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The Tribology Cluster
was established in 1995 by a grant under the Department
of Energy's EPSCOR program in cooperation with the
Maine Science and Technology Foundation.
The
research being carried out in the Tribology Cluster
is aimed at probing the processes of wear and friction
at single asperity interfaces. Our work focuses on
bridging the gap between Macro-scale and Micro-scale
processes. The Tribology Cluster is headed by Professors
William Unertl, Robert Lad, Daniel Dwyer, and Charles
Smith. There are currently two post doctoral associates
working on the project: Marius Enachescu and Oliver
Greenwood. There are also a number of students involved
in tribology research.
Click here for an outline of the Tribology Project.
Click here to view manuscript pre-prints on your browser.
Click here to see a Powerpoint representation giving a description
of our study of the onset of wear on polystyrene.
(WARNING VERY GRAPHICS INTENSIVE)
UHV AFM Nano-Indentor
NanoTribometer
Metrology System
M5 Scanning Force Microscope
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