Invited Talks

1. S. Solhjoo, VMAP project: the academic side, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, 12 January 2021.

2. S. Solhjoo, Atomistic insights into single asperity contacts, Saarland University, Germany, 26 May 2018.

3. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Nanotribology: a molecular dynamics simulation approach, 1st ENTEG autumn meeting, Haren, the Netherlands, 8 October 2015.

4. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Investigations of atomic scale contacts with classical MD, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, 25 September 2015.

5. S. Solhjoo, Simulation of Nanoscale Materials Using Molecular Dynamics, conducting a 6-hour masterclass at the 10th National Student Congress of Iranian Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz, Iran, 7-8 September 2011.

Oral Presentations

1. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, The Area of Contact for Non-Adhesive Rough Surfaces: Comparison between MD and Persson’s Model, 8th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, Dijon, France, 9-14 October 2016.

2. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Lubricated normal and sliding contact of fractal rough surfaces at the atomic scale, The international conference on understanding and controlling nano and mesoscale friction (COSTnanoTribo), Istanbul, Turkey, 22-26 June 2015.

3. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Normal contacts of lubricated fractal rough surfaces at the atomic scale, TriboUK 2015, Loughborough, England, 16-17 April 2015.

Poster Presentations

1. S. Solhjoo, J. Post & A.I. Vakis, Sheet metals’ characterization in a virtual laboratory, VMAP Final Review, Online Meeting, 22 October 2020.

2. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Atomic scale roughness of gold substrates, Micro/Nanoscale Models for Tribology workshop, Leiden, the Netherlands, 30 January – 3 February 2017.

3. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Continuum contact mechanics theories at the atomic scale: an investigation on non-adhesive contacts, Micro/Nanoscale Models for Tribology workshop, Leiden, the Netherlands, 30 January – 3 February 2017.

4. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Non-adhesive contacts: the application of continuum theories at the atomic scale, 2nd ENTEG autumn meeting, Haren, the Netherlands, 6 October 2016.

5. S. Solhjoo & A.I. Vakis, Dry sliding contact between fractal and statistical rough surfaces at the atomic scale, Physics@FOM, Veldhoven, the Netherlands, 20-21 Jan 2015.

   • An earlier edition of the poster was presented in DGM European Symposium on Friction, Wear & Wear Protection, Karlsruhe, Germany, 6-8 May 2014.

6. S. Solhjoo, A. Simchi & H. Aashuri, Molecular dynamics simulation of melting, solidification and remelting of Aluminum: atomic-scale study, 5th joint congress of Iranian Metallurgical Engineering Society and Iranian Foundrymen’s Society, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 25-26 October 2011. [in Farsi]