Books & Chapters (original research)

·   P. A. Deymier, V. Kapila, and K. Muralidharan, “Atomistic Simulation Methods”, A. Lakhtakia, Ed., SPIE/ASM Handbook of Nanotechnology, Section: Nanometer Structure Theory, Modeling, and Simulation, SPIE, (2004).

Refereed Journal Articles

·   V. Kapila, J. Harris, P. Deymier, S. Raghavan, “Effect of Long-Range and Steric Hydrophilic Interactions on Micellization of Surfactant Solutions: A Monte Carlo Study in 2-D”, Langmuir, 18, 3728 (2002).

·   V. Kapila, A.M. Almanza-Workman, P. Deymier, S. Raghavan, “Self-Assembly of Ionic and Non-ionic Silane on Hydrophilic Surfaces: A Monte Carlo Study in 2D”, accepted for publication in the Journal of Chemical Physics.

·   V. Kapila, P. Deymier, S. Raghavan, “Effect of bulk concentration and temperature on the self-assembled monolayer structure: A Monte Carlo Study in 3-D”, to be submitted to Modeling and Simulation in MSE.

·   V. Kapila, P. Deymier, S.Raghavan, “Non-equilibrium MD study of frictional behavior of deposited silane films on silica”, in preparation.

Thesis and Dissertation

·   V. Kapila, “Development of an Evanescent Wave Strain Sensor”, M.S. Thesis, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD (1999).

·   V. Kapila, “Simulations of self-assembly and frictional behavior of surfactant and silane monolayers” PhD Disseration, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, in preparation.

Conferences and Presentations

·   V. Kapila, L. Kjerengtroen, W.M. Cross, F.J. Johnson, J.J. Keller, “Strain Monitoring by Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy”, Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering (1999), 3675 (Smart Materials Technologies), 160-168.

·   V. Kapila, J. Harris, P. Deymier, S. Raghavan, “Monte-Carlo Simulation of Mixed Solutions of Silanes and Surfactants in the Presence of a Charged Polysilicon Surface”, presented at the 75^th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 10-13, 2001, at Carnegie Mellon University.

Research Proposals and Reports (significant contribution in writing of the following NSF annual reports)

·   Annual Progress reports for NSF grant # 9905957 titled, “Waterborne self-assembled monolayer films for stiction reduction in silicon based microelectromechanical structures”, 2000.

·   Completely written and successfully defended an NSF format research proposal as a requirement for doctoral degree in MSE at University of Arizona, 2001.

·   Annual Progress reports for NSF grant # 9905957 titled, “Waterborne self-assembled monolayer films for stiction reduction in silicon based microelectromechanical structures”, 2001.

·   Annual Progress reports for NSF grant # 9905957 titled, “Waterborne self-assembled monolayer films for stiction reduction in silicon based microelectromechanical structures”, 2002.

·   Contributed in the atomistic simulations component of the NSF funded research grant # 0221865 titled, “Integration of wear-resistant and anti-stiction coatings deposited from waterborne chemistries into microelectromechanical system fabrication process”, 2002.

·   Annual progress report for NSF grant # 0221865 titled, “Integration of wear-resistant and anti-stiction coatings deposited from waterborne chemistries into microelectromechanical system fabrication process”, 2003.