Current Research

    Diestler's research program comprises theoretical and computational studies of fluid-solid interfacial phenomena. The primary focus is on the behavior of confined thin films, with emphasis on phase equlibria, rheology, lubrication, and coupling between molecular and higher spatial scales.

Recent Key Publications

Z. -B. Wu, D. J. Diestler, R. Feng and X. C. Zeng “Coarse-Grained Description of Solid Systems at Nonzero Temperature,” J. Chem. Phys. 119, 8013-8023 (2003).

D. J. Diestler, “Coarse-Grained Descriptions of Multiple Scale Processes in Solids,” Phys. Rev. B 66, 1841104-1-7 (2002).

S. H. L. Klapp, H. Bock, D. J. Diestler and M. Schoen, “Phase Transformations in Slit-Pores: The Role of Metastable Phases”, J. Phys.: Condensed Matter 14, 5673-5697 (2002).

D. J. Diestler, “Constrained Statistical Thermodynamic Treatment of Friction”, J. Chem. Phys. 117, 3411-3424 (2002).

H. Bock, D. J. Diestler and M. Schoen, “Role of Nanoscopic Liquid Bridges in Static Friction”, Phys. Rev. E 64, 046124-1-6 (2001).