Dr. Sheng Meng is a Professor and Director of Surface Physics Laboratory at Institute of Physics,

Chinese Academy of Sciences. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in physics

from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2000, and his Ph.D. degrees in condensed matter physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and in applied physics from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden in 2004. During 2005-2009, he worked at the Department of Physics, Harvard University first as a post-doctoral researcher and then a research associate. Dr. Meng's research interests focus on quantum electron dynamics of condensed matters, design of quantum materials, and the electronic/quantum nature of wetting. His H-index is 65 by 2022.

Prof. Enge Wang is a Chair Professor in condensed matter physics at Peking University and the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and an honorary professor at the University of Hong Kong. He is president emeritus of Peking University and vice president emeritus of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also serves as Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, Fellow of American Physical Society, and Fellow of Institute of Physics, UK.

Provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding field of molecular water science

Offers a microscopic understanding of every-day phenomena such as dissolution of NaCl

Summarizes the past and latest research results (spanning 20 years) in the authors group

Chapter 1 Introduction: understanding the structure and function of water on the molecular scale.- Chapter 2 Theoretical methods.- Chapter 3 Experimental methods.- Chapter 4 Water molecules, small clusters and bulk water.- Chapter 5 Experimental study of the interactions between water and surface.- Chapter 6 Adsorption of water on Pt (111) surface.- Chapter 7 General law of water adsorption on metal surfaces.- Chapter 8 Adsorption of water on non-metallic surfaces.- Chapter 9 Macroscopic and microscopic surface wetting.- Chapter 10 Hydrated ions on the surface.- Chapter 11 Microscopic processes of salt dissolution and nucleation.- Chapter XII Surface of ice.- Chapter 13 Quantum behaviors of H in water.- Chapter 14 Phase transitions in confined water