In Situ Imaging and Spectroscopy of Tribological Contacts

摩擦学接触的原位成像和光谱这项研究将提供关于润滑剂在边界层薄膜中滑动时如何组织的原位成像和光谱检查。为响应最近NSF委托举办的研讨会“基础摩擦学研究前沿”的建议，它将开发新的方法来现场诊断边界润滑，主要使用共聚焦拉曼光谱。智力上的好处是双重的。首先，这将对分子在边界润滑中如何排列和化学反应产生新的理解。其次，所开发的方法也可能在其他研究小组中得到普遍应用。更广泛的影响涉及研究和教育之间的整合。将引入摩擦学领域新的光谱和成像技术，从而实现学科之间的重大智力转移。该实验室在吸收女性和少数族裔本科生研究人员方面有着良好的记录。在女性同事后来找到教员职位方面，它也有良好的记录。

In Situ Imaging and Spectroscopy of Tribological Contacts This research will provide in situ imaging and spectroscopic examination of how lubricants organize during sliding in boundary layer films. Designed to respond to recommendations from a recent NSF-commissioned workshop, "Frontiers of Fundamental Tribological Research," it will develops new methods for the in-situ diagnosis of boundary lubrication, primarily using confocal Raman spectroscopy. The intellectual merit is twofold. First, this will develop new understanding of how molecules align and react chemically in boundary lubrication. Second, the methods developed may also find general application in other research groups. The broader impact concerns the integration between research and education. Spectroscopic and imaging techniques new to the field of tribology will be introduced, thereby accomplishing a significant intellectual transfer between disciplines. This laboratory has a good track record of involving women and minority undergraduate researchers. It also has a good track record of female coworkers later finding faculty positions.