Susan Enders
1995, Master of Science from the Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in solid state physics; 2000, PhD in mechanics of solid states from the University of Halle-Wittenberg
Contact: phone: +49 711 689 3424 ; e-mail: enders@mf.mpg.de
Scientific career:
1995-2000, scientist, M. Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany; 2000-2001, post-doc, National Research Council, Innovation Centre, Vancouver, Canada; 2001-present, scientist, MPI for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Germany
Current Research Interests:
Relationship between structure and mechanical properties (hardness, elastic modulus, frictional and abrasive behaviour) of biological structures and soft polymers in nanoindentation and nanotribological experiments. Adhesion behaviour of thin films (upper picture). Wear mechanisms (middle picture). Biological surfaces (lower picture)
Publications
Enders, S., Barbakadse, N., Gorb, S., and Arzt, E. (2004) Exploring biological surfaces by nanoindentation. Journal of Materials Research (accepted).
Shakhvorostov, D., Pyzalla, A., Enders, S., and Scherge, M. (2004) Mechanical properties of tribological modified nanolayers. Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Vol. I (accepted).
Arzt, E., Enders, S., and Gorb, S. (2002) Towards a micromechanical understanding of biological surface devices. Z. Metallkd., 93(5): 345-351. LINK
Suszynska, M., Grau, P., Enders, S., and Ruffin, A. (2001) Mechanical and dielectric characteristics of quarz doped with some anion impurities. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 156: 45-50.
Enders, S., Grau, P., and Hawthorne, H. (2000) Determination of the real indenter shape for nanoindentation/nanotribology tests by surface metrological and analytical investigations. Fundamentals of Nanoindentation and Nanotribology, II MRS Sym. Proc. 649.
Enders, S., Grau, P., and Berg, G. (1999) Mechanical characterisation of surfaces by nanotribological measurements of sliding and abrasive terms. Thin Films: Stresses and mechanical properties, MRS Sym. Proc. 594: 531-536.
