Yonggang Meng received a B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Huhhot, in 1982, and M.S and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Japan, in 1986 and 1989, respectively. From 1990 to 1991, he was a Postdoctoral research fellow in Department of Precision Instrument and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. In 1992, he joined the State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, China. Since 1999, he has been a full Professor at Tsinghua University. He is the author of 5 book chapters, more than 250 peer-reviewed articles, and more than 15 invention patents. His research interests include modeling and control of friction and wear, lubrication of mechanical elements, interface sciences and micro/nano-manufacturing.