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ABOUT US
Research Intrests:
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Experimental and computational analysis in advanced green- and bio- manufacturing; Green solid and liquid lubricants and multifunctional bio-based hybrid lubricants; Surface science and coatings; Shoe-floor design and human tribology ; Triboluminescence; Additive manufacturing; Sustainable, self-healing and self-lubricating composite matierlas; Tribology of manufacturing systems; Rock drilling technology; Explicit finite element modeling; Tribological analysis of Welded joints.
Research Group:
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Dr. Pradeep L Menezes
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of Nevada, Reno
https://www.unr.edu/me/faculty-and-staff/menezes
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Arpith Siddaiah
Graduate Research Assistant & PhD student
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of Nevada, Reno
E-mail: asiddaiah@nevada.unr.edu
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Rodrigo Bomfirm Madeira
Exchange Student,
Institute of International Education
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FIND US
Mechanical Engineering Department (MS: 312)
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N Virginia St,
Reno, Nevada-89557.
USA
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Contact:
Dr. Pradeep Menezes
(775)-682-7413
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Arpith Siddaiah
(925)-448-6550
WORKING HOURS:
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
​​Saturday: 10am - 5pm​
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Mechanical Engineering Department,
University of Nevada, Reno
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SERVICES
Surface Analysis
Lubricant Testing
Four ball testing of lubricants, Friction - wear experimentation & analysis under Lubricated environment
3D optical profilometer with wide range of roughness amplitude analysis
Pin/Ball-On-Disk, Pin/Ball-On-Plate (Scratch Test) customizable to suit various specimens with capabilities of experimentation at high temperature (upto 500 °C)
Friction and Wear Testing