Prof. Hanshan Dong is Professor of Surface Engineering and Leader of the Surface Engineering Research Group at the University of Birmingham. He is a leading surface engineering expert in developing novel surface engineering technologies and characterizing surface-engineered materials. Hanshan has published more than 320 papers in international journals (260) and conferences, together with 6 patents, 1 book, and 5 book chapters with an h-index of 38. During the past 10 years, he has successfully been awarded for 20 research projects and received major grants from the EC, EPSRC, TSB, and the Royal Society. He won the Harvey Flower Titanium Prize 2004 awarded by IoM3 ‘in recognition of his contribution to the science and technology of surface engineering of titanium alloys’. He is active in international surface engineering activities, including visiting professorships, plenary and invited lectures to major international conferences, the organization of national and international conferences, and being on the editorial board of academic journals.