NPL editor-in-chief of new IOP journal
NPL's Richard Leach has been made editor-in-chief of a new peer-reviewed journal from IOP Publishing: Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties.
The journal will focus on the latest progress in surface topography measurement and characterisation, the development of instruments and the properties of surfaces. It will provide an international forum for academics, industrialists and engineers from different disciplines to present research, results and case studies.
Richard Leach is a Principal Research Scientist in dimensional metrology at NPL and an IOP Fellow. On the launch of the journal, he said:
"Many advanced manufacturing industries are now using some form of deterministic control of surface topography to affect the function of component parts. This has resulted in an increase in the research required for the measurement and characterisation of surface topography. The range of disciplines for which the function of a surface relates to its topography is very diverse, from metal sheet manufacturing to art restoration. This new journal will pull the discipline together in one place, helping researchers to share common themes."
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For further information, please contact Richard Leach