Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas

Low Load Contact Mechanics

Probe Microscopy, X-Ray Interferometry

Proximity Sensing Techniques

Design and Manufacturing of Precision Instrumentation

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Institute of Physics, UK

Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Member of the American Society for Precision Engineering

Recent Publications

"A giant magneto resistance based eddy current sensor," Dogaru T. & Smith S.T., IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, at press, 1999.

"On friction-induced temperatures of rubbing metallic pairs with temperature dependent thermal properties," Abdel-Aal H.A. & Smith S.T., Wear, 216, 41-59, 1998.

"Observations of contact measurements using a resonance based touch sensor," Vidic M., Harb S. M. & Smith S.T., Precision Engineering, 22(1), 19-36, 1998.

"Elliptical Flexure Hinges," Smith, S. T., Badami V. G., Dale J. S. & Xu Y., Rev. Sci. Instrum, 68(3), 1474-1483, 1997.

"High Temperature Measurements of Solid Acoustic Resonators by Non-Contact Capacitance Transducers," Schindel, D. W., Hutchins, D. A. & Smith, S. T., J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 102(3), 1296-1309, 1997.

"On The Development of Surface Temperatures in Precision Singles-Point Diamond Abrasion of Semiconductors," Abdel-Aal, H. A., Smith, S. T., & Patten J. A., Int. Comms. in Heat and Mass Transfer, 24(8), 1131-1140, 1997.

Educational Background

BSc., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Warwick, 1984

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Warwick, 1988