Astrid Silvia de Wijn
About
Applied nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
Theory and modelling -- tribology, surface science, transport properties, nonlinear dynamics, condensed matter
The group's aim is to develop new, general, models for transport of matter, energy, and momentum, and relate it to microscopic nonlinear dynamics. We currently focus on two types of systems:
- molecules and nanoscale objects on surfaces, especially in the context of friction, and
- gases and liquids of various levels of complexity.
We employ computational as well as analytical methods to solve applied and fundamental problems. We collaborate with experimental as well as theoretical researchers from a wide variety of fields, ranging from chemical engineering to mathematical physics. More details below.
More information: https://www.syonax.net/science/research.html
Publications
2024
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Vescovi, Dalila;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Cross, Graham L. W.;
Berzi, Diego.
(2024)
Extended kinetic theory applied to pressure-controlled shear flows of frictionless spheres between rigid, bumpy planes.
Soft Matter
Academic article
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Lindström, H. Jonathan G.;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Friedman, Ran.
(2024)
Interplay of mutations, alternate mechanisms, and treatment breaks in leukaemia: Understanding and implications studied with stochastic models.
Computers in Biology and Medicine
Academic article
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Sheehan, Jennifer Ruth;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Freire, Thales Souza;
Friedman, Ran.
(2024)
Beyond IC50—A computational dynamic model of drug resistance in enzyme inhibition treatment.
PLoS Computational Biology
Academic article
2023
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Fjeldstad, Christopher Devik;
Pousaneh, Faezeh;
Cona, Roberto Enrique Troncoso;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2023)
Anisotropy of field-controlled shear viscosity of dipolar fluids.
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
Academic article
2022
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Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Nieto, Sergio Armada.
(2022)
Nanoscale tribological simulations of a semi-crystalline polymer.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
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Bering, Eivind;
Torstensen, Jonathan Økland;
Lervik, Anders;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2022)
Computational study of the dissolution of cellulose into single chains: the role of the solvent and agitation.
Cellulose
Academic article
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2022)
Nanoscale friction and wear of a polymer coated with graphene.
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Academic article
2021
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Nanoscale simulations of wear and viscoelasticity of a semi-crystalline polymer.
Tribology letter
Academic article
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Andersson, David;
Bratsberg, Sigrid;
Ringsmuth, Andrew;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Dynamics of collective action to conserve a large common-pool resource.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
-
Sheehan, Jennifer;
Andersson, David;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Thermal effects and spontaneous frictional relaxation in atomically thin layered materials.
Physical review B (PRB)
Academic article
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Molecular-dynamics simulations of the emergence of surface roughness in a polymer under compression.
Materials
Academic article
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Al-Jubouri, Bassma Khaldoon Abduljabbar;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Identifying ski roughness using data driven approaches.
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)
Academic article
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Bering, Eivind;
Hansen, Alex;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Stretching, breaking, and dissolution of polymeric nanofibres by computer experiments.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
2020
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Pousaneh, Faezeh;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Shear viscosity of pseudo hard-spheres.
Molecular Physics
Academic article
-
Bering, Eivind;
Bedeaux, Dick;
Kjelstrup, Signe;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Latella, Ivan;
Rubi, Miguel.
(2020)
A Legendre–Fenchel Transform for Molecular Stretching Energies.
Nanomaterials
Academic article
-
Bering, Eivind;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Stretching and breaking of PEO nanofibres. A classical force field and ab initio simulation study.
Soft Matter
Academic article
-
Pousaneh, Faezeh;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Kinetic Theory and Shear Viscosity of Dense Dipolar Hard Sphere Liquids.
Physical Review Letters
Academic article
-
Andersson, Sven Per David;
Wijn, Astrid de.
(2020)
Understanding the friction of atomically thin layered materials.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Glende, Gudrun;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Pousaneh, Faezeh.
(2020)
The Vanishing water/oil interface in the presence of antagonistic salt.
Journal of Chemical Physics
Academic article
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Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Why surface roughness is similar at different scales.
Nature
Reader opinion piece
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Bering, Eivind;
Kjelstrup, Signe;
Bedeaux, Dick;
Rubi, Miguel;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Entropy production beyond the thermodynamic limit from single-molecule stretching simulations.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Academic article
2019
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Hartmut, Felix;
Dietzel, Dirk;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Schirmeisen, André.
(2019)
Friction vs. Area Scaling of Superlubric NaCl-Particles on Graphite.
Lubricants
Academic article
-
Lindstrom, H Jonathan G;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Friedman, Ran.
(2019)
Stochastic modelling of tyrosine kinase inhibitor rotation therapy in chronic myeloid leukaemia.
BMC Cancer
Academic article
2018
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Ouyang, Wengen;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Urbakh, Michael.
(2018)
Atomic-scale sliding friction on a contaminated surface.
Nanoscale
Academic article
-
Dietzel, Dirk;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Vorholzer, Matthias;
Schirmeisen, André.
(2018)
Friction Fluctuations of Gold Nanoparticles in the
Superlubric Regime.
Nanotechnology
Academic article
2017
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Pettersson, Lars G M.
(2017)
How square ice helps lubrication.
Physical review B (PRB)
Academic article
2016
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2016)
Preface to the special section on nano- and mesoscale friction.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Editorial
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Fasolino, Annalisa;
Filippov, A. E.;
Urbakh, M..
(2016)
Effects of molecule anchoring and dispersion on nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Academic article
-
Wijk, Merel M. van;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Fasolino, Annalisa.
(2016)
Collective superlubricity of graphene flakes.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Academic article
-
Wijn, Astrid Silvia de.
(2016)
Nanoscience: Flexible graphene strengthens friction.
Nature
Reader opinion piece
-
Norell, Jesper;
Fasolino, Annalisa;
Wijn, Astrid Silvia de.
(2016)
Emergent friction in two-dimensional Frenkel-Kontorova models.
Physical Review E (PRE)
Academic article
-
Thorén, Per-Anders;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Borgani, Riccardo;
Forchheimer, Daniel;
Haviland, David B..
(2016)
Imaging high-speed friction at the nanometer scale.
Nature Communications
Academic article
Journal publications
-
Vescovi, Dalila;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Cross, Graham L. W.;
Berzi, Diego.
(2024)
Extended kinetic theory applied to pressure-controlled shear flows of frictionless spheres between rigid, bumpy planes.
Soft Matter
Academic article
-
Lindström, H. Jonathan G.;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Friedman, Ran.
(2024)
Interplay of mutations, alternate mechanisms, and treatment breaks in leukaemia: Understanding and implications studied with stochastic models.
Computers in Biology and Medicine
Academic article
-
Sheehan, Jennifer Ruth;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Freire, Thales Souza;
Friedman, Ran.
(2024)
Beyond IC50—A computational dynamic model of drug resistance in enzyme inhibition treatment.
PLoS Computational Biology
Academic article
-
Fjeldstad, Christopher Devik;
Pousaneh, Faezeh;
Cona, Roberto Enrique Troncoso;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2023)
Anisotropy of field-controlled shear viscosity of dipolar fluids.
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
Academic article
-
Bering, Eivind;
Torstensen, Jonathan Økland;
Lervik, Anders;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2022)
Computational study of the dissolution of cellulose into single chains: the role of the solvent and agitation.
Cellulose
Academic article
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2022)
Nanoscale friction and wear of a polymer coated with graphene.
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Academic article
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Nanoscale simulations of wear and viscoelasticity of a semi-crystalline polymer.
Tribology letter
Academic article
-
Andersson, David;
Bratsberg, Sigrid;
Ringsmuth, Andrew;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Dynamics of collective action to conserve a large common-pool resource.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
-
Sheehan, Jennifer;
Andersson, David;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Thermal effects and spontaneous frictional relaxation in atomically thin layered materials.
Physical review B (PRB)
Academic article
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Molecular-dynamics simulations of the emergence of surface roughness in a polymer under compression.
Materials
Academic article
-
Al-Jubouri, Bassma Khaldoon Abduljabbar;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Identifying ski roughness using data driven approaches.
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)
Academic article
-
Pousaneh, Faezeh;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Shear viscosity of pseudo hard-spheres.
Molecular Physics
Academic article
-
Bering, Eivind;
Bedeaux, Dick;
Kjelstrup, Signe;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Latella, Ivan;
Rubi, Miguel.
(2020)
A Legendre–Fenchel Transform for Molecular Stretching Energies.
Nanomaterials
Academic article
-
Bering, Eivind;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Stretching and breaking of PEO nanofibres. A classical force field and ab initio simulation study.
Soft Matter
Academic article
-
Pousaneh, Faezeh;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Kinetic Theory and Shear Viscosity of Dense Dipolar Hard Sphere Liquids.
Physical Review Letters
Academic article
-
Andersson, Sven Per David;
Wijn, Astrid de.
(2020)
Understanding the friction of atomically thin layered materials.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Glende, Gudrun;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Pousaneh, Faezeh.
(2020)
The Vanishing water/oil interface in the presence of antagonistic salt.
Journal of Chemical Physics
Academic article
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Why surface roughness is similar at different scales.
Nature
Reader opinion piece
-
Bering, Eivind;
Kjelstrup, Signe;
Bedeaux, Dick;
Rubi, Miguel;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2020)
Entropy production beyond the thermodynamic limit from single-molecule stretching simulations.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Academic article
-
Hartmut, Felix;
Dietzel, Dirk;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Schirmeisen, André.
(2019)
Friction vs. Area Scaling of Superlubric NaCl-Particles on Graphite.
Lubricants
Academic article
-
Lindstrom, H Jonathan G;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Friedman, Ran.
(2019)
Stochastic modelling of tyrosine kinase inhibitor rotation therapy in chronic myeloid leukaemia.
BMC Cancer
Academic article
-
Ouyang, Wengen;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Urbakh, Michael.
(2018)
Atomic-scale sliding friction on a contaminated surface.
Nanoscale
Academic article
-
Dietzel, Dirk;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Vorholzer, Matthias;
Schirmeisen, André.
(2018)
Friction Fluctuations of Gold Nanoparticles in the
Superlubric Regime.
Nanotechnology
Academic article
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Pettersson, Lars G M.
(2017)
How square ice helps lubrication.
Physical review B (PRB)
Academic article
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2016)
Preface to the special section on nano- and mesoscale friction.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Editorial
-
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Fasolino, Annalisa;
Filippov, A. E.;
Urbakh, M..
(2016)
Effects of molecule anchoring and dispersion on nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Academic article
-
Wijk, Merel M. van;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Fasolino, Annalisa.
(2016)
Collective superlubricity of graphene flakes.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Academic article
-
Wijn, Astrid Silvia de.
(2016)
Nanoscience: Flexible graphene strengthens friction.
Nature
Reader opinion piece
-
Norell, Jesper;
Fasolino, Annalisa;
Wijn, Astrid Silvia de.
(2016)
Emergent friction in two-dimensional Frenkel-Kontorova models.
Physical Review E (PRE)
Academic article
-
Thorén, Per-Anders;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Borgani, Riccardo;
Forchheimer, Daniel;
Haviland, David B..
(2016)
Imaging high-speed friction at the nanometer scale.
Nature Communications
Academic article
Report
-
Vacher, Robin Sam;
Wijn, Astrid S. de;
Nieto, Sergio Armada.
(2022)
Nanoscale tribological simulations of a semi-crystalline polymer.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
-
Bering, Eivind;
Hansen, Alex;
Wijn, Astrid S. de.
(2021)
Stretching, breaking, and dissolution of polymeric nanofibres by computer experiments.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
Teaching
Courses
- MM8455 - Experimental and Modelling Approaches on Surface Science, Corrosion and Tribology
- MM8444 - Advanced Nanoscale Surface Dynamic Processes
- MM8484 - Applied Materials Seminar Series
- MM8760 - Topics in Digital manufacturing and knowledge based engineering
- TMM4560 - Engineering Design and Materials, Specialization Project
- TMM4204 - Nanoscale Surface Dynamic Processes
- TMM4205 - Tribology and Surface Technology
- TMM4940 - Nanotechnology, Master's Thesis
- TMM4960 - Engineering Design and Materials, Master's Thesis
- TMM4561 - Engineering Design and Materials, Specialization Project
- TMM4550 - Nanotechnology, Specialization Project
- TMM4243 - Computational Materials
- TMM4540 - Industrial ICT Engineering Design and Materials, Specialization Project
- MM8405 - Advanced tribology and surface technology
- TMM4935 - Industrial ICT, Master's Thesis
- MM8407 - Advanced Simulation Methods in Many-particle Systems
Outreach
2025
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PosterSkanke, Tord; Lervik, Anders; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Netzer, Corinna. (2025) Thermal Induced Break-up of PE Using Atomistic Molecular Dynamics with a Reactive Force Field. 12th European Combustion Meeting , Edinburgh 2025-04-06 - 2025-04-09
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Academic lectureTammen, Rene; Eiser, Erika; Li, Ge; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Zabłocka, Kamila; Weerdt, Klaartje de. (2025) Experimental Investigation on Illite Clay for Sustainable Ground Stabilization. Experimental Investigation on Illite Clay for Sustainable Ground Stabilization , Albuquerque 2025-05-18 - 2025-05-21
2024
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PosterLi, Ge; Wijn, Astrid S. de. (2024) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Illite Clay Surface and Particle. Cimtec 2024 Materials in an Explosively Growing Informatics World , Montecatini Terme 2024-06-20 - 2024-06-24
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LectureLi, Ge; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Eiser, Erika; Høyvik, Ida-Marie; Xia, Lu; Tammen, Rene. (2024) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Porous Illite Clay Surfaces and Particles. InterPore 2024 16th Annual Meeting , Qingdao 2024-05-13 - 2024-05-16
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LectureTammen, Rene; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Eiser, Erika; Li, Ge; Høyvik, Ida-Marie; Xia, Lu. (2024) Sustainable Ground Stabilisation of Norwegian Quick Clay. InterPore 2024 16th Annual Meeting , Qingdao 2024-05-13 - 2024-05-16
2022
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2022) Investigating the tribology of polymers with molecular-dynamics simulations. Friction, lubrication, and rheology at the nano and mesoscale , Durham 2022-07-20 - 2022-07-21
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2022) Understanding the friction on atomically thin layered materials. Second national meeting of the Swedish Chemical Society , Linköping 2022-06-20 - 2022-06-22
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2022) Understanding the friction on atomically thin layered materials. 7th World Tribology Congress , Lyon 2022-07-10 - 2022-07-15
2021
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Academic lectureBering, Eivind; Kjelstrup, Signe; Bedeaux, Dick; Rubi, Miguel; Wijn, Astrid S. de. (2021) Entropy Production Beyond the Thermodynamic Limit: Single-Molecule Stretching Simulations. 21th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties , Boulder, Colorado 2021-06-20 - 2021-06-25
2019
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LectureBering, Eivind; Kjelstrup, Signe; Bedeaux, Dick; Wijn, Astrid S. de. (2019) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymeric Fibre Bundles under Tensile Load. InterPore 2019 , Valencia 2019-05-06 - 2019-05-10
2018
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) Theory and simulation of friction at the nano scale. Advanced Materials and Technologies -- Conference -- School , Palanga 2018-09-27 - 2018-10-01
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) Kinetic theory and transport properties of gases. Workshop on Rayleigh-Brillouin Scattering and Lidar Applications in the Earth’s Atmosphere , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2018-06-28 - 2018-06-28
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LectureBering, Eivind; Hansen, Alex; Wijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymeric Fibre Bundles under Tensile Load. NTNU Nano Symposium , Trondheim 2018-11-28 - 2018-11-29
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) Modelling nanoscale friction of adsorbed molecules. Det 21. Landsmøte i kjemi (Norwegian Chemical Society meeting) , Lillestrøm 2018-10-16 - 2018-10-18
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) Predicting and controlling long jumps and sticks in molecular diffusion. Long NORDITA Program on Crackling Noise in Materials , NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden 2018-04-30 - 2018-05-11
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LectureBering, Eivind; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Hansen, Alex. (2018) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Polymeric Fibre Bundles under Tensile Load. Twentieth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties , Boulder, Colorado 2018-06-24 - 2018-06-29
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Academic lecturePousaneh, Faezeh; Wijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) ''Shear viscosity of polar hard-sphere liquid'' talk, Institute of physical chemistry, polish academy of sciences, warsaw, poland 22October 2018. talk , warsaw, poland 2018-10-21 -
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Academic lecturePousaneh, Faezeh; Wijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) ''Shear viscosity of polar hard-sphere liquid''. talk , trondheim 2018-10-25 - 2018-10-25
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2018) Friction fluctuations of gold Nanoparticles in the superlubric regime. 9th Nordic Workshop on Statistical Physics: Biological, Complex and Non-equilibrium Systems , NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden 2018-03-21 - 2018-03-23
2017
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de; Pettersson, Lars G.M.. (2017) How square ice helps lubrication. Joint ICTP-COST-MODPHYSFRICT Conference on ``Trends in Nanotribology 2017'' (TiN17) 2017-06-26 - 2017-06-30
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) Nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control. Institut für Materialphysik, Georg-August-Universität , Göttingen 2017-05-18 - 2017-05-18
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) Understanding friction at the nano scale. nano@NTNU symposium 2017-12-06 - 2017-12-07
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) Nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control. IPCMS-CNRS 2017-03-16 - 2017-03-16
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) Computers, Friction, and Carbon. Game-changing physics: a symposium in honour of Annalisa Fasolino , Nijmegen 2017-10-20 - 2017-10-20
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) Understanding Friction at the Nano Scale. Theoretical Physics Seminar , Maynooth University 2017-11-21 - 2017-11-21
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Academic lectureSjögren, Johan; Wijn, Astrid S. de; Krishnamurthy, Supriya. (2017) Reconstructing surfaces with the Jarzynski relation. Current and Future Trends in Stochastic Thermodynamics , Nordita, Stockholm 2017-09-04 - 2017-09-29
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) How square ice helps lubrication. Gemini center workshop on Lifetime extension of bearings and gears 2017-11-03 - 2017-11-03
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) How square ice helps lubrication. 8th Nordic Workshop on Statistical Physics: Biological, Complex, and Non-equilibrium systems , Nordita, Stockholm 2017-03-08 - 2017-03-10
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid S. de. (2017) Nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control: effect of molecule anchoring and dispersion. 7th European Nanomanipulation Workshop 2017-02-20 - 2017-02-22
2016
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LectureWijn, Astrid de. (2016) Imaging high-speed friction at the nanometer scale. The 2nd European Workshop on Understanding and Controlling Nano and Mesoscale Friction , Riga 2016-07-04 - 2016-07-07
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Academic lectureWijn, Astrid Silvia de. (2016) Understanding friction at the nano scale. AlbaNova Colloquium , Stockholm 2016-05-19 -
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LectureWijn, Astrid de. (2016) Nanoscopic Friction under Electrochemical Control. 17th Workshop of Dynamical Phenomena at Surfaces , Milan 2016-09-19 - 2016-09-21
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LectureWijn, Astrid de. (2016) Nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control. 7th Nordic Workshop on Statistical Physics: Biological, Complex, and Non-equilibrium systems , NORDITA, Stockholm 2016-03-16 - 2016-03-18