New Research

Photo by Brian McMahon on Unsplash I am pleased to report that collaborative research undertaken during my Ph.D. at the University of Akron was recently published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.  Microstructures (papillae) on the footpads of polar bears are thought to increase traction on snow, yet they have not been studied […]

Photo by David Clode on Unsplash I am happy to report that collaborative research undertaken during my Ph.D. at the University of Akron was recently published in Scientific Reports. We examined how surface water, wettability, and roughness interact to impact gecko adhesion. Although our findings regarding surface water and wettability’s impacts on adhesion are generally