His research interests include engineering tribology, surface engineering, coating technology, polymer and composite materials, metals and alloys, erosive wear of different materials, material fabrication, characterization of materials, self-energy-generating materials, and atomic transfer mechanisms. He is an editorial board member for many international journals of repute. Currently, he is working as an editor and reviewer for many ISI and Scopus indexed international journals and books. He has also published many research and review papers in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Chowdhury is a consultant, advisor, and expert member of many government and autonomous organizations. He has twenty years of teaching and research experience. His personal interests involve different cultural and social activities as well as writing articles, stories, lyrics, and poems for different newspapers and relevant media.José Luis Rivera-Armenta has a BSc in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Petroleum Technology and Petrochemicals, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, all from the Technological Institute of Madero City (ITCM), Mexico. Since 2003, he has been a fulltime professor in postgraduate programs at ITCM and head of the thermal analysis, injection, and extrusion laboratory. He has been responsible for several research projects sponsored by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) and the National Technological Institute of Mexico (TecNM). He has advised ten Ph.D., seventeen master's degrees, and five bachelor's degree theses. He has published fifty-five scientific articles, six book chapters, and has edited two books and one special issue journal. Dr. Rivera-Armenta is also an active reviewer for several journals.