Present Address:
Research Fellow,
E2-04-03C, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National University of Singapore, Singapore-117576
Tel: 6516 3766; Fax: 6516 2241
E-mail: [email protected]


Education:
PhD (2007)      Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore (My PhD thesis supervisor: Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha)
B. Tech (2002)  Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, India


Work History:
Research Fellow       Aug'2007-till now           Department of Mech Engg, NUS, Singapore


Research Interests:
Tribology, MEMS lubrication, boundary lubrication, tribology of thin films, bio-tribology, nano-tribology


Professional Experience/Commitment:
Publication Co-Chair, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Tribology: Tribology for Tomorrow  (iCAT 2008), 3-5 December 2008, Singapore.
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Tribology and Surface Engineering, Nova Science Publishers, USA.
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Tribology Research, Serials Publications, India.
Reviewed articles for following Journals: Wear, Tribology International, Surface and Coatings Technology, Thin Solid Films, Tribology Transactions, Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Journal of Materials Processing Technology and Book chapters for publishers: Imperial College Press.
Life Member, Tribology Society of India (TSI)

Publications:
Editorial:
1) S. K. Sinha, N. Satyanarayana and S. C. Lim, Guest Editors, First International Conference on Advanced Tribology (iCAT 2004), Tribology International, Vol. 40, Issue 2, Pages 153-420 (Feb 2007) (Titles and Abstracts).

Book Chapters:
1) N. Satyanarayana, S. K. Sinha and M. P. Srinivasan, "Friction and wear-life evaluation of silane-based self-assembled monolayers on silicon surface", "Life Cycle Tribology" (Eds: D. Dowson, M. Priest, G. Dalmaz and A. A. Lubrecht), Tribology and Interface Engineering Series, No. 48, Elsevier Publishers, 2004, P.No. 821-826 (Abstract).
2) N. Satyanarayana, S. K. Sinha and M. P. Srinivasan, "Tribology of ultra-thin self-assembled films on Si: the role of PFPE as a top mobile layer", in "Surfactants in Tribology" (Eds: G. Biresaw and K. L. Mittal), CRC Press, USA, 2008, pp. 111-132.
3) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribological studies of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) thin films on silicon surface", Chapter 20 in "Polymer Tribology" (Eds: S. K. Sinha and B. J. Briscoe), Imperial College Press, London, 2009, pp. 629-659.

Journal Papers:
1) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of PFPE overcoated self-assembled monolayers deposited on Si surface", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 38 (2005) 3512-3522 (Abstract).
2) N. Satyanarayana, S. K. Sinha and B. H. Ong, "Tribology of a novel UHMWPE/PFPE dual-film coated onto Si surface", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 128 (2006) 98-108 (Abstract).
3) N. Satyanarayana, N. N. Gosvami, S. K. Sinha and M. P. Srinivasan, Friction, adhesion and wear durability studies of an ultra-thin perfluoropolyether-coated 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxy silane self-assembled monolayer on a Si surface" Philosophical Magazine 87 (2007) 3209-3227 (Abstract).
4) N. Satyanarayana, K. S. S. Rajan, S. K. Sinha and L. Shen, Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polyimide Thin-Film for High Wear Durability", Tribology Letters 27 (2007) 181-188 (Abstract).
5) N. Satyanarayana, S. K. Sinha and L. Shen, "Effect of Molcular Structure on Friction and Wear of Polymer Thin Films Deposited on Si Surface", Tribology Letters 28 (2007) 71-80 (Abstract).
6) S. R. Puniredd, Y. K. Wai, N. Satyanarayana, S. K. Sinha and M. P. Srinivasan, "Tribological properties of nanoparticle-laden ultrathin films formed by covalent molecular assembly", Langmuir 23 (2007) 8299-8303 (Abstract).
7) N. Satyanarayana, K. H. Lau and S. K. Sinha, "Nano-lubrication of poly (methyl methacrylate) films on Si for micro-electro mechanical systems applications", Applied Physics Letters 93 (2008) 261906 (Abstract).(Download the Article) (Refer to the end of this page for copyright message before you download the article:##)
8) N. Satyanarayana, S. K. Sinha and S. C. Lim, "Highly wear resistant chemisorbed polar-UHMWPE thin film on Si surface for micro-systems application", Journal of Materials Research, accepted.
9) M. Abdul Samad, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of UHMWPE film on air-plasma treated tool steel and effects of PFPE overcoat", Surface & Coatings Technology, accepted.

Conference Papers (Peer Reviewed):
1) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of PFPE overcoated self-assembled monolayers deposited on silicon surface: Effect of thermal treatment", WTC2005-64067, Proceedings of WTC 2005, World Tribology Congress III, September 12-16, 2005, Washington D.C., USA.
2) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of ultra-thin polymer films covalently bonded to a silicon surface: Effect of molecular structure", IJTC2007-44236, STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC2007, October 22-24, 2007, San Diego, California, USA.
3) N. Satyanarayana, M. Minn and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of dendrimer-mediated perfluoropolyether films on Si surface for micro-electro mechanical systems applications", WTC2009-90849, Proceedings of WTC2009, World Tribology Congress IV, September 6-11, 2009, Kyoto, Japan.
4) M. Abdul Samad, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Effect of the air-plasma pre-treatment of the substrate on the tribological properties of UHMWPE thin films coated onto Si", WTC2009-90849, Proceedings of WTC2009, World Tribology Congress IV, September 6-11, 2009, Kyoto, Japan.


Conference Abstracts (or short papers):
1) N. Satyanarayana, C. H. Chia and S. K. Sinha, "Effect of bonding strength of self-assembled monolayers with Si substrate on wear resistance", Proceedings of the Nano Sikkim 2: Friction and Biotribology, International Conference organized by International Nanotribology Forum (INF), 8-12 November'2004, Sikkim, India.
2) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of PFPE-coated Self-assembled monolayers", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Tribology (iCAT 2004), 1-3 Dec'2004, Singapore, Paper No: O-167; pp. B-24 (ISBN: 981-05-2410-2).
3) N. Satyanarayana, H. C. Chen and S. K. Sinha, "Influence of bonding type of self-assembled monolayers with silicon substrate on tribological properties", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Tribology (iCAT 2004), 1-3 Dec'2004, Singapore; Paper No: O-169; pp. B-25 (ISBN: 981-05-2410-2)..
4) N. Satyanarayana, N. Gosvami and S. K. Sinha, "Micro- and Macro scale Tribological Properties of PFPE modified Self-assembled monolayers on Si surface", Proceedings of the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2005 (ICMAT 2005), 3-8 July'2005, Singapore.
5) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Effects of molecular structure on the tribological characteristics of polymer films covalently bonded to silicon surface", Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Tribology (ICIT 2006), Bangalore, Nov30-Dec2, 2006, India.
6) N. Satyanarayana, K. H. Lau and S. K. Sinha, "Nano-texturing and nano-lubrication of PMMA film by O2-plasma treatment and PFPE overcoat", Proceedings of IISc Centenary-International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IC-ICAME), Bangalore, India, 2-4 July, 2008 (Invited)
7) M. Abdul Samad, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Effects of air-plasma pre-treatment of the substrate and the thickness of the film on the tribological performance of UHMWPE/PFPE films on steel surfaces", Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Tribology (iCAT2008), 3-5 Dec'2008, Singapore, pp. 460 (ISBN: 978-981-08-2067-1).
8) M. Abdul Samad, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "A comparative study of two surface modification processes for better adhesion and tribological properties of UHMWPE film deposited on a Si substrate", Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2009), 29th June-3rd July'2009, Singapore, pg. U54.
9) N. Satyanarayana, M. Minn and S. K. Sinha, "Nano-lubrication of Si surface using dendrimer-mediated perfluoropolyether films for Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems applications", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2009), 29th June-3rd July'2009, Singapore, pg. U54.
10) M. Minn, N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of perfluoropolyether films on hydrogen-terminated Si surface", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technology (ICMAT2009), 29th June-3rd July'2009, Singapore, pg. U55.

Conference Poster Presentations:
1) N. Satyanarayana and S. K. Sinha, "Tribology of PFPE overcoated self-assembled monolayers deposited on silicon surface: Effect of thermal treatment", World Tribology Congress III, Washington D.C., 12-16 Sep'2005, USA.



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