Dr. M.F. Wani is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dean of Faculty, and Chairman of Central Research Facility at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. He has 35 years of teaching and research experience in the fields of tribology, advanced materials, life cycle engineering, and sustainability. His research interests are high temperature tribology, tribology of advanced ceramics, tribology and maintenance management, life cycle design, nano-lubrication, nano-tribology, and sustainable design through tribology. He has published over 120 articles and multiple chapters in books such as CRC Tribology Handbook, and Advances in Composites Tribology. He is a life member of the American Ceramic Society and Tribological Society of India.