DR. MEAGAN B. ELINSKI
EDUCATION
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BS, Chemistry: Hope College | Holland, MI | 2013
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Research: bottom-up directed assembly of nanostructures
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PhD, Chemistry: Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | 2018
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Thesis: "Tailoring Surface Forces to Control the Frictional Properties of Graphene"
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POSTDOCTORAL WORK
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering: University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 2018-2020
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Research: enabling low viscosity lubricants through understanding the formation of nanoparticle-derived antiwear tribofilms alongside co-additives
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
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structure-function relationships at surfaces and interfaces
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surface chemistry & intermolecular forces
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tribology, nanotribology
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tribochemistry/mechanochemistry
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surface analysis:
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AFM (atomic force microscopy)
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quantitative nanomechanical measurements: adhesion, friction, modulus
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conductive probe: current sensing, biased lithography
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ATR-FTIR (attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy)
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SEM/EDS (scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy)
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