Esteban Broitman, Ph.D., Linköping University, Sweden Esteban Broitman received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1997. He has been doing research and teaching at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), The College of William and Mary (USA), and Carnegie Mellon University (USA). He is currently a Professor at Linköping University (Sweden). His research activities focus on the nanomechanical and nanotribological properties of hard coatings of carbon-based coatings, nanocomposites, and soft materials like soft metals and polymers.