Michal Petrů Editor

Prof. Michal Petrů works as the Head of the Department of Design and Machine Elements & Mechanisms within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. Prof. Petrů is also Head of Research and Deputy Director at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation associated with the same university. He is the author or coauthor of numerous scientific and professional publications on numerical modeling and optimizing design for machines and composite structures. His main research interest is related to the development of new materials applicable for optimized vehicle design. He holds several patents and utility models to his name. Prof. Rajesh Mishra works at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic. He has 25 years of academic and research experience in the polymeric material engineering field. His research areas are structural composites, green composites, nanocomposites, biomechanical engineering of polymeric structures, thermo-mechanical characterization of polymeric materials, etc. He is a prolific author of journals articles and book chapters for Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley, and is also well-known in the conference circle for his topical presentations. He has edited several books, including Nanotechnology in Textiles for Elsevier.