Dr Thawhid Khan

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Lecturer of Sustainable Transport

Thawhid Khan
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thawhid.khan@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7772
Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Dr Thawhid Khan
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
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I am a Lecturer in Sustainable Transport in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering.

I am a member of the at the university and prior to this, I was a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Functional Surfaces at the University of Leeds and a Research Engineer at the University of Sheffield AMRC.

I hold a PhD in Tribology from the University of Leeds and I am a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. My research focuses on understanding how the tribochemical interactions between lubricant additives and a surface affects the friction and wear behaviour of components and most recently this has involved understanding the effects of electrification on lubricant performance and formation mechanisms.  

Research interests

My research focuses on the broader areas of tribology, surface engineering and lubrication and predominantly on automotive, aerospace and machining applications.

Research interests:

  • Tribology and tribochemistry of advanced materials and lubricants
  • Sustainable lubricant additives
  • Effects of electrification on tribochemical interactions
  • Alternative cutting fluid technology
  • Advanced coatings for component durability
  • Effects of coatings and lubricants on hydrogen embrittlement
Publications

Journal articles

  • Khan T, Taylor CM, Goodall R, Liskiewicz T, Bryant MG & Wika KK (2025) . Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 19(3), 227-240.
  • Khan T, Taufiqurrakhman M, Merrell C, Pryce G, Danturthi A, Liskiewicz T, Pandit H, Yan Y & Bryant M (2025) . Surface Innovations, 13(3), 223-233.
  • Abdullah AH (2025) . Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 22(1), 90-103.
  • Khan T, Armitage JL & Bryant MG (2024) . Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 18(4), 270-283.
  • Khan T, Beadling AR, Taufiqurrakhman M & Bryant MG (2024) . Tribology Transactions, 67(6), 1147-1157.
  • Elkington RJ, Armitage JL, Khan T & Bryant MG (2024) . Sports Engineering, 27(2).
  • Taufiqurrakhman M, Khan T & Bryant MG (2024) . Tribology Letters, 72(2).
  • Liskiewicz T, Sherrington I, Khan T & Liu Y (2023) . Tribology International, 189, 108965-108965.
  • Khan T (2023) . Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 17(1), 1-2.
  • Taylor CM, Secker J, Sajid SA, Curtis D, Liskiewicz T & Khan T (2023) . Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 17(1), 34-47.
  • Toboa D, Liskiewicz T, Yang L, Khan T & Boro (2021) . Surface and Coatings Technology, 422, 127483-127483.
  • Dorgham A, Azam A, Parsaeian P, Khan T, Sleiman M, Wang C, Morina A & Neville A (2021) . Tribology International, 157, 106855-106855.
  • Khan T, Broderick M & Taylor CM (2021) . The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 112(1-2), 589-600.
  • Khan T, Broderick M, Sajid SA, Secker J & Taylor CM (2021) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 235(10), 1644-1654.
  • Khan T, Tamura Y, Yamamoto H, Morina A & Neville A (2021) . Journal of Tribology, 143(1).
  • Taylor CM, D穩az F, Alegre R, Khan T, Arrazola P, Griffin J & Turner S (2020) . Materials & Design, 195.
  • Khan T, Tamura Y, Yamamoto H, Neville A & Morina A (2019) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 233(8), 1256-1273.
  • Khan T, Koide S, Tamura Y, Yamamoto H, Morina A & Neville A (2018) . Tribology Letters, 66(1).
  • Khan T, Tamura Y, Yamamoto H, Morina A & Neville A (2016) . Wear, 368-369, 101-115.

Book chapters

  • (2023) , Fretting Wear and Fretting Fatigue (pp. 25-64). Elsevier
  • Khan T, Voevodin A, Yerokhin A & Matthews A (2023) , Fretting Wear and Fretting Fatigue (pp. 173-199). Elsevier