Academic Qualification
Working Experience
Research
Research Interests
Research Grants
Recruitment
Research Students
Publications
Book/Book Chapters
Journal Papers
Conference Papers
Teaching
Lab. in-charge
Professional Service

Chi Tat KWOK

Professor
Head of Department of Electromechanical Engineering

Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Macau, E11-4069
Avenida da Universidade, Taipa,
Macau, China

Telephone: (853) 8822-4459
Fax: (853) 8822-2426
Email: fstctk@um.edu.mo

Prof. Chi Tat Kwok graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Engineering Physics in 1993 in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and then worked in the industry as Electronic Engineer for a while before returning to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to pursue his academic research interest. He obtained his MSc and Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics in 1996 and 1999 respectively. He joined the University of Macau as Assistant Professor in 2000 and was promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in 2007 and 2020 respectively in the Department of Electromechanical Engineering. He has served as the Department Head during the academic years 2013-2014, 2015-2016 (second semester), 2016-present, and the Interim (Founder) Director of Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering during 2014-2015, 2015-2016 (first semester). He also has been appointed as the Joint Associate Professor of the institute at the University of Macau since 2014. Prof. Kwok’s research interests are in corrosion, cavitation erosion, wear of materials, laser surface engineering, friction stir processing and electrophoretic deposition of hydroxyapatite coatings. He has published more than 70 SCI journal papers with a Google Scholar H-index 34, Scopus H-index 31 and Web of Science H-index 31. His research work has been widely cited. According to ISI Web of Science, he is ranked among the top 3 authors in the world in the research area of Cavitation Erosion and Laser Surface Modification.

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D. in Applied Physics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (1999)
  • M.Phil. in Applied Physics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (1996)
  • B.Sc.(Hons.) in Engineering Physics, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (1993)

Working Experience

  • Sept 2013-Aug 2014, Jan. 2016-present, Head of Department, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau
  • Sept 2014-Dec 2015, Interim Director, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau
  • 2020-present, Professor, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau
  • 2007-2020, Associate Professor, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau
  • 2000-2007, Assistant Professor, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau
  • 2013-present, Joint Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau

Research

Research Interests

  • Corrosion, Cavitation Erosion & Wear of Materials
  • Surface Engineering
  • Laser Materials Processing
  • Friction Stir Processing
  • Biomaterials / Anti-bacterial Materials

Research Grants

  • Principle Investigator, “Thin-wall aluminum alloy casting material design, microstructure control and component integration design for vehicle body”, Grant No. 0050/2019/AMJ (FDCT-MOST) (On-going).
  • Principal Investigator, “Investigation on Friction Stir Processing of Copper-based Nanocomposites for Electrical Sliding Wear Resistance”, Grant No. MYRG2018-00217-FST, 1/9/2018-31/8/2021 (On-going).
  • Co-principal Investigator, “A Feasibility Study on the Use of Friction-Stir Technique to Improve Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys and a Comparative Study Among Friction-Stir Technique, Laser Processing and Electrochemical Method”, Grant No. FDCT 057/2015/A2, 2016-2019 (On-going), Principal Investigator: Prof. Kin Ho LO
  • Principal Investigator, “Investigation of Friction Stir Welding of Titanium Alloys and its Composites for Engineering Applications”, Grant No. FDCT 095/2014/A2 2015-2018 (On-going), Co-principal Investigator: Prof. Kin Ho LO
  • Co-principal investigator, “First-Principles Study on the Electronic Properties of Silicon Nitride Nanowires for Solar Energy Harvesting”, Grant No. FDCT 076/2013/A, 2014 (completed), Principal Investigator: Prof. Hui Pan
  • Co-principal investigator, “Cavitation Erosion of Duplex Stainless Steel after High-temperature Exposure and its Mitigation Using Laser Surface Treatment”, Grant No. FDCT 069/2012/A3, 2013-2015 (completed), Principal Investigator: Prof. Kin Ho LO
  • Principal Investigator, “Laser Surface Treatment of Various Stainless Steels for Combating Against Hydrogen Embrittlement”, Grant No. FDCT 070/2011/A3, 1/10/2012 – 31/10/2015 (completed), Co-principal Investigator: Prof. Kin Ho LO
  • Principal Investigator, “Influence of Metallurgical Variables on Sensitisation Behaviour of Stainless Steels & the Feasibility of Desensitisation Surface-Treatment by Diode Laser”, Grant No. FDCT 019/2009/A1, 1/1/2010 – 30/4/2012 (completed), Co-principal Investigator: Prof. Kin Ho LO
  • Principal Investigator, “Laser Surface Modification of Copper-based Electrical Contact Materials for Electrified Railway Systems”, Grant No. RG068/07-08S/KCT/FST and FDCT 018/2008/A, 1/1/2008 – 31/12/2009 (completed)
  • Principal Investigator, “Electrophoretic Deposition and Corrosion of Nano-hydroxyapatite Coatings on Implant Alloys”, Grant No.RG064/06-07S/KCT/FST and FDCT 018/2007/A, 1/1/2007 – 31/12/2007 (completed)

Recruitment

1. PhD students 

2. Postdoctoral Research Fellow

If you are interested in joining our research group, please send your CV to fstctk@um.edu.mo.

Research Students

Supervised 6 PhD students & 15 MSc students
Supervising 2 PhD students & 5 MSc students

Publications

Books / Book Chapters

  1. K.H. Lo, C.T. Kwok, W.K. Chan, H.C. Kuan, K.K. Lai, K.Y. Wang, Duplex Stainless Steels: Structure, Composition, and Use as Temperature Sensors, Encyclopedia of Iron, Steel and Their Alloys, Taylor & Francis (2015)
  2. C.T. Kwok (Editor), ‘Laser Surface Modification of Alloys for Erosion and Corrosion Resistance‘, Woodhead Publishing, UK, ISBN 978-0-85709-015-1 / ISBN 978-0-85709-583-1 (2012) with three contributed chapters:
    • C.T. Kwok, Introduction
    • W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, Laser Surface Melting of Stainless Steels for Mitigating Intergranular Corrosion (Chapter 3)
    • P.K. Wong, C.T. Kwok, H.C. Man, F.T. Cheng, Laser Surface Alloying of Copper for Electrical Erosion and Corrosion Resistance (Chapter 8)

Journal Papers (Full list)

Published more than 70 journal papers with a Google Scholar H-index 34, Scopus H-index 31 and WOS H-index 31.

Conference Papers and Presentation

  1. C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, W.K. Chan, Stress Corrosion Cracking of Laser-welded Stainless Steels, Proceedings of the 1st International Joint Symposium on Joining and Welding, Osaka, Japan, November 6-8, 2013, (Ed. by H. Fuji), Woodhead Publishing, UK, pp. 549-552.
  2. W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, ‘Hydrogen Embrittlement and Corrosion of Laser-Surface Melted AISI 430 Ferritic Stainless Steel’, Proceedings of NACE International East Asia & Pacific Rim Area Conference & Expo 2013, Kyoto, Japan, November 19-21, 2013 (Paper No. EAP13-4526).
  3. M.C. Chan, W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, Laser Surface Alloying of AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel with Niobium, Proceedings of NACE International East Asia & Pacific Rim Area Conference & Expo 2013, Kyoto, Japan, November 1921, 2013 (EAP13-4527).
  4. W.K. Chan, M.C. Chan, C.T. Kwok, KH. Lo, ‘Laser Surface Modification of lean-alloyed austenitic stainless steel for corrosion resistance’, Proceedings of NACE East Asia and Pacific Rim Area Conference and Expo., Shanghai, China, October 14-17, 2012 (Paper No.: 12020)
  5. S.F. Wong, W.I. Ho, Z.X. Yang, C.T. Kwok, `RFID-Aided Manufacturing Training System and Localization’, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM 2011), Singapore, December 6-9, 2011, pp. 447-451.
  6. P.K. Wong, C.M. Tou, W.S. Kam, C. T Kwok, ‘Enhancement in Wear Resistance of Copper Contact Wire by Laser Surface Treatment for Electric Railway Systems’, Proceedings of the 8th Engineers Forum of Guangdong, Hongkong, Macau, Fujian and Taiwan (2010 GHMT), Xiamen, November 19-20, 2010 (CD-ROM paper).
  7. C.M. Tou, W.S. Kam, P.K. Wong, C.T. Kwok, ‘Study on a Wear Resistant Overhead Contact Line Material for Electric Railway Systems’, Proceedings of the 8th Engineers Forum of Guangdong, Hongkong, Macau, Fujian and Taiwan (2010 GHMT), Xiamen, November 19-20, 2010 (CD-ROM paper).
  8. P.K. Wong, W.S. Kam, C.M. Tou, C.T. Kwok, ‘A Study on Arc Erosion and Corrosion of Laser-alloyed Copper for Electric Railway Systems’, The 5th Symposium on Sustainable Development — Cooperation Among Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, September 27-30, 2010, pp. 437-441.
  9. W. I. Ho, C.T.Kwok, S.F Wong, ‘Design and Testing of PEM Fuel Cell with Metallic Bipolar Plates’, The 5th Symposium on Sustainable Development —Cooperation Among Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, September 27-30, 2010, Hong Kong and Macau, pp. 357-364.
  10. W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, ‘Effect of Laser Surface Melting on Corrosion Behavior of Aged Duplex Stainless Steel’, Proceedings of the 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2010 (ICALEO ’10), Anaheim, USA, 27-30 Sept. 2010, Paper no. 1703, pp. 588-596.
  11. C.T. Kwok, P.K. Wong, W. K. Chan, F.T. Cheng, H.C. Man, ‘Laser Surface Alloying of Mn-Ni-Al Bronze for Cavitation Erosion Resistance’, Proceedings of the 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2010 (ICALEO ’10), Anaheim, USA, September 27-30, 2010, (CD-ROM paper no. 1105).
  12. Z. Cheng, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, ‘Laser Surface Melting of 17-4 PH Precipitation Hardenable Stainless Steel’, Proceedings of the 3rd Pacific International Conference on Application of Lasers and Optics (PICALO 2010), March 23 — 25, Wuhan, China (CD-ROM paper).
  13. W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, Z. Cheng, ‘Desensitization of Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steels by Laser Surface Melting’, Proceedings of the 3rd Pacific International Conference on Application of Lasers and Optics (PICALO 2010), March 23 — 25, Wuhan, China (CD-ROM paper).
  14. B.K. Zhang, C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng, H.C. Man, ‘Fabrication of Nano-structured HA/CNT Coatings on Ti6A14V by Electrophoretic Deposition for Biomedical Applications’, Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International NanoElectronics Conference (INEC 2010), January 3-8, City University, Hong Kong, pp.813-814.
  15. P.K Wong, W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, ‘Applications of laser remanufacturing for wear and corrosion resistance’, Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (EcoDesign 2009), December 7-9, 2009, Sapporo, Japan, pp.303- 307.
  16. W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo, S.F. Wong, ‘The Critical Part of PEMFC —Super Duplex Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates’ 6th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (EcoDesign 2009), December 7-9, 2009, Sapporo, Japan, pp.1185-1190.
  17. P.K. Wong, C.T. Kwok, H.C. Man, F.T. Cheng, “Sliding Wear of Copper-based Overhead Contact Wires for Electric Railway System”, The International Symposium on Speed-up, Safety, and Service Technology for Railway and Maglev System, June 16 — 19, 2009, Niigata, Japan (paper no. 359829).
  18. P.K. Wong, C.T. Kwok, “Electrical Sliding Wear and Corrosion Behavior of Contact Line Materials For Electric Traction Systems”, 1st Nanshan District Academic Forum of PhD Candidates’ from Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, 196th PhD Candidates’ Academic Forum, November 18-19, 2008, Shenzhen, China (CD-ROM paper).
  19. C.T. Kwok, S.L Fong, F.T. Cheng, H.C. Man, “Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Laser Welds between Dissimilar Stainless Steels”, Proceedings of the 3rd Pacific International Conference on Application of Lasers and Optics (PICALO 2008), April 16 — 18, Beijing, China (CD-ROM paper 609).
  20. C.T. Kwok, “Selection of Metallic Bipolar Plates of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells for Corrosion Resistance”, 5th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (EcoDesign 2007), December 10-13, 2007, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM paper S2-1-1F).
  21. C.T Kwok, W.H. Ding, “Optimization of Citric Acid Passivation for Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel 440C” 5th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing (EcoDesign 2007), December 10-13, 2007, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM paper P6).
  22. C.T. Kwok, H.C. Man, F.T. Cheng, “Laser Surface Melting of Tool Steels H13, 01 and D6”, Proceedings of the 26th Int. Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’07), Orlando, USA, Oct. 29 — Nov. 1, 2007 (CD-ROM paper).
  23. P.K. Wong, C.T. Kwok, “Corrosion of Nano-hydroxyapatite Coating on Titanium Fabricated by Electrophoretic Deposition”, Medical Device Materials IV: Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2007, Palm Desert, USA, Sept 23-25, p 213-218 (2008).
  24. C.T. Kwok, P.K. Wong, “Corrosion Behavior of Laser-fabricated Hydroxyapatite Coating on Titanium Alloy for Biomedical Applications”, Ti-2007 Science & Technology, Vol. II, Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Titanium (JIMIC5), Kyoto, Japan, June 3-7, 2007, pp. 1557-1560.
  25. C.T. Kwok, “Potential Contamination of Saline Drinking Water of Macao Due to Corrosion of Plumbing Alloys”, International Symposium in Sustainable and Safe Water Supplies, Jan. 15-16, 2007, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, p. 57 (Poster Presentation).
  26. C.T. Kwok, K.W. Lei, “Corrosion Resistance of Bipolar Plate Alloys for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, Proceedings of Symposium on City Energy Technology, Dec. 9-10, 2006, Macau, pp.119-133.
  27. C.T. Kwok, “Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Coating on Stainless Steel 316L by Laser Surface Treatment”, 11th Internatinal Conference on Precision Engineering – Toward Synthesis of Micro/Nano Systems (11th ICPE), Tokyo, Japan, August 16-18, 2006, pp. 261-265.
  28. P.K. Wong, C.T. Kwok, “A Comparative Study on the Electrochemical Behavior of Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Stainless Steel 316L”, The Institutes of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong, Younger Members Exhibition / Conference 2006 Proceedings, The Institutes of Engineering and Technology, Hong Kong, June 25, 2006, pp. 207-219.
  29. S.F. Wong, C.T. Kwok, Z.X. Yang & K.H. Lo, “Knowledge-oriented Application in Web-enabled Training System”, Proceedings of The 36th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, 20-23 June 2006, Taipei, Taiwan, 2998-3005.
  30. H.C. Man, C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & K.I. Leong, “Laser Surface Melting of Highspeed Steels for Enhancing Surface Properties”, Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2005 (ICALEO ’05), Miami, USA, 31 Oct — 3 Nov (2005), CD-ROM.
  31. C.T. Kwok, K.I. Leong, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Enhancement in Properties of High-speed Steel by Laser Surface Treatment”, The 3rd International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing in the 21′ Century (LEM21), Vol. 1, October 19-22, 2005 Nagoya, Japan, pp. 257-262.
  32. C.T. Kwok, S.L. Fong, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Investigation of Galvanic Corrosion in Laser-Welded Stainless Steel Sheets”, 5th International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication (LPM2004), Proceedings of SPIE, May 1114, 2004, Nara, Japan, pp. 325-330.
  33. W.H. Ding & C. T Kwok, “Passivation of 316L Stainless Steel for Biomedical Applications”, Proceedings of Symposium on Applied Science & Technology in Macau 2004, Nov. 27 2004, Macau, pp. 72-78.
  34. S.F. Wong, C. T Kwok & K.H. Lo, “Shrinking Knowledge Gap by Virtual Training Approach”, 33rd International Conference on Computer & Industrial Engineering, March 25-27, 2004, Jeju, Korea, CD-ROM.
  35. C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Potential Impact of Sulfide on the Corrosivity of Polluted Sea Water in Macau”, 4th International Conference on Marine and Pollution Ecotoxicology (ICMPE), June 1-5, 2004, Hong Kong, (Poster Presentation).
  36. C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Enhancement in Corrosion Resistance of Laser-Melted Stainless Steel by Passivation Treatment”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing in 21st Century (LEM21), Nov 3-6 2003, Niigata, Japan, pp. 927-932.
  37. S.L. Fong, C.T. Kwok, “Penetration Welding of Stainless Steels by High Power Nd:YAG Laser”, Proceedings of Symposium on Technological Innovations in Macau 2002, Dec. 14 2002, Macau, pp. 28-35.
  38. H.C. Man, K.H. Lo, F.T. Cheng & C.T. Kwok, “Cavitation Erosion and Corrosion Behaviors of Stainless Steel 316 Laser Surface Alloyed with WC”, Proceedings of the 21th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’02), Arizona, USA, (2002), CD-ROM.
  39. C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Laser Surface Aluminizing of Mild Steel: Microstructural & Corrosion Characteristics”, Proceedings of the 21th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’02), Arizona, USA, (2002), CD-ROM.
  40. K.I. Leong, C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Optimization of Corrosion Resistance of Laser Melted Plastics Mold Steels in Acidic Media by Automated Nd:YAG Laser”, Process Control Science Technology and Applications, Proceedings of 13th. Chinese Process Control Conference, Jul. 29-Aug. 2, 2002, Macau & Zhuhai, pp. 133-137.
  41. C.T Kwok, K.H. Lo, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Laser Surface Melting of Martensitic Stainless Steel 440C for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance”, First International Symposium on High-Power Laser Macroprocessing (LAMP2002), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4831, May 27-31, 2002, Osaka, Japan, pp. 493-498.
  42. K.I. Leong, C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Laser Surface Melting of Plastic Mould Steels by Automated Nd:YAG Laser System”, Proc. Automation Science and Technology, pp. 122-127, Dec. 13-18, 2001, Macau.
  43. K.H. Lo, C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Corrosion Resistance of Laser-fabricated Metal-matrix Composite Layer on Stainless Steel 316L”, Proceedings of the 20th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’01), Florida, USA, (2001), CD-ROM.
  44. C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Laser Hardfacing of 1050 Mild Steel Using NiCoCrB for Enhancing Cavitation Erosion-corrosion Resistance”, Proceedings of the 20th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’01), Florida, USA, (2001), CD-ROM.
  45. H.C. Man, C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & J. Ding, “Laser Surface Alloying of AISI 1050 Mild Steel for Cavitation Erosion Resistance Using NiCrSiB”, Proceedings of the 19th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’00), Detroit, USA, pp. 141-150 (2000).
  46. H.C. Man, C.T. Kwok & T.M. Yue, “Laser Surface Cladding of SiC / Si3N4 on AA6061 Aluminum alloy”, Proceedings of the 18th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’99), San Diego, USA, pp. 216-224 (1999).
  47. C.T. Kwok, F.T. Cheng & H.C. Man, “Cavitation Erosion and Corrosion Behaviour of Laser Surface Melted 316L Stainless Steel”, Proceedings of the 16th. Int. Congress on Application of Lasers & Electro-optics (ICALEO ’97), San Diego, USA, pp. 98-107 (1997).
  48. H.C. Man, C.T. Kwok & F.T. Cheng, “Cavitation Erosion-Corrosion Behavior of Various Engineering Alloys in 3.5% NaC1 Solutions”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ship-Building & Ship-Repairing (ISSS ’97), GuangZhou, China, pp. 81-92 (1997).
  49. C.T. Kwok, H.C. Man & L.K. Leung, “Effect of Temperature and pH on Cavitation Erosion of Super Duplex Stainless Steel”, The NACE International Annual Conference and Exposition (Corrosion ’96), Denver, USA, Paper no. 514. (199

Teaching

B.Sc. Courses

  • Engineering Materials (EMEN1003 / EMEB121)
  • Manufacturing Technology (EMEN2002 / EMEB212)
  • Advanced Materials for Engineering (EMEN3007 / EMEB351)
  • Corrosion, Wear and Degradation and Materials (EMEN3011 / EMEB355)
  • Surface Engineering and Coating Technology (EMEN3044) 
  • Design Project (EMEN4000 / EMEB410)
  • Structure and Properties of Materials (MECH103)
  • Engineering Materials (MECH203)
  • Advanced Materials for Engineer (MECH442)
  • Project (MECH415)

M.Sc. Courses

  • Introduction to Research (EMEN7001 / ELME701 / IMEM002)
  • Physics of Materials (EMEN7002 / ELME702 / IMEM003)
  • Special Topics in Manufacturing I : Laser Materials Processing (EMEN7017 / ELME717 / IMEM018)
  • Special Topics in Manufacturing II : Surface Engineering (EMEN7018 / ELME718 / IMEM019)
  • Academic Thesis (EMEN7999 / ELME798)

Ph.D. Courses

  • Advanced Topics in Electromechanical Engineering (EMEN8001 / ELME810)
  • Doctoral Thesis (EMEN8999 / ELME899)

Lab. in-charge

  • Corrosion and Metallography Laboratory (E11-G033)
  • Laser Processing Laboratory (E11-G031)
  • Scanning Electron Microscope Laboratory (E11-G033b)
  • Tribology Laboratory (E11-G034)

Professional Services

  • Book Editor of ‘Laser Surface Modification of Alloys for Erosion and Corrosion Resistance’, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 2010-2011.
  • Editorial Board Member of ‘Surface and Coatings Technology’, (SCI journal, Elsevier), 2013-present
  • Editorial Board Member of ‘Coatings’ (SCI journal, MDPI), 2021-present
  • Guest Editor, ‘Coatings – Special Issue “Recent Advances in Friction Stir Processed Coatings’ (SCI journal, MDPI), 2018-present
  • Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Metals (Hindawi Publishing Corporation), 2013-
  • Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Materials Science (Scientific & Academic Publishing, USA), 2011-
  • Invited Peer Reviewer for the Journals (2005-)
    • Corrosion Science
    • Wear
    • Journal of Tribology
    • Surface and Coatings Technology
    • Applied Surface Science
    • Surface and Interface Analysis
    • Materials Chemistry and Physics
    • Corrosion Engineering Science & Technology
    • Chemical Engineering Journal
    • Progress in Color, Colorants and Coatings Journal
    • Lasers in Engineering
    • Optics and Laser Technology
    • Journal of Materials Science and Technology
    • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
    • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
    • Journal of Materials Processing Technology
    • Materials and Design
    • Journal of Materials Science
    • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
    • Materials Research
    • Materials
    • Materials Today Communication
    • Vacuum
    • American Journal of Materials Science
    • International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology
    • Journal of Manufacturing Science & Engineering
    • Journal of Testing and Evaluation
  • Reviewer of Research Grant Application for the National Science Centre, Krakow, Poland, 2013.
  • Consultant of the Institute for the Development and Quality, Macau, 2008-present.
  • Member of American Society for Testing and Materials Task Group on Revision of Method G32 – Standard Test Method for Cavitation Erosion Using Vibratory Apparatus, 2008-2010.
  • Section Chairman of the 11th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE), August 16-18, 2006, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Section Chairman and Paper Reviewer of the 9th International Conference on Enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science (EPMESC IX), 25-28 Nov. 2003, Macao, China