Professor Ardian Morina is Director of the Institute for Functional Surfaces at the University of Leeds. His research focuses on developing experimental and numerical methods to investigate tribochemical reactions in both ferrous and non-ferrous tribological systems.He developed methodologies for in-situ chemical characterisation of lubricant-derived tribofilms using synchrotron-based X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), Raman spectroscopy, and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). These methodologies have contributed to a better understanding of the mechanisms governing tribofilm formation, growth, and removal.Professor Morina chairs the University of Leeds organising committee for the Leeds–Lyon Symposium on Tribology and serves as Guest Editor for the symposium's associated special issues in Tribology International and the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology.