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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
33
Citations
5766
World Ranking
2970
National Ranking
1013

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2006 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to magnetic recording disk and tape drives.
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For work in tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage systems, ink jet technology, and interferometric instrumentation, and for bridging industrial and academic research.
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Frank E. Talke is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research encompasses significant contributions across medicine and engineering, with a focus on biomedical engineering, surgery, and epidemiology. The work bridges diverse scientific disciplines, including mechanics of materials and computer vision and pattern recognition.

The scientist's main research topics include adhesion, friction, and surface interactions; surgical simulation and training; retinal and optic conditions; ophthalmology and visual impairment studies; near-field optical microscopy; force microscopy techniques and applications; and urinary tract infections management.

Frequent publication venues for Frank E. Talke include:

  • Microsystem Technologies
  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Journal of Biomaterials Applications
  • Materials

Key recent publications demonstrate a range of interdisciplinary applications:

  • A low-cost, open-source-based optical surgical navigation system using stereoscopic vision (2024, Microsystem Technologies)
  • A smartphone attachment for remote ophthalmic slit lamp examinations (2020, Microsystem Technologies)
  • Temperature-Induced Near-Field Transducer Failure in Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (2020, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics)
  • Investigation of an improved electricidal coating for inhibiting biofilm formation on urinary catheters (2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology)
  • A comparative study of experimental urinary catheters containing silver and zinc for biofilm inhibition (2021, Journal of Biomaterials Applications)

Collaborations have been frequent with several researchers, including:

  • Karcher Morris
  • Alex Phan
  • Tan D. Trinh
  • Farshad Ahadian
  • Christoph Schade

Throughout their career, Frank E. Talke has received several notable recognitions:

  • Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2010)
  • IEEE Fellow (2006) for contributions to magnetic recording disk and tape drives
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2001)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1999) for work in tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage systems, inkjet technology, and interferometric instrumentation, and for bridging industrial and academic research
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

  • Experimental and theoretical study of wave propagation phenomena in drop-on-demand ink jet devices

    D. B. Bogy;F. E. Talke

  • Drop formation by DOD ink-jet nozzles: a comparison of experiment and numerical simulation

    T. W. Shield;D. B. Bogy;F. E. Talke

  • Impact of a liquid drop against a flat surface

    S. E. Bechtel;D. B. Bogy;F. E. Talke

  • An investigation of non-repeatable spindle runout

    G. Bouchard;L. Lau;F. Talke

  • A Model for the Effect of Humidity on Stiction of the Head/Disk Interface

    Yufeng Li;Frank E. Talke

  • Contact Area and Static Friction of Rough Surfaces With High Plasticity Index

    L. Li;I. Etsion;F. E. Talke

  • The Effect of Slider Surface Texture on Flyability and Lubricant Migration under Near Contact Conditions

    L Zhou;K Kato;G Vurens;F.E Talke

  • Drop-on-demand method and apparatus using converging nozzles and high viscosity fluids

    Francis C. Lee;Ross N. Mills;Frank E. Talke

  • Drop-on-demand ink jet printers

    Francis Chee-Shuen Lee;Ross Neal Mills;Robert Nolan Payne;Frank Eberhard Talke

  • Effects of Air Bearing Stiffness on a Hard Disk Drive Subject to Shock and Vibration

    Eric M. Jayson;J. Murphy;P. W. Smith;Frank E. Talke

  • Axisymmetric motion of radially polarized piezoelectric cylinders used in ink jet printing

    N. Bugdayci;D. B. Bogy;F. E. Talke

  • Measurement and Simulation of Partial Contact at the Head/Tape Interface

    C. Lacey;F. E. Talke

  • Effect of humidity on stiction and friction of the head/disk interface

    Y. Li;D. Trauner;F.E. Talke

  • Analysis of Surface Textured Air Bearing Sliders with Rarefaction Effects

    Aravind N. Murthy;Izhak Etsion;Frank E. Talke

  • An Efficient Finite Element-Based Air Bearing Simulator for Pivoted Slider Bearings using Bi-Conjugate Gradient Algorithms

    Michael H. Wahl;Patrick R. Lee;Frank E. Talke

  • On tribological problems in magnetic disk recording technology

    Frank E. Talke

  • Enhancing tribological performance of the magnetic tape/guide interface by laser surface texturing

    Bart Raeymaekers;Izhak Etsion;Frank E. Talke

  • Investigation of fretting wear at the dimple/gimbal interface in a hard disk drive suspension

    B. Raeymaekers;S. Helm;R. Brunner;E.B. Fanslau

  • Suspension modeling and optimization using finite element analysis

    S. Kilian;U. Zander;F.E. Talke

  • Investigation of Slider Vibrations Due to Contact With a Smooth Disk Surface

    Hidekazu Kohira;Hideaki Tanaka;Masaaki Matsumoto;Frank E. Talke

Frequent Co-Authors

Izhak Etsion
Izhak Etsion Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
David B. Bogy
David B. Bogy University of California, Berkeley
Andreas Rosenkranz
Andreas Rosenkranz University of Chile
Guangyu Zhang
Guangyu Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Koji Kato
Koji Kato Nihon University
Sungho Jin
Sungho Jin University of California, San Diego
Robert N. Weinreb
Robert N. Weinreb University of California, San Diego
Daniel A. Fischer
Daniel A. Fischer National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yeshaiahu Fainman
Yeshaiahu Fainman University of California, San Diego
Juan C. Lasheras
Juan C. Lasheras University of California, San Diego

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