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Yonas Gizaw

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1995
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityCarbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems

Publications

23

Citations

358

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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Yonas Gizaw's research focuses on the physics and chemistry of surfaces and liquid interfaces, including how droplets move, spread, and interact with specially engineered surfaces (such as superhydrophobic and liquid-infused coatings). This work combines fluid dynamics, colloid and surface chemistry, and materials engineering to understand phenomena like droplet adhesion, capillary forces, and nanoparticle behavior at interfaces, with potential applications in coatings and materials design.

Surface wetting and superhydrophobicityDroplet dynamics and capillary forcesNanoparticle and colloidal interfacesContact angle and adhesion phenomenaSurface engineering and nanostructured coatings

Publication output has been irregular over the last decade, with a peak of four papers in 2020 followed by gaps in several years and low recent average output (0.8 papers/year over the last 5 years).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 4 publications420212022: 1 publication22232024: 2 publications24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Langmuir×2
  • Communications Physics×2
  • Soft Matter×1
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×1
  • Applied Surface Science×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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