University of Nevada, Reno, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Pradeep Menezes has been appointed as the associate editor of Tribology Transactions. The journal contains experimental and theoretical papers on friction, wear, lubricants, lubrications, materials, machines, and moving components from the macro to the nano-scale.

Before joining UNR, he worked as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and as a research assistant at the University of Pittsburgh.

Per the UNR published report, Dr. Menezes’s productive research career has produced over 85 peer-reviewed journal publications (citations over 3000, h-index – 28), 27 book chapters, and three books. He is a reviewer of over 50 prestigious journals and an editorial board member of five journals. In addition, he has participated in many national and international conferences in roles such as conference paper reviewer, conference review committee member, conference technical committee member, and session chairman. He has peer-reviewed multiple books, book chapters, grants, and master’s and doctoral theses. He has also prepared technical newsletters and tribology web notes for the American Society of Mechanical Engineer’s (ASME) tribology division.

Professor Menezes completed his M.Tech. in Materials Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, followed by a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, India.