Stephen P. Beaudoin

Stephen P. Beaudoin's research focuses on how tiny particles stick to surfaces, studying the physics of adhesion, friction, and surface roughness to understand and predict powder behavior. This work has applications in pharmaceuticals (like drug powder handling and crystallization), semiconductor manufacturing (wafer contamination), and security screening (explosives detection). Much of the research uses a specialized centrifuge-based technique to measure how particle and surface properties affect sticking forces.

Publication output has varied year to year over the last decade, with a peak in 2018 and generally lower but continuing activity in recent years (around 2-3 papers annually on average over the last five years).

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