Ashlie Martini

Ashlie Martini is a tribologist and professor of mechanical engineering at University of California, Merced.

Biography Education Martini received her Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1998 from Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois. She later completed her Doctor of Philosophy in the same field, at the same school, in 2007. at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana before becoming a full professor at University of California, Merced.

Research The topics of study at "Martini Research Group: Fundamental Tribology Lab" at UC Merced include: "The Martini research group is performing some very critical and important data gathering for us and presenting that data in a way that helps us make critical, mission-sensitive decisions for Mars," said Duval Johnson of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Awards and honors American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award (2012) Air Force Office of Scientific Research - AFOSR Young Investigator Award

Distinctions Tribology Letters - Editor Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Tribology Frontiers Conference (International Conference) - Chair

Her second most cited work has been cited over 400 times: