Professor Fengzhou Fang is a joint professor working at University College, Dublin, in Ireland, and Tianjin University, in China, and is the director of the Centre of Micro/Nano Manufacturing Technology. He is a Fellow of ISNM, Fellow of AET, Fellow of CIRP, and Fellow of SME. His research interests include fundamental studies and application development in the areas of nanomanufacturing, atomic and close-to-atomic manufacturing, optical freeform design and manufacturing, and ultra-precision machining and measurement. Professor Fang is the Editor-in-Chief of Nanomanufacturing and Metrology.