Bharat Bhushan, professor of mechanical engineering, has received an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a non-profit foundation established by the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of international research cooperation.
This is the second time Bhushan has received the award; he also was a recipient in 1998-1999. Bhushan’s research focuses on scanning probe microscopy for nanotribology and nanomechanics as applied to surface and mechanical characterization, contact modeling, adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication. His discoveries related to the superhydrophobicity of lotus leaves have been featured in the New York Times, and his groundbreaking research on magnetic tape edge damage and degradation mechanisms of tape lubricants has been presented in the scholarly journal Tribology Letters.
The recipient of numerous national and international awards, Bhushan is an Ohio Eminent Scholar and the Howard D. Winbigler Professor. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and the New York Academy of Sciences.
With the Humboldt Research Awards, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation annually honors up to 100 internationally renowned scientists and scholars from abroad. These awards are based primarily on the recipient’s entire academic record. In addition, awardees are invited to conduct an original research project of their own design in close collaboration with an appropriate colleague in Germany over a period of six to 12 months.
