Dieter Rahmadiawan is a young lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He holds both his Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Universitas Indonesia. His research interests span tribology, and the synthesis and characterization of a broad range of cellulose, biolubricants, nanocomposites, and nanofluids for machining applications, food packaging, and heat transfer fluids.