Research Interests
Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems design, fabrication and reliability;
micro- and nano-tribology; molecularly thin film synthesis and design; novel
thin film processing; surface science; and semiconductor materials
processing.
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Selected Recent Publications
K. M. Hurst, N. Ansari, C. B. Roberts and W. R. Ashurst, "Self-Assembled Monolayer-Immobilized Gold Nanoparticles as Durable, Anti-Stiction Coatings for MEMS", Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 20 (2), pp. 424-435, Apr 2011.
N. Ansari and W. R. Ashurst, "Experimental Requirement of the Error-Compensating Five-Frame Interferogram-Collecting Sequence Used in Phase-Shifting Interferometry", Optics Letters, 36 (2), pp. 214-216, Jan 2011.
K. M. Hurst, C. B. Roberts and W. R. Ashurst, "Characterization of Gas-Expanded Liquid-Deposited Gold Nanoparticle Films on Substrates of Varying Surface Energy",
Langmuir, 27 (2), pp. 651-655, Jan 2011.
A. Poda, A. Anderson and W. R. Ashurst, "Self-assembled Octadecyltrichlorosilane Monolayer Formation on a Highly Hydrated Silica Film", Applied Surface Science, 256 (22), pp. 6805-6813, Sep 2010.
A. Anderson and W. R. Ashurst, "Enabling Organosilicon Chemistries on Inert Polymer Surfaces with a Vapor-Deposited Silica Layer", Langmuir, 25 (19), pp. 11541-11548, Oct 2009.
K. M. Hurst, C. B. Roberts and W. R. Ashurst, "A Gas-Expanded Liquid Nanoparticle Deposition Technique for Reducing the Adhesion of Silicon Microstructures", Nanotechnology, 20 (18) Article Number: 185303 May 2009.
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