Qian (Robert) Sheng, PhD Candidate

BS, MS (2004, 2007) Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
Phone: (617) 373-8960
Fax: (617) 373-2921
E-mail: sheng.q@neu.edu


Research:

- Experimental investigations on the frictional and wear characteristics of thin-film fluoropolymer coating with Micro Tribometer UMT-2;
- Finite element modeling of the mechanics of indentation and indentation-induced delamination for soft thin-film polymer coating on hard substrate;
- Experimental studies of the adhesion and fracture phenomena of thin-film fluoropolymer coating by micro- and nano-indentation methods;
- Devised experimental investigations on visco-elastic and plastic properties of thin-film fluoropolymer coating;


Publications:

  1. Frictional characteristics of ultra-thin polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) films deposited by hot filament- chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD), M.A. Karnath, Q. Sheng, A.J. White, S. Müftü, STLE Tribology Transactions, 54, Vol. 36-43, 2011.