Michael Nosonovsky - Assistant Professor

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University (Boston, MA), 2001
• MS/BA in Mechanical Engineering, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russia), 1992

Research Interests

• Self-organization at the interface (self-healing, self-lubrication, self-cleaning)
• Biomimetic surfaces, including novel applications of the Lotus effect (omniphobicity, anti-fouling)
• Adhesion and capillary force
• Contact mechanics and dynamic friction
• Fundamentals of friction and classical mechanics, History of classical mechanics

Other Accomplishments

• ASME Burt L. Newkirk award “for outstanding theoretical research in nanotribology” (2008)
• NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2005-2007)
• Best Reviewer award (2006), ASME Journal of Tribology

Selected Publications

Books

1. M. Nosonovsky and P. K. Rohatgi Biomimetics in Materials Science: Self-healing, self-lubricating, and self-cleaning materials (Springer Series in  Materials Science, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4614-0925-0)
2. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan, Multiscale Dissipative Mechanisms and Hierarchical Surfaces: Friction, Superhydrophobicity, and Biomimetics (NanoScience and Technology Series, Springer, Heidelberg, 2008)

1. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan (eds.), Green Tribology Biomimetics, Energy Conservation, and Sustainability (Springer Series in Green Energy and Technology, 2012, in press, ISBN 978-3-642-23680-8)
2. M. Nosonovsky (ed.) Entropy and Friction (Special issue of Entropy Journal, 2010)
3. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan (eds.), Green Tribology (Theme issue of the Phil. Trans Royal. Soc. A., 2010), Vol. 368

1. M. Nosonovsky, “Slippery when wetted” Nature 477 (2011) 412-413
2. V. Mortazavi and M. Nosonovsky, “Friction-Induced Pattern-Formation and Turing systems” Langmuir 27 (2011) 4772-4779
3. M. Nosonovsky, “Self-organization at the frictional interface for green tribology” Phil. Trans Royal. Soc. A., (2010), Vol. 368:4755-4774
4. M. Nosonovsky, “Entropy in Tribology: in the Search for Applications” Entropy, 12:1345-1390 (2010)
5. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan, “Green tribology: principles, research areas and challenges” Phil. Trans Royal. Soc. A., (2010), Vol. 368:4677-4694
6. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan, “Thermodynamics of surface degradation, self-organization, and self-healing for biomimetic surfaces,” Phil. Trans. Royal. Soc. A367 (2009) 1607-1627
7. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan, “Superhydrophobic surfaces and emerging applications: non-adhesion, energy, green engineering,” Current Opinion in Coll. Interface Sci, 14 (2009) 270-280
8. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan, “Multiscale effects and capillary interactions in functional biomimetic surfaces for energy conversion and green engineering,” Phil. Trans. Royal. Soc. A367 (2009) 1511-1539
9. S.H. Yang,  M. Nosonovsky,  H. Zhang, and K.H. Chung, “Nanoscale water capillary bridges under deeply negative pressure” Chem. Phys. Lett., 451 (2008) 88-92
10. M. Nosonovsky  and B. Bhushan, “Biologically-inspired surfaces: broadening the scope of roughness   ” Adv. Func. Mater. 18 (2008) 843-855
11. M. Nosonovsky and S. K. Esche, “Multiscale effects in crystal grain growth and physical properties of metals,”  Phys Chem. Chem. Phys., 10 (2008) 5192-5195
12. M. Nosonovsky, “Multiscale Roughness and Stability of Superhydrophobic Biomimetic Interfaces,” Langmuir, 23 (2007) 3157-3161
13. M. Nosonovsky, “On the Range of Applicability of the Wenzel and Cassie Equations” Langmuir 23 (2007) 9919-9920
14. M. Nosonovsky, “Model for Solid-Liquid and Solid-Solid Friction for Rough Surfaces with Adhesion Hysteresis,” J. Chem. Phys., 126 (2007) 224701
15. M. Nosonovsky  and B. Bhushan, “Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Multiscale Approach,” Nano Lett., 7 (2007) 2633-2637
16. M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan, “Multiscale friction mechanisms and hierarchical surfaces in nano- and bio-tribology,” Mater. Sc., and Eng. Rep.:, 58 (2007) 162-193
17. M. Nosonovsky and G.G. Adams, "Vibration and Stability of Frictional Sliding of Two Elastic Bodies With a Wavy Contact Interface," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 71 (2004) 154-300.
18. B. Bhushan and M. Nosonovsky, “Scale Effects in Friction Using Strain Gradient Plasticity and Dislocation-Assisted Sliding (Microslip),” Acta Mater., 51 (2003) 4331-4345

Teaching

• ME360 Introduction into Mechanical Design
• ME726 Mechanical Vibrations

Service

• Entropy Journal,  Editorial board member
• Springer Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, “Biomimetics” Section Editor
• Reviewer for Nature, Langmuir, J Am Chem Soc, Nano Letters, and for many other journals of ASME, ACS, AIP, etc. as well as for various funding agencies in the US and abroad.