Prof. Dr. Frank Eberhard Talke

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMechanical Properties of Metallic Materials and their Microstructural Causes,Coating and Surface Technology
Keywordsnano technology, discrete track and pit patterened media, surface characterization, mems and nano technology, head/disk interface

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityLa Jolla
InstitutionUniversity of California, San Diego
InstituteCenter for Magnetic Recording Research

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Tim C. LüthLehrstuhl für Mikrotechnik und Medizingerätetechnik, Technische Universität München, Garching
Prof. Dr. Joachim HeinzlLehrstuhl für Mikrotechnik und Medizingerätetechnik, Technische Universität München, Garching
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2000

Programme(s)

1999Max Planck Research Award Programme
2007Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Frank Talke is an international authority in tribology and the mechanics of magnetic storage systems, ink jet technology, and interferometric instrumentation. He is one of the leading experimentalists in the area of the head-disk interface in magnetic hard disk drives. He was a pioneer in the application of laser Doppler measurement systems to nanometer-scale dynamics of the read/write slider and disk. During his stay in Germany, he will continue research in the area of nano-texturing of surfaces to improve the tribological performance of the head disk interface. Professor Frank Talke will be hosted by Professor Ti, Lüth and Professor Joachim Heinzl at the Technical University of Munich.

Publications (partial selection)

2002L. Zhou, M. Beck, H. H. Gatzen, K. Kato, G. Vurens and F. E. Talke: Tribology of Textured Sliders in Near Contact Situations. In: IEEE Trans. Magn., 2002, 1-3