Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Alam Md. Mahbub
Prof. Alam Md. Mahbub is a distinguished professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (China), where he has been serving since 2012. Prior to his tenure at Harbin, he held academic and research positions at the University of Pretoria (South Africa), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh). He holds MEng and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Kitami Institute of Technology (Japan).
With over 400 technical articles authored and co-authored, including more than 250 SCI journal papers, Prof. Alam has made significant contributions to the fields of fluid-structure interaction, flow-induced vibrations, turbulence, wind load on structures, and energy harvesting from wind and ocean currents. His research has been published in top-tier journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Fluids & Structures, Ocean Engineering, and Physics of Fluids. His work has earned over 12,000 citations on Google Scholar and an h-index of 57.
Prof. Alam has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Japan Government Scholarship, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, NRF Young Researcher Award from South Africa, and recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science (since 2018). He has chaired multiple international conferences, delivered over 40 keynote speeches, and published five books. He also serves on the editorial boards of the journals Wind and Structures and Fluid Dynamics and Material Processing.
His research interests are centered around fluid-structure interactions, turbulent wake dynamics, hydrodynamics of swimming animals, and the development of sustainable energy solutions.
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Mostafa Zeinoddini
Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Research Interests: Structural engineering, civil infrastructure, impact and blast loading, retrofitting of structures
Prof. Zeinoddini is a seasoned academic in structural engineering with extensive contributions to the safety and resilience of civil infrastructure under dynamic loads. He is actively involved in research on impact-resistant design and retrofitting technologies.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5888-8386
Dr. Vahid Tamimi
Affiliation: Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Research Interests: Structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, smart materials
Dr. Tamimi is an Assistant Professor focusing on structural dynamics and seismic behavior of materials. He has an emerging presence in interdisciplinary research combining material science and civil engineering.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7387-6239
Prof. Wang Hanfeng
Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University & National Engineering Research Center of High-speed Railway Construction Technology, China
Research Interests: High-speed railway engineering, civil infrastructure, structural health monitoring
Prof. Hanfeng is a prominent figure in the field of railway construction and engineering. He contributes significantly to advancements in high-speed railway technologies and their structural integrity.
Dr. Enhao Wang
Affiliation: Institute for Ocean Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Research Interests: Ocean engineering, marine structures, wave-structure interaction
Dr. Wang's research focuses on marine engineering, with notable contributions in offshore platforms, hydrodynamics, and wave mechanics. He is an active researcher at the intersection of ocean technology and structural design.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0669-7924
Prof. Junlei Wang
Affiliation: School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Designation: Professor, Associate Dean, Elsevier Highly Cited Scholar (2023–2024)
Research Interests: Mechanical power systems, energy conversion, sustainable engineering
Prof. Junlei Wang is a highly cited scholar and research leader in energy systems engineering. His multidisciplinary approach has earned him global recognition in sustainable power engineering and system optimization.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4453-0946
Prof. Shanmugam Dhinakaran
Affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), Indore, India
ORCID: 0000-0002-7785-4130
Prof. Honglei Bai
Affiliation: School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen Campus, Shenzhen, China
Research Interests: Turbulent boundary layer flows, bluff-body wake flows, bio-inspired and machine-learning-based flow control for drag reduction and noise suppression
Prof. Bai is actively involved in the field of turbulent flows and their control. He is widely recognized for his work on the active control of turbulent boundary layer flows, dependence of square cylinder wake on Reynolds number, and the wavy cylinder for noise suppression.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3516-8132
Dr. Ramnarayan Mondal
Affiliation: Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam, India
Dr. Md. Didarul Islam
Affiliation: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE
ORCID: 0000-0002-4298-5405