**Meet the editor**

Dongfang Yang received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Guelph in 1995. He joined the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, in 2001 and is now a Senior Research Officer. His current research interests include laser material processing; pulsed laser, sputtering, and e-beam deposition of thin films; new material development for energy

storage devices; chemical and optical sensor development; and electrochemical studies of organic adsorption and self-assembly monolayer. He is currently serving as a member of the editorial board for five scientific journals including "The Research & Reviews in Electrochemistry," "Current Chemical Research," and "Sensors & Transducers." He also holds an adjunct professorship at both Lakehead University and Western University in Ontario, Canada.
