Leon M. Keer
Leon M. Keer
Walter P. Murphy Professor
A319 Technological Institute
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
E-mail address: l-keer@northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 491-4046
Education
- B.S., California Institute of Technology, Engineering
- M.S., California Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Engineering Mechanics
Teaching Activities
- GEN_ENG-205-2
- CIV_ENG-216-1
- CIV_ENG-415-1
- CIV_ENG-411-1
Honors and Awards
- 2000 Innovative Research Award, Tribology Division, ASME
- 2001 Fellow, Acoustical Society of America
- 2003 ASME Daniel C. Drucker Medal
Selected Publications
- Borodich, F.M., Keer, L.M., and Harris, S.J., "Self-Similarity in Abrasiveness of Hard Carbon-Containing Coatings," Journal of Tribology, Vol, 125 (2003) pp. 1-7.
- Chen, Y.-H., Guruz, M., Chung, Y.-W. and Keer, L.M., "Thermal Stability of Hard TiN/SiNx Coatings with an Equiaxed Microstructure," Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 154 (2002), pp. 162-166.
- Chen, Y.-H., Polonsky, I.A., Chung, Y.-W. and Keer, L.M., "Tribological Properties and Rolling-Contact-Fatigue Lives of TiN/SiNx Multilayer Coatings," Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 154 (2002), pp. 152-161.
- Borodich, F.M., Harris, S.J. and Keer, L.M., "Self-similarity in Abrasion of Metals by Nanosharp Asperities of Hard Carbon-containing Films," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 81, (2002) pp. 3476-3478.
- Korach, C.S. and Keer, L.M., "Stresses between 3D Fractures in Infinite and Layered Elastic Solids," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 69, (2002), pp. 1815-1825.
