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SUMMARY:IMX/IPHYS Talks - Surface and Interface by Design: A Path to Tunab
 le Friction and Wear
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Ramin Aghababaei\, Aarhus University\, Denmark\nFriction
  and wear have long been recognized not as intrinsic material properties\,
  but as complex\, system-level phenomena governed by a multitude of intera
 cting parameters. This seminar presents strategies for engineering tribolo
 gical behavior through deliberate surface and interface design. The first 
 part focuses on recent advances in the contact mechanics of shell structur
 es\, highlighting how the interplay among friction\, adhesion\, and struct
 ural instability can be harnessed to modulate surface roughness and contac
 t behavior—enabling unconventional and tunable tribological responses. T
 he second part introduces a novel multilayer coating architecture. By prec
 isely engineering interfaces and controlling their spatial distribution\, 
 the wear resistance is enhanced through a transition from strength-driven 
 to failure-resistant mechanisms. An optimal layering morphology is identif
 ied\, offering new insights into the development of robust and functional 
 coating systems. Together\, these studies demonstrate how thoughtful desig
 n of surfaces and interfaces at small scales enables macroscopic control o
 ver friction and wear\, providing a pathway toward more reliable and high-
 performance materials.\n\nBio: Ramin Aghababaei is an Associate Professor 
 and Head of the Mechanics and Materials Section in the Department of Mecha
 nical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University. He is the principal
  investigator of the Surface Mechanics and Tribology Group\, which aims at
  integrating fundamental principles of mechanics and materials engineering
  to design materials and surfaces with improved tribological performance a
 cross multiple length scales. Dr. Aghababaei earned his Ph.D. in Mechanica
 l Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2012. He then c
 onducted postdoctoral research at EPFL from 2013 to 2017\, before joining 
 Aarhus University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. He currently serv
 es on the Youth Editorial Board of the Springer journal Friction.
LOCATION:BM 5202 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BM%205202 https://epfl.zoom.u
 s/j/64410881616
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