1. Robert W. Kapik: He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics of the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the Nano-materials and Nanomechanics Laboratory. His research interests include nano-scale friction, wear, lubrication and adhesion, and the preparation and characterization of nano-materials. He was awarded the Bert L. newkirk Award and the Pito Sigma Gold Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
2. Jing-Suk Kim: He is a professor at the School of Engineering of Brown University and the director of the Nano-machinery and Materials Laboratory. His research interests include the microscopic mechanism of friction, contact and fracture, and the design of new functional materials and structures based on micromechanics. He was awarded the career award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Cabili Prize by the National Academy of Natural Sciences (NAS).
3.Ashlie Martini: She is a professor in department of mechanical engineering at the University of California, Merced, and the director of the Computer Aided Materials Design Laboratory (CAMD). Her research interests include using molecular dynamics simulation and experimental techniques to study the friction, wear and lubrication between liquid and solid surfaces, and developing new lubricants and coatings. She has won the american society of mechanical engineers (ASME) B. J. Lazan Award and the US Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Award.