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Robert A. Fleming

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Federal Grant PI

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Naval Medical Center San Diego (1970); University of Wisconsin System (1967); University of Wisconsin–Madison (1967); University of Nottingham (1979–1989); Emory University (1986); Queensland University of Technology (1984–2000); Cornell University (2008); New York Hospital Queens (2008–2012); Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (1924); United States Department of the Navy (1985–2004); University of California San Diego (1980); Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (1979); Savara (Denmark) (2025); Savara Pharmaceuticals (United States) (2025); Hewlett-Packard (United Kingdom) (2005); United States Navy (1968–2004); Marymount University (1889); Stanford University (1979–1982)

Faculty Researcher

19 h-index 99 pubs 1,039 cited

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert A. Fleming's research interests include materials science, with a focus on the frictional properties and durability of various coatings and textured surfaces. He has investigated enhanced durability of chromium-primed MoS2 coatings on aluminum for aerospace applications and studied the dependence of test parameters and material properties on the frictional characteristics of core-shell nanostructure textured surfaces. His work also extends to the reliability of photovoltaic (PV) cover glass materials, addressing issues of soiling and cementation through advanced X-ray scattering and spectroscopy, complemented by first-principles modeling.

Fleming has secured significant federal funding as a Principal Investigator (PI) on multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) grants. These include awards for campus-wide cyberinfrastructure modernization, the acquisition of an X-Ray Diffractometer, and the procurement of a Nanoindenter, all aimed at enhancing materials and biomaterials research and education at Arkansas State University. His scholarship metrics indicate a significant body of work, with an h-index of 19, 95 total publications, and over 1,000 citations.

His research collaborations extend across institutions, including shared publications with colleagues at Arkansas State University, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Fleming's recent publications also touch upon medical research, including a Phase 3 clinical trial on molgramostim for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and studies on pulmonary gas exchange in patients with this condition.

Metrics

  • h-index: 19
  • Publications: 99
  • Citations: 1,039

Selected Publications

  • Laser cladding of Al alloy with MoS <sub>2</sub> and Ti <sub>3</sub> SiC <sub>2</sub> powder for enhanced tribological performance (2026)
    Tribology Transactions DOI OpenAlex
  • Special Issue: Orthopedics and Biotribology (2026)
    Journal of Tribology DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhanced Durability of Chromium-Primed MoS2 Coatings on Aluminum for Aerospace Flap Rail Slider Pads (2026)
    Journal of Tribology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Fundamental Studies of Soiling and Cementation of PV Cover Glass Materials: Addressing Reliability with Advanced X-ray Scattering/Spectroscopy and First Principles Modeling (Final Technical Report) (2025)
  • Accurate Measurements of Electrical Steel Coating Thickness Using the Weigh-Strip-Weigh Method (2025)
  • Tribology of Textured Surfaces (2025)
    Lubricants DOI OpenAlex
  • Design of an Instrumented Soiling Chamber for Solar Photovoltaic Coating Research (2024)
  • An integrated convolutional neural network and sorting algorithm for image classification for efficient flood disaster management (2023)
    Decision Analytics Journal 53 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Towards Understanding of Cementation of Particulate Soils on PV Cover Glass Materials (2022)
    2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC) DOI OpenAlex
  • Test parameter and material dependence of the frictional properties of core-shell nanostructure textured surfaces (2022)
    Tribology International 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Combined Spatially Resolved Characterization of Antireflection and Antisoiling Coatings for PV Module Glass (2020)
    ACS Combinatorial Science 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mechanical wear and oxidative degradation analysis of retrieved ultra high molecular weight polyethylene acetabular cups (2018)
    Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Deformation and fatigue resistance of Al/a-Si core-shell nanostructures subjected to cyclic nanoindentation (2017)
    Applied Surface Science 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Material dimensionality effects on the nanoindentation behavior of Al/a-Si core-shell nanostructures (2017)
    Applied Surface Science 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The effects of confined core volume on the mechanical behavior of Al/a-Si core-shell nanostructures (2017)
    Acta Materialia 19 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 3 $1,300,548 total

NSF PI Sep 2022 - Aug 2024

MRI: Acquisition of a Nanoindenter for Materials Science and Biomaterials Research

EPSCoR Co-Funding, Major Research Instrumentation $586,231
NSF PI Jan 2025 - Dec 2026

CC* Strategy: Campus - Cyberinfrastructure Modernization at Arkansas State University

Campus Cyberinfrastructure, EPSCoR Co-Funding $99,906

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