Bhushan publishes new textbook on nanotribology and nanomechanics
Howard D. Winbigler Professor Bharat Bhushan, an Ohio Eminent Scholar, has published a new textbook that will serve as a comprehensive reference for mechanical engineering university courses and researchers.
Nanotribology and Nanomechanics: An Introduction is a timely and practical introduction to the main topics of nanomechanics for teaching and self-study purposes. Published by Springer International, this fourth edition textbook has been revised to concentrate on key measurement techniques, their applications and theoretical modeling of interfaces. The edited textbook, first published in 2005, includes 12 chapters from Bhushan and four from notable experts in the field.
“Professor Bhushan has harnessed his own knowledge and experience, gained in several industries and universities, and has assembled a large number of internationally recognized authors from both academia and industry,” said Professor Gerd Binnig, a 1986 Nobel Laureate in Physics and a 2016 Kavli Prize award recipient in nanoscience.
“The depth and breadth of their combined experience is impressive.”
Very few books exist that focus on tribology – the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion. Bhushan’s latest textbook focuses on the impact that nanotribology, nanomechanics and nanomaterial characterization have on countless nanotechnology applications. Nanotribology and Nanomechanics: An Introduction integrates the knowledge of the field from both the mechanics and materials science points of view.
As an internationally recognized expert on bio/nanotribology and bio/nanomechanics using scanning probe microscopy, Professor Bhushan is considered a pioneer of the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices. He has authored eight scientific books, more than 90 handbook chapters, more than 800 scientific papers and more than 60 technical reports. Additionally, Bhushan has edited more than 50 books and holds more than 25 U.S. and foreign patents.
He is co-editor of the Springer NanoScience and Technology series, co-editor of Microsystem Technologies and a member of the editorial board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) journal. He has given more than 400 invited presentations on six continents and more than 200 keynote and plenary addresses at major international conferences.
Bhushan directs Ohio State’s Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio and Nanotechnology and Biomimetics, and he serves as an affiliated faculty member for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs and the Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy.
For the complete description of Bhushan’s textbook and to order online, visit the Springer website.
