Contact Dynamics at the world’s largest physics conference

ARCNL postdoctoral researcher Dr. Tunç Çiftçi gave an oral presentation at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, held this year in Anaheim, California. His talk on how electric fields affect surfaces by controlling the water around them was featured in a session on electrified soft matter on Tuesday, March 18.

The presented work explores how bias-induced adsorption of ambient water can modify interfacial adhesion in oxidized silicon systems, offering new strategies for controlling friction, wear, and material transfer at nanoscale contacts. This insight is particularly relevant for semiconductor manufacturing processes requiring high accuracy in precision positioning.

The APS March Meeting is globally recognized as the largest annual gathering of physicists, drawing over 13,000 participants from academia, industry, and government labs. Organized by the American Physical Society since 1903, it brings together scientists from all disciplines of physics to share cutting-edge research, network, and foster new collaborations.

Dr. Çiftçi’s participation highlights ARCNL’s growing contributions at the intersection of surface science, nanotribology, and applied physics.

If you have questions about this work, please contact Dr. Tunç Çiftçi (email: T.Ciftci@arcnl.nl).