CAREER: Tribo-Mechanics of Nanostructured Materials

9624364 Espinosa职业奖将支持纳米结构陶瓷和涂层领域的研究和教育。特别是，在不同的纳米晶微观结构下，将研究其磨损和摩擦性能以及裂纹萌生和钝化现象。工作中使用的仪器包括扫描电镜、透射电镜和原子力显微镜。还将测量发射的弹性波，以纳秒分辨率干涉分辨。教育计划包括小型设计项目，延伸到高中，以及团队合作和开放式问题的使用。＊＊＊

9624364 Espinosa A CAREER award will support research and education in the area of nanostructured ceramics and coatings. In particular, the wear and friction properties and the crack initiation and blunting phenomena will be studied with varying nano-crystalline microstructures. Instrumentation employed in the work include SEM, TEM and AFM. Also measured will be the emanating elastic waves, resolved interferometrically with nanosecond resolution. The education plan includes mini-design projects, outreach to high schools, and the use of team work and of open ended problems. ***