Prof. Andreas Rosenkranz
Andreas Rosenkranz is currently professor for material-oriented tribology at the University of Chile, Chile. He obtained his Diploma (2010) and PhD (2015) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the Saarland University, Germany. His main research focus lays on the possibility to reduce friction and wear by either surface functionalization or the use of nanoparticles. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal publications. He is an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow and editor for the peer-reviewed journal “Industrial Lubrication and Tribology” of the Emerald Publishing Group Leeds UK.