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Prof. Nuria Espallargas
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, NTNU
Environmentally acceptable lubricants: current challenges and future trends
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The zeta potential is an important quantity to quantify charge formation processes at solid surfaces. It provides valuable information about the acid-base behaviour, the adsorption of ions and molecules, and time-dependent processes as swelling and chemical reactions and helps to understand structure-property relationships, adhesion and reactivity of polymer surfaces for various applications.
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About us
Surface Ventures is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide free, monthly webinars featuring well-established international researchers in the field of surface engineering.
Every month, we will bring you a sector-leading speaker to present the current challenges and future trends in engineered surfaces.
Our webinars are typically hour-long experiences, with a talk from a highly regarded industry expert for 30-40 minutes, followed by audience questions.
It has never been easier to access the valuable insight of high-calibre industry professionals and engage in valuable discussions surrounding surface engineering. You gain access to some of the best in the field – all for free and all from your home.

We are supported primarily by volunteers, looking to make industry discussion more accessible and valuable to all.
Our team
Tomasz Liskiewicz
Founder & managing director
Tomasz is Professor of Tribology and Surface Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University where he acts as a Head of Department of Engineering. He is interested in tribology of engineering surfaces, functional properties of thin films and coatings, Industry 4.0 and biomimetics.
Thawhid Khan
Vice President
Thawhid is a senior research associate of Tribology and Surface Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is interested in tribology, coatings, machinability of super alloys and advanced materials, and in-situ monitoring of the machining interface.
Samuel McMaster
Event Manager
Sam is a materials scientist at Coventry University and Pillarhouse International. He is interested in using nanomechanical testing methods to predict tribological behaviour across length scales and the application of tribology and surface engineering to novel research areas.
Shubrajit Bahumik
International Ambassador,
India
Shubrajit is working as a Tribologist at Wagner High Quality Lubricants. He is interested in lubricants, solid lubricants, surface textures, tribology of composites, and machining tribology.
Shahsharif Shaikh
International Ambassador,
Europe
Shahsharif has MSc in Tribology, MBA in Data Science and BEng in Mechanical Engineering. He is working as a nuclear power contract manager at KSB. He has won prestigious scholarships from the European Union and the United Nations.
Yanfei Liu
International Ambassador,
China
Yanfei is a research associate at State Key Laboratory of Tribology at Tsinghua University. He is interested in structural design of solid lubrication coatings and the fundamentals of friction, wear, and lubrication.
Bao Feng
International Ambassador,
USA
Bao is a product manager of precision components at Oerlikon Balzers. Prior to Oerlikon, he served the heavy machine industry as a tribological thin films expert for nearly two decades. He is interested in the innovations and the industrial applications of surface engineering solutions.
Sheyla Santana de Carvalho
International Ambassador,
Brazil
Sheyla received her PhD in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from UFRJ and University of Leeds in 2019. She is interested in the evaluation and monitoring of corrosion in Oil and Gas, materials characterization (SEM-EDS and EBSD) and failure analysis.
Yuki Hirata
International Ambassador,
Japan
Yuki is Assistant Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology. His research field is to synthesize Diamond-Like Carbon film and its application to tribology. He also interested in science and engineering challenges in global area through international activities.
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