Research Overview


Lubrication is a technological barrier for a growing number of important applications that need performance where traditional lubrication techniques are precluded. The UD Materials Tribology Laboratory conducts research studying the nature of friction and wear, and developing novel materials and lubrication strategies for use in extreme applications.

Probing Buried Interfaces


The effects of chemistry, mechanics, topography and debris generation at discrete buried interfaces within a tribological contact contribute to the measured macroscopic force. Developing novel measurement techniques to probe buried interfaces will advance our fundamental understanding of how these processes independently effect the tribological response, which will in turn facilitate design of new high performance materials for use in extreme applications.