
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LRGP-CNRS, UMR 7274, ENSIC, Université de Lorraine, 1 rue Grandville, F54000 Nancy, France
Interests: chemical engineering thermodynamics; exergy analysis
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Interests: chemical engineering thermodynamics; exergy analysis
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Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
Interests: thermal engineering; heat exchangers; heat transfer; vapour compression refrigeration systems; autocascade systems; magnetic refrigeration; elastocaloric refrigeration; electrocaloric refrigeration
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Interests: thermal engineering; heat exchangers; heat transfer; vapour compression refrigeration systems; autocascade systems; magnetic refrigeration; elastocaloric refrigeration; electrocaloric refrigeration
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Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-4300, USA
Interests: unified mechanics theory; mechanics of electronic materials; damage mechanics; fatigue; cyclic loading, fracture mechanics; degradation; thermodynamics; viscoplasticity; graphene; nanomechanics
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Interests: unified mechanics theory; mechanics of electronic materials; damage mechanics; fatigue; cyclic loading, fracture mechanics; degradation; thermodynamics; viscoplasticity; graphene; nanomechanics
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DIME/TEC, Division of Thermal Energy and Environmental Conditioning, University of Genoa, 16145 Genoa, Italy
Interests: energy efficiency; energy transition; energy economics; energy policy; sustainability
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Interests: energy efficiency; energy transition; energy economics; energy policy; sustainability
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Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Interests: thermodynamic approaches for simplification of multi-scale dynamical systems; nanotechnology; molecular dynamics simulations; applied engineering thermodynamics; fluid dynamics; application of thermodynamics in ecology and biology; heat transfer
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Interests: thermodynamic approaches for simplification of multi-scale dynamical systems; nanotechnology; molecular dynamics simulations; applied engineering thermodynamics; fluid dynamics; application of thermodynamics in ecology and biology; heat transfer
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Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Interests: neural networks; chemical and biological kinetics; human adaptation to hard living conditions; methods and technologies of collective thinking
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Interests: neural networks; chemical and biological kinetics; human adaptation to hard living conditions; methods and technologies of collective thinking
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1. Department of Physics, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA
2. Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA
Interests: phase transitions and critical phenomena; non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics; bulk and confined space thermodynamics; polymer physics; solution theory; combinatorics and graph theory; renormalization group and field theory
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2. Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA
Interests: phase transitions and critical phenomena; non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics; bulk and confined space thermodynamics; polymer physics; solution theory; combinatorics and graph theory; renormalization group and field theory
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Department of Energy Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: thermodynamics; energy engineering; supercritical and metastable states; energy storage and conversion; geothermal and waste heat utilization; phase equilibria
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Interests: thermodynamics; energy engineering; supercritical and metastable states; energy storage and conversion; geothermal and waste heat utilization; phase equilibria
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Institute of Thermodynamics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Interests: radiation thermodynamics; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; thermodynamics of irreverisble processes
Interests: radiation thermodynamics; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; thermodynamics of irreverisble processes
Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2508 Patrick Taylor Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Interests: tribology; fatigue analysis; heat transfer
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Interests: tribology; fatigue analysis; heat transfer
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1. Systems and Control Laboratory, Computer and Automation Research Institute Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest 1007, Hungary
2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, University of Pannonia, 8200 Veszprem, Hungary
Interests: process systems and control; entropy-inspired Lyapunov functions; complex systems; model simplification and reduction
2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, University of Pannonia, 8200 Veszprem, Hungary
Interests: process systems and control; entropy-inspired Lyapunov functions; complex systems; model simplification and reduction
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Interests: techno-economic analysis; life cycle cost analysis; cost-benefit analysis; circular economy
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Interests: techno-economic analysis; life cycle cost analysis; cost-benefit analysis; circular economy
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1. Technical Physics Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
2. Institute of Industrial Ecology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 20 S. Kovalevskaya St., 620219 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Interests: fundamental problems of nature (irreversibility, asymmetry and scale of time, evolution, etc.); non-equilibrium thermodynamics; the second law of thermodynamics and entropy; maximum entropy production in physics, chemistry and biology; growth processes in nature (experiment, theory and simulation); morphological stability (crystal growth and fluid flow); pattern formation (dendrites, viscous fingers, etc.)
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2. Institute of Industrial Ecology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 20 S. Kovalevskaya St., 620219 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Interests: fundamental problems of nature (irreversibility, asymmetry and scale of time, evolution, etc.); non-equilibrium thermodynamics; the second law of thermodynamics and entropy; maximum entropy production in physics, chemistry and biology; growth processes in nature (experiment, theory and simulation); morphological stability (crystal growth and fluid flow); pattern formation (dendrites, viscous fingers, etc.)
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Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Interests: foundations of non-equilibrium-thermodynamics; quantum thermodynamics; relativistic thermodynamics; thermodynamic of discrete systems; continuum physics and constitutive theory; liquid crystals
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Interests: foundations of non-equilibrium-thermodynamics; quantum thermodynamics; relativistic thermodynamics; thermodynamic of discrete systems; continuum physics and constitutive theory; liquid crystals
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Senior Research Scientist, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Materials Division, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, UK
Interests: phase stability and structural transformation; non-equilibrium thermodynamic and entropy theory from first-principles; integrated and multi-scale modelling of radiation resistance; interatomic potentials from quantum mechanics; multi-component systems with radiation-induced defects; transition metals and intermetallics
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Interests: phase stability and structural transformation; non-equilibrium thermodynamic and entropy theory from first-principles; integrated and multi-scale modelling of radiation resistance; interatomic potentials from quantum mechanics; multi-component systems with radiation-induced defects; transition metals and intermetallics
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Department of Mechanical Engineering,College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413, USA
Interests: self-organization at the interface (self-healing, self-lubrication, self-cleaning); biomimetic surfaces, including novel applications of the Lotus effect (oleophobicity, anti-fouling); adhesion and capillary force; contact mechanics and dynamic friction; fundamentals of friction and classical mechanics; history of mechanics
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Interests: self-organization at the interface (self-healing, self-lubrication, self-cleaning); biomimetic surfaces, including novel applications of the Lotus effect (oleophobicity, anti-fouling); adhesion and capillary force; contact mechanics and dynamic friction; fundamentals of friction and classical mechanics; history of mechanics
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700, Stn. CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada
Interests: non-equilibrium thermodynamics; equilibrium thermodynamics; energy conversion systems; kinetic theory of classical and quantum gases; model reduction; thermodynamics education
Interests: non-equilibrium thermodynamics; equilibrium thermodynamics; energy conversion systems; kinetic theory of classical and quantum gases; model reduction; thermodynamics education
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Interests: finite-time thermodynamics(FTT); application of FTT ideas in a wide range of areas; quantum, chemical, and biological systems; global optimization theory; thermodynamic geometry; thermodynamics at extreme time and length scales
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Interests: finite-time thermodynamics(FTT); application of FTT ideas in a wide range of areas; quantum, chemical, and biological systems; global optimization theory; thermodynamic geometry; thermodynamics at extreme time and length scales
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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Interests: foundations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics
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Interests: foundations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics
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Center for Research in Soft matter & Polymers (CRiSP), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
Interests: non-equilibrium thermodynamics; non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; applied mathematics; blood flow; modeling and simulations of transport phenomena within complex fluids
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Interests: non-equilibrium thermodynamics; non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; applied mathematics; blood flow; modeling and simulations of transport phenomena within complex fluids
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Department of Structure of Matter, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: fluctuating hydrodynamics; stochastic thermodynamics; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; diffusion; thermal diffusion
Interests: fluctuating hydrodynamics; stochastic thermodynamics; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; diffusion; thermal diffusion
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Interests: transport and rate processes; thermodynamic coupling; self-organization; reaction-diffusion systems; information theory; fluctuation theory
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Interests: transport and rate processes; thermodynamic coupling; self-organization; reaction-diffusion systems; information theory; fluctuation theory
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 122 Engineer’s Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4746, USA
Interests: condensed matter theory; materials science; computational materials science; first-principles methods; charge and heat transport
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Interests: condensed matter theory; materials science; computational materials science; first-principles methods; charge and heat transport
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Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Génie Mécanique (LGCGM), Université de Rennes 1, 35238 Rennes, France
Interests: nanofluids thermophysical properties; nanofluids heat and mass transfer; energy
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Interests: nanofluids thermophysical properties; nanofluids heat and mass transfer; energy
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Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, and Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas, 700 13 Iraklion, Greece
Interests: classical and quantum molecular dynamics; theoretical molecular spectroscopy; non-linear dynamics; Hamiltonian thermodynamics; chemical kinetics (geometric methods)
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Interests: classical and quantum molecular dynamics; theoretical molecular spectroscopy; non-linear dynamics; Hamiltonian thermodynamics; chemical kinetics (geometric methods)
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Laboratory of Energetics and Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Lorraine, 2 av. de la Forêt de Haye, CEDEX, 54504 Vandoeuvre, France
Interests: thermodynamics; energy; transfers; conversion
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Interests: thermodynamics; energy; transfers; conversion
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Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 3A, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Interests: thermo-iono-electronic materials; oxygen transport membranes; hydrogen transport membranes; triple conductors; nature of entropy; metrology of entropy; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; thermodynamics of small systems; thermoelectricity; thermocells; thermodiffusion; energy harvesting
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Interests: thermo-iono-electronic materials; oxygen transport membranes; hydrogen transport membranes; triple conductors; nature of entropy; metrology of entropy; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; thermodynamics of small systems; thermoelectricity; thermocells; thermodiffusion; energy harvesting
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Scientist Emeritus, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
Interests: calorimetry; equilibrium measurements; electrolyte solutions; data evaluation; thermochemical network calculations; estimation methods; biochemical reactions
Interests: calorimetry; equilibrium measurements; electrolyte solutions; data evaluation; thermochemical network calculations; estimation methods; biochemical reactions
Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: caloric cooling; vapor compression plants; refrigerant fluids; convective boiling; nanofluids; earth–air heat exchangers; renewable energy systems
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Interests: caloric cooling; vapor compression plants; refrigerant fluids; convective boiling; nanofluids; earth–air heat exchangers; renewable energy systems
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