Research

Research Interests

• Physical and chemical vapor deposition of ceramic and metallic thin films for moving mechanical assemblies
• Atomic layer deposition of nanocrystalline solid lubricant thin films for rolling element bearings
• Micro- & Nano-Tribology studies of solid lubricants and hard coatings
• MEMS materials and tribology
• In-situ chemical diagnostic tribology of dry and lubricated contacts using Raman spectroscopy and optical techniques
• Interfacial studies of surface engineered thin films using FIB/FESEM and HRSTEM