UPDATE! SUBMITTED PAPERS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
ICN+T 2006 /
Journal of Physics
Analysis of mechanical heterodyning principle in Scanned Force Microscopy
(SFM) – spatial resolution, time sensitivity and contrast mechanisms.
ICN+T 2006 /
Journal of Physics
Sensitivity of Ultrasonic and Heterodyne Force Microscopy to subsurface elastic
inhomogeneities.
APS 2006
Applications of Quartz Tuning Forks to Liquid Property Measurements
HPLC 2006
HPLC Detection Based on Tuning Fork Resonator Technology
IEEE 2005/ IEEE
Proceedings
High Precision Tuning Fork Sensor for Liquid Property Measurements
CURRENT RESEARCH

  • Physical principles of ultrasonic force microscopy in liquids

  • Transmission line impedance theory for materials mechanic impedance contrast in
    Waveguide and Ultrasonic Force Microscopy

  • Nanoscale mechanical microstructure of abalone shell

  • New Solid State Oil Condition Sensor for Real Time Engine Oil Condition Monitoring

  • Nanomechanical mapping of archaelogical and geological materials.

  • Combinatorial material science approaches for discovery of improved resolution DUV
    photoresists

  • In situ Micro-Sensors for phase transitions in refrigeration fluids

  • Nonlinearities in compression and shear phenomena in Scanned Probe Microscopy
RESEARCH GROUP
Most of my former (and present) group members are now established researchers in their own rights – here is a
snapshot of research we have done together.
Researcher        
Research topic        
References        
WWW links
Bryan Huey             
Nanotechnology, Scanning Probe
Microscopy, Ferroelectrics
Appl. Surf. Sci. 210, 54 (2003)        
University of Connecticut, USA
Franco Dinelli
Nanotechnology, Scanning Probe
Microscopy, Nanomechanical
properties of materials,
Nanotechnology
Applied Physics Letters -- September 1,
1997 -- Volume 71, Issue 9, pp.
1177-1179
Institute For Nanostructured
Materials, CNR, Bolognia, Italy
Teresa Cuberes
Scanning Probe Microscopy,
Nanomechanical properties of
materials, Time resolved
phenomena in SPM
2001 Nanotechnology 12 53-59
Universidad de Castilla-La
Mancha
Mar Puentes-Heras
Nanotechnology, Material Science,
Surface Brillouin Spectroscopy
British Ceramics Proceedings 57,  
1997, 167-176.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/199
6-7/weekly/200297/news/story
_6.htm
Else Erikksen
Acoustic Microscopy, Composite
Materials
Short Fibre Composits
Aalborg University, Denmark
Alison McGuigan
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology, Scanning Probe
Microscopy, Nanomechanical
properties of materials
Applied Physics Letters, 80 (7), 1180 –
1182
University of Toronto
Tamara
Senyushkina
Micromechanics of tissues and
cellular structures, Acoustic
Microscopy
Ultrasound Med Biol. 1987
Aug;13(8):477-83.
 
Yelena Mayeva
Acoustic Microscopy,
Micromechanics of polymers and
polymer blends
Soviet Physical Chemistry, v.292, No.2,
1987, pp.213 216
 
Mikhail Boukhny
Acoustic Microscopy,
Micromechanics of HTc
superconductors
  Alcon Laboratories
Leo Matsiev
Acoustic Microscopy, Ultrasonics,
Micromechanics of polymers and
polymer blends, Acoustic Sensors,
High Throughput instrumentation,
Thermal Properties Sensors
United States Patent 6873916

Ultrasonics Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Sept. 2005, Volume: 3,  1492-5
Symyx Technologies
James Bennett
Acoustic Sensors, Thermal
Properties Sensors, High
Throughput instrumentation
US Patent Application 20050262944
Symyx Technologies
Zbigniew Bryning
Acoustic Sensors, Liquids,
colloidal systems and complex
fluids
SAE International, 2006
Symyx Technologies
Miro Petro
Sensors, High Throughput
instrumentation, Combinatorial
materials discovery
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 25,
178-188 (No. 1, 2004)
Symyx Technologies
Eric Carlson
Sensors, High Throughput
instrumentation, Combinatorial
materials discovery
United States Patent 6928877
Symyx Technologies
Damian Hajduk
High Throughput instrumentation,
Combinatorial materials discovery
United States Patent 6679130
Symyx Technologies
Paul Mansky
High Throughput instrumentation,
Combinatorial materials discovery
United States Patent 6951144
Ilypsa


Research and publications in progress