Theses

Ph.D. Theses

• Ph.D. Dissertation, Micro/Nanoscale Differential Wear and Corrosion of Multiphase Materials,William W. Scott


• Ph.D. Dissertation, Contact Mechanics of MultiLayered Rough Surfaces in Tribology, Wei Peng


• Ph.D. Dissertation, Micro/Nanoscale Tribology and Mechanics of Components and coatings for MEMS, Sriram Sundararajan


• Ph.D. Dissertation, Nanometer Scale Electrical Characterization of Thin Dielectric Films, David T. Lee


• Ph.D. Dissertation, Micro/Nanoscale Tribology of Linear Tape Drives, Anton V. Goldade


• Ph.D. Dissertation, Nanotribological Investigations of Materials, Coatings, and Lubricants for Nanotechnology Applications at High Sliding Velocities, Nikhil S. Tambe


• Ph.D. Dissertation, 3D Numerical Modeling of Dry/Wet Contact Mechanics for Rough, Multilayered Elastic–Plastic Solid Surfaces and Effects of Hydrophilicity/Hydrophobicity During Separation with Applications, Shaobiao Cai

Masters Theses

• Surface Modification of Silicon and PDMS Surfaces with Vapor Phase Deposited Ultrathin Fluoropolymer and Fluorosilane Films for Biomedical Micro/Nanoelectromechanical System Applications, Kang Kug Lee


• Surface Characterization, Adhesion and Friction Properties of Hydrophobic Leaf Surfaces and Nanopatterned Polymers for Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Zachary Burton


• Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair and Skin Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Carmen LaTorre


• Magnetic and Tribological Evaluation of Advanced Metal Evaporated Tapes in an Advanced Linear Tape Drive, Anthony D. Alfano


• Effects of Operating Parameters on Lateral Tape Motion for Magnetic Tape in an Advanced Linear Tape Drive, Andrew Wright


• Effect of Magnetic Tape Thickness on Durability and Lateral Tape Motion Measurement and Modeling in a Linear Tape Drive, Thomas Hayes IV


• Wetting Behavior and Surface Potential Characteristics of Human Hair, Richard A. Lodge


• Adhesion, Friction, and Wear on Nanoscale of MWNT Probes and CNT Arrays, Barbara Galasso


• New Delay‐Integration Method for Measurement of Lateral Tape Motion and Study of Tape Performance Under High Speed Conditions, Derek Petrek
• In-Situ Tensile Deformation and Surface Charging Characterization of Human Hair with Atomic Force Microscopy, Indira P. Seshadri