Erdogan Madenci is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona. With a rich academic background, including a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from UCLA and multiple degrees from Lehigh University, Dr. Madenci has held various positions such as Visiting Faculty at MIT and Visiting Scientist at NASA. He is a Fellow of ASME, an Associate Fellow of AIAA, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling. His research focuses on engineering mechanics, multiphysics simulations, and nonlocal modeling, earning him numerous awards, including the IEEE Electronic Packaging Society's Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award.

Prof. Dr. Raul Campilho received his Habilitation (Título de Agregado) in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto in 2020. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2009, his M.Sc. in 2006, and his Graduation in 2003, all from the same institution. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto.

Prof. Campilho's research interests include material characterization, polymers, composite materials, material joining processes, adhesive joints, finite element method, and fracture mechanics. He also works on advanced manufacturing systems, automation and robotics, industrial design, and underwater robotics.

He has published 320 journal articles, 136 book chapters, and 23 books. Additionally, he has supervised 5 Ph.D. theses and 167 M.Sc. dissertations. His contributions to the field have been recognized with 16 awards. He has also been involved in various national and international research projects.

Iulian Antoniac is Full Professor in Materials Engineering and Biomaterials, Habil in Materials Engineering, Head of Department Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy, Member of the Senate of the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania. He received his B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., and Postdoc degrees in Materials Science at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.
Professor Iulian Antoniac research interests include metallic materials obtaining, characterization and testing; advanced techniques for surface characterization; microscopy techniques; functional materials; biomaterials; bioceramics; coatings; biodegradable metals; biocomposites; implants for orthopedics and dentistry; advanced materials for smart industrial applications; physical and chemical characterization of nano- and micro- particles for biomedical applications.
Professor Iulian Antoniac act as Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientist, Past President of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine (ISCM) and President of the Romanian Society for Biomaterials. He is the author of numerous scientific international papers, publications and proceedings on materials engineering and biomaterials. He is Editor in Chief for the journal Materials Science Forum, editorial board member for other journals and reviewer for more than 50 journals. In 2005, he received the Daniel Bunea Award from the Romanian Society for Biomaterials. Also, he receives many awards for their patents at various international fairs and exhibitions dedicated to patents.

An Associate Professor at the Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland. He has got also some experience while working as assistant professor, visiting professor and researcher at various Polish and foreign universities, e.g.: Poznan University of Technology, Poland; Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Lunds Univeristet, Sweden; Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia; Koszalin University of Technology, Poland.

Polymer processing, additive manufacturing, composite processing, polymer testing, recycling

Email: acalik@mehmetakif.edu.tr