Dr. Bharat Bhushan received an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971, an M.S. in mechanics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973 and 1976, respectively, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, NY in 1980, Doctor Technicae from the University of Trondheim at Trondheim, Norway in 1990, a Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Warsaw University of Technology at Warsaw, Poland in 1996, and Doctor Honouris Causa from the National Academy of Sciences at Gomel, Belarus in 2000. He is a registered professional engineer (mechanical). He is presently an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Research Faculty Advisor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Nanotribology Laboratory for Information Storage & MEMS/NEMS (NLIM) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is an internationally recognized expert of tribology and mechanics on the macro- to nanoscales, and is one of the most prolific authors. He is considered by some a pioneer of the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices and a leading researcher in the fields of nanotribology and nanomechanics using scanning probe microscopy and applications to micro/nanotechnology. He has authored 5 technical books, more than 50 handbook chapters, more than 500 technical papers in referred journals, and more than 60 technical reports, edited more than 25 books, and holds 16 U.S. patents. He is co-editor of Springer NanoScience and Technology and co-editor of Microsystem Technologies - Micro- & Nanosystems and Information Storage & Processing Systems (formerly called Journal of Information Storage and Processing Systems). He has given more than 250 invited presentations on five continents and more than 60 keynote/plenary addresses at major international conferences.

Dr. Bhushan is an accomplished organizer. He organized the first symposium on Tribology and Mechanics of Magnetic Storage Systems in 1984 and the first international symposium on Advances in Information Storage Systems in 1990, both of which are now held annually. He is the founder of an ASME Information Storage and Processing Systems Division founded in 1993 and served as the founding chair during 1993-1998. His biography has been listed in over two dozen Who's Who books including Who's Who in the World and has received more than two dozen awards for his contributions to science and technology from professional societies, industry, and U.S. government agencies. He is also the recipient of various international fellowships including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize for Senior Scientists, Max Planck Foundation Research Award for Outstanding Foreign Scientists, and the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. He is a foreign member of the International Academy of Engineering (Russia), Byelorussian Academy of Engineering and Technology and the Academy of Triboengineering of Ukraine, a honorary member of the Society of Tribologists of Belarus, a fellow of ASME, IEEE, STLE, and the New York Academy of Sciences, and a member of ASEE, Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi.

Dr. Bhushan has previously worked for the R & D Division of Mechanical Technology Inc., Latham, NY; the Technology Services Division of SKF Industries Inc., King of Prussia, PA; the General Products Division Laboratory of IBM Corporation, Tucson, AZ; and the Almaden Research Center of IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA.

- Measurement Techniques and Applications.- - Measurement Techniques and Applications.- Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Scanning Probe Microscopy - Principle of Operation, Instrumentation, and Probes.- Probes in Scanning Microscopies.- Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy and Related Topics.- Low-Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Dynamic Modes of Atomic Force Microscopy.- Molecular Recognition Force Microscopy: From Simple Bonds to Complex Energy Landscapes.- Nanotribology and Nanomechanics: Fundamental Studies.- Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization.- Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films.- Interfacial Forces and Spectroscopic Study of Confined Fluids.- Friction and Wear on the Atomic Scale.- Nanomechanical Properties of Solid Surfaces and Thin Films.- Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction.- Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures.- Scale Effect in Mechanical Properties and Tribology.- Molecularly-Thick Films for Lubrication.- Nanotribology of Ultrathin and Hard Amorphous Carbon Films.- Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) for Controlling Adhesion, Friction, and Wear.- Nanoscale Boundary Lubrication Studies.- Biomimetics.- Lotus Effect: Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobic Surfaces.- Gecko Feet: Natural Hairy Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion - Mechanism, Modeling and Development of Bio-Inspired Materials.- Applications.- Micro/Nanotribology and Micro/Nanomechanics of Magnetic Storage Devices.- Nanotribology and Materials Characterization of MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/BioNEMS Materials and Devices.- Mechanical Properties of Micromachined Structures.- Structural, Nanomechanical, and Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoindentation.

This volume serves as a timely, practical introduction to the principles of nanotribology and nanomechanics and applications to magnetic storage systems and MEMS/NEMS. Assuming some familiarity with macrotribology/mechanics, the book comprises chapters by internationally recognized experts, who integrate knowledge of the field from the mechanics and materials-science perspectives. Graduate students, research workers, and practicing engineers will find the book of value.