Fundamentals, Applications and Hazards



The Journal of Electrostatics is the leading forum for publishing research findings that advance knowledge in the fundamental science and engineering of electrostatics. We invite submissions in the following areas:

Electrostatic charge separation processes: Fundamental science and engineering behind how materials (solid or liquid) accumulate electrostatic charge, by triboelectric, induction, conduction, corona and electrical double layer charging, or other mechanisms. Electrostatic charge dissipation and neutralization. Electrets. Methods to control charging and electrostatic hazards. Static measurement techniques (charge, surface potential, electric field). Triboelectric nanogenerators and energy harvesters.

Electrostatic manipulation of particles, droplets, and biological cells: Electrostatic forces on particles, including electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis and electrorotation. Applications, including electrostatic precipitators, separators, coating processes, and electrophotography. Electrostatic issues in fluidized beds and other solids handling processes. Biological/medical applications including control of biological cells and pharmaceutical powders. Coupled problems (thermal, flow, stress) with essential contribution of electrostatic phenomena.

Electrostatically driven or controlled fluid flow: Corona generated secondary electrohydrodynamic flow. Boundary layer control. Electrohydrodynamic pumping. Electro-rheology. Electrospinning and electrospraying. DC and AC Electroosmosis. Electrowetting. Applications including materials processing, thermal management, and flow control.

Electrostatics in the gas phase: Fundamental science of plasmas. Corona and dielectric barrier discharges. Electrical breakdown. Applications of plasma technologies, including environmental remediation of gas and liquid streams. Electrostatic discharges from charged surfaces - fundamentals, prevention, safety issues. Electrostatic phenomena in atmospheres.

Full Length Article
Short Communication
Review articles 
Erratum 

Editor-in-Chief
D. Lacks
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
M.N. Horenstein
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Associate Editors
K. Adamiak
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
A. Jaworek
Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk, Poland
M. Murtomaa
University of Turku, Turku, Finland
M. A. Noras
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
K. Robinson
Electrostatic Answers, Fairport, New York, USA
Editorial Board
K. Aplin
University of Bristol, Bristol, England, UK
S. Banerjee
Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
G.S.P. Castle
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
L. Dascalescu
Université de Poitiers, Angoulême, France
D.B Go
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
P. Holdstock
Holdstock Technical Services, Manchester, England, UK
K. István
BME Villamos Energetika Tsz., Budapest, Hungary
P. Llovera-Segovia
Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
A. Ohsawa
Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Kanagawa, Japan
M. Okubo
Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
K. Yan
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
M. Zaretsky
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, USA
Founding Editor
J.C. Gibbings
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK