Residual Stresses and Nanoindentation Testing of Films and Coatings

Haidou Wang, Ph. D. is a Professor and his main research interests are in surface engineering and remanufacturing. His work focuses on the characterization and evaluation of surface coatings and films, including their mechanical properties, tribological properties and lifecycle evaluation. Haidou Wang is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars. He is the Chief Scientist of the National Defense 973 Program and the Fund Manager of the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation and major program of National Natural Science Foundation of Beijing.  His contributions have been recognized with a wealth of awards. He has published eight books in Chinese and English, 160 papers indexed by SCI, and 250 papers indexed by EI. In addition, he holds three American patents, 25 Chinese patents and 23 intellectual property rights patents. Lina Zhu, Ph.D. is a Lecturer, and her main research interests are in surface engineering and tribology. Her work focuses on the characterization and evaluation of surface coatings and films, including the mechanical properties, tribological properties and wettability. Lina Zhu is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation and Natural Science Foundation of Beijing. She has published two books in Chinese, 25 papers indexed by the SCI, and 31 papers indexed by EI. In addition, she holds eleven Chinese patents.  Binshi Xu is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He has been engaged in maintenance engineering, surface engineering and remanufacturing engineering for many years, and is one of the pioneers of surface engineering and remanufacturing engineering in China. Xu has carried out more than 80 projects, and has published seventeen books and more than 800 papers. In addition, he holds 20 patents. In 1996, he won the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) S&T Achievement Award; in 2004, he won the CAE's Guanghua Engineering Award.