Leonardo Israel Farfan Cabrera Editor

Leonardo Israel Farfan Cabrera is Assistant Professor at Tecnologico de Monterrey. He received his bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Politecnico Nacional (IPN) in Mexico City. He has been visiting researcher/professor at the University of Sheffield, Texas A&M University, and Universidad Nacional del Sur and Fulbright postdoc at SWRI. His research is mainly related to automotive tribology, tribo-testing and bio-lubricants.

Peter Lee obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds, where he then became a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow. He established the Tribology Research and Evaluations Group at Southwest Research Institute, a world leading tribology lab at the forefront of electrification of tribology rigs for the EV fluids industry, working directly with the equipment manufacturers. Peter is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of IMechE, and a Fellow and Executive Director of STLE as well as being instrumental in establishing the STLE EV conference.

Ali Erdemir is a University Distinguished Professor and the Halliburton Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. In recognition of his research accomplishments, he received numerous awards and honors, authored and co-authored more than 300 research articles, and holds 37 U.S. patents. His current research focuses on the development of new materials, coatings, and lubricants for a broad range of cross-cutting industrial applications including electric vehicles.