Rafael Manory BSME, MS, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief.

• Until recently visiting Professor at the Ion Beam Engineering Experimental Laboratory, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN.
  
• Has taught professional courses and technical writing to graduate students in Australia and Japan.
• Is currently writing a book titled 'The Layman's Guide to Materials and Metals', and has extensive experience in producing teaching material and professional presentations.
• Has authored more than 75 articles in journals and conference proceedings in topics covering materials science and engineering, published in: Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, Materials and Metals Transactions A, Wear, Surface and Coatings Technology, Thin Solid Films, Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposia Proceedings, Journal of American Ceramics Society, Surface Engineering, NASA Technical Publications, and other journals.
• Frequent reviewer for Wear, Thin Solid Films, Surface and Coatings Technology, Journal of Materials Research, Materials Science and Engineering A, TMS Symp. Proc.
• Active researcher in the areas of thin films, deposition techniques, film characterization, silicon technology, ion beam technology, ion implantation, general materials engineering, nanomaterials, tribology.
• Conversant with terms from the fields of electronics and general materials science, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, plasma, tribology, control systems, IT, computer science, math, mechanics, general engineering.
• During his more than 25 years as a scientist,an engineer and an academic, Dr. Manory has worked at NASA, the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, RMIT University in Australia, and Kyoto and Osaka Universities in Japan. During his career he has also edited numerous theses and articles of non-native English speakers from countries such as Korea, Japan, China, Romania, Israel and others. His vast experience with the editorial processes in journals and conferences will help you reduce the time of the editorial process at the journal and will improve the chances of acceptance of your paper after first submission.