About:
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This faculty member is associated with the Penn State Intercollege Graduate Degree Program (IGDP) in Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) where a multitude of perspectives and cross-disciplinary collaboration within research is highly valued. Graduate students in the IGDP in MatSE may work with faculty members from across Penn State.
Research Projects:
Surface Science in Nanotribology
- Vapor-phase lubrication
- Super-lubricious diamond-like carbon coatings
- Self-healing boundary lubrication films
- Interfacial water
Nanoscale Surface Engineering and Chemical Imaging
- Bottom-down nanomanufacturing
- Superhydrophobic coatings via atmospheric plasma process
- Noncontact surface topography and charge imaging in water
Biological Interfaces
- Cellulose in plant cells and ligonocellulosic biomass
- Biocatalytic nanofibers