Our team

Our team

Nuria

Nuria Espallargas

Publications
Emil

Emil Valaker

Publications
Szymon

Szymon Bernat

Publications
Sergio

Sergio Armada Nieto

Publications
Astrid

Astrid Silvia de Wijn

Publications
Robin

Robin Sam Vacher

Publications

PhD

Below is a current list of PhDs from newest to oldest

  1. María Luisa Casasín García (2021 – 2024): “Synthesis of new types of ionic liquids for their use as environmentally acceptable additives in lubricants”. Funded by NTNU Enabling technologies PhD positions. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/maria.l.c.garcia
  2. Kastriot Ademi (2021 – 2024): “Enabling the formulation of environmentally acceptable lubricants by artificial intelligence”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the basic research funding, FRIPRO program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/kastriot.ademi
  3. Nora Nyholm (2021 – 2024): “Carbon nanostructures as additives for water-based lubricants”. Internally funded by MTP, NTNU. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/nora.nyholm
  4. Haakon Tvedt (2021 – ): Machine Learning chemomechanical failure mechanisms of bearings using acoustic emission data. Funded by NTNU.
  5. Jennifer Sheehan (2018 – ): Modelling transport in materials. Funded by NTNU.
  6. Christopher Fjeldstad (2019 – ): Modelling viscosity of polar fluids and electrolytes. Funded by the Research Council Norway FRIPRO program.
  7. Wahyu Wijanarko (2017 – 2022): “Nano-tribocorrosion mechanisms of metals exposed to water-based fluids by atomic force microscopy”. Funded by Indonesian-Norwegian PhD exchange program and the Norwegian Research Council at the Era-NET NANO2021 program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/wahyu.wijanarko
  8. Robin Vacher (2016 – 2022): Nanoscale tribological simulations of a semi-crystalline polymer. Institute PhD with SINTEF, funded by the Research Council Norway.
  9. Jan Inge Hammer Meling (2016 – 2021): Hydrogen assisted crack growth in iron: a simulations approach. Funded by NTNU.
  10. Eivind Bering (2016 – 2021, NTNU Department of Physics): Stretching, breaking, and dissolution of polymeric nanofibres by computer experiments. Main supervisor: Alex Hansen, NTNU Department of Physics . Funded by the Research Council Norway FRIPRO program.
  11. David Andersson (2016 – 2020, Stockhol University Department of Physics, Sweden): Simple Models for Complex Nonequilibrium Problems in Nanoscale Friction and Network Dynamics. Funded by the Swedish Research Council Research Project Grant.
  12. Emil Valaker (2015 – 2023): “YAG thermal spray coatings from powder to part”. Funded by Seram Coatings AS through the industrial PhD program of the Norwegian Research Council.
  13. Avinash Tiwari (2015 – 2018): “Adhesion, friction and leakage in contacts with elastomers”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the KPN BIA program.
  14. Szymon Bernat (2014 – 2018): “Hydraulic fluids for offshore applications – the lubrication mechanisms of water-based fluids”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the IPN NANO2021 program.
  15. Amin Zavieh (2012 – 2016): “Tribocorrosion-fatigue (multi-degradation) of stainless Steel: a fundamental approach in practical conditions”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council in cooperation with University College of Southeast Norway (HSN).
  16. Johan Wesmann (2011 – 2016): “Friction and wear of coatings for subsea gate valves operating at high temperature and pressure”. Funded by Aker Solutions through the industrial PhD program of the Norwegian Research Council.
  17. Fahmi Mubarok (2010 – 2014): “Thermally Sprayed Silicon Carbide coating”. Funded by NTNU in cooperation with NOWITECH (Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology).
  18. Christian von der Ohe (2007 – 2011): “Investigating the Multidegradation Phenomena – Testing and Modelling of the Influence from Static and Cyclic Loading on Tribocorrosion of Materials in Offshore Applications”. Funded by National Oilwell Varco through the Norwegian Centre of Expertise NODE. Co-supervisor.

Post Doc

Below is a current list of Post Docs from newest to oldest

  1. Ge Li (2023 – 2025): Molecular-dynamics simulations of clay for sustainable stable ground. Funded through the Research Council Norway, with a Large-Scale Interdisciplinary Researcher Project, led by Klaartje de Weerdt.
  2. Viet Hung Ho (2023 – 2025): Simulations of multi-contact superlubricity. Funded by the EIC Pathfinder project SSLiP.
  3. Melisa Gianetti (2023 – 2025): Molecular-dynamics simulations of non-ideal superlubric contacts of 2D materials. Funded by the EIC Pathfinder project SSLiP.
  4. Mudzakkir Dioktyanto (2023 – 2024): “Synthesis of metal bound SiC feedstock material for the thermal spray market”. Funded by Research Council of Norway, IPN BIA program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/mudzakkir.dioktyanto
  5. Indri Desiati (2022 – 2023): “Data curation and molecular descriptors for enabling the next generation of lubricants by artificial intelligence”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the basic research funding, FRIPRO program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/indri.desiati
  6. Ajay Chouhan (2022 – 2024): “Wear and friction reduction in wheel-rail interaction”. Funded by Research Council of Norway, IPN BIA program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/ajay.chouhan
  7. Jatin Mahajan (2022 – 2023): “A new pilot reactor for producing metal bound SiC microparticles for the thermal spray market”. Funded by Research Council of Norway, IPN BIA program.
  8. Eivind Bering (2021): Collective superlubricity. Funded by NTNU.
  9. Wahyu Wijanarko (2021 – 2023): “Towards the next generation of lubricants by artificial intelligence”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the basic research funding, FRIPRO program.
  10. Roberto Troncoso (2021 – 2023): Modelling viscosity of polar fluids and electrolytes. Funded by the Research Council Norway FRIPRO program.
  11. Bassma Khaldoon Abduljabbar Al-Jubouri (2019 – 2021): Data mining and machine learning for material science and tribology. Funded by NTNU.
  12. Bassma Al-Juboury (2021 – 2024): “Towards the next generation of lubricants by artificial intelligence”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the basic research funding, FRIPRO program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/bassma.al-jubouri
  13. Hamid Khanmohammadi (2020 – 2023): “Greener maritime activities: implementing the use of water based Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants in the ship industry”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the IPN MAROFF program. https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/hamid.khanmohammadi
  14. Hamid Khanmohammadi (2018 – 2020): “Green high-performance and low-friction interfaces tailored by the reactivity of novel DLC coatings and ionic liquids”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the Era-NET NANO2021 program.
  15. Gaute Stenerud (2018 – 2019): “Expanding the use of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants in the maritime industry”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the IPN MAROFF program.
  16. Faezeh Pousaneh (2017 – 2020): Statistical mechanics and transport properties of complex fluids. Funded by NTNU
  17. Aidan von Bonin (2017 – 2020): “Coatings for Reduction of Leading-Edge Erosion”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the IPN Energy X program.
  18. Amin Zavieh (2016 – 2018): “Expanding the use of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants in the maritime industry”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the IPN MAROFF program.
  19. Angelika Brink (2015 – 2016): “New materials and coatings for dies used in the Aluminium extrusion industry”. Funded by the Norwegian Research Council at the IPN BIA program.
  20. Fahmi Mubarok (2014 – 2017): “New powder feedstock materials for thermal spray: Spraying the un-sprayable”. Funded by NTNU – the first innovation post-doctoral position at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology.