Executive summary
Harman Khare is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant in the Mechanical Engineering
Department at the University of Delaware. He obtained his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering
from the Panjab University (Chandigarh, India) in 2008 before beginning his doctoral studies. His research focuses on
bridging length-scales in experimental tribology measurements through a combination of macroscale testing and nanotribology. Specifically,
his research targets solid lubricant coatings and bulk nanocomposites for extreme conditions such as space and
high temperature applications.
Awards and honors
- STLE Philadelphia Section Scholarship, 2013
- STLE Young Tribologist Award, 2013
- University of Delaware Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Achievement Award, 2013
- University of Delaware Graduate Fellow, 2012
- Univesity of Delaware Profesional Development Award, 2012
- STLE 2012 Annual Meeting Platinum Poster Award, 2012
Publications
- Surface and sub-surface contributions of oxidaation and moisture to room temperature friction of molybdenum disulfide, H.S. Khare and D.L. Burris, Tribology Letters, 10.1007/s11249-013-0273-0
- The effect of environmental water and oxygen on temperature-dependent friction of sputtered molybdenum disulfide, H.S. Khare and D.L. Burris, Tribology Letters 52 (2013) 485-493
- The extended wedge method: AFM friction calibration for improved error tolerance to AFM misalignment, tip-offset and blunt probes, H.S. Khare and D.L. Burris, Review of Scientific Instruments 84 (2013) 055108
- Transfer film evolution and its role in promoting ultra-low wear of a PTFE nanocomposite, J. Ye, H.S. Khare and D.L. Burris, Wear 297 (2013) 1095-1102
- A quantitative method for measuring nanocomposite dispersion, H.S. Khare and D.L. Burris, Polymer 51 (2010) 719-729
Research areas
Composite and Advanced Materials
Design and synthesis of tribological composite materials, functionally
graded materials, hierarchically structured materials, multifunctional
materials (strength, lubricity, dissipation of frictional power)
Nanotechnology
Low
friction, low wear polymer nanocomposites for tribological applications;
design; synthesis; characterization of dispersion, mechanical
properties, crystallinity, crystalline morphology, interphase, tribology
Aerospace Engineering
Tribo-materials to lubricate moving mechanical assemblies in extreme air and space environments.
Design Science
Precision instrument design
Materials Engineering
Solid lubricant engineering; polymers science, composites, and
nanocomposites; metal matrix composites, nanocomposite tribological
coatings, diamond-like carbon, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Molybdenum
disulfide and composites
Solid Mechanics
Contact and interface mechanics, failure of materials
