Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1967
• B.S., Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, 1964

Research Interests

• Molecular theory of interfacial phenomena
• Statistical thermodynamics of fluids in porous media
• Molecular theory of friction
• Statistical thermodynamics of multi-scale processes in heterogeneous materials

Selected Publications

• D. J. Diestler, H. Zhou, R. Feng and X. C. Zeng, Hybrid atomistic-coarse-grained treatment of multiscale processes in heterogeneous materials: A self-consistent-field approach, Journal of Chemical Physics 125, 064705 (2006).
   
• Z.-B. Wu, D. J. Diestler and X. C. Zeng, Multiscale treatment of thin-film lubrication, Molecular Simulation 31, 811 (2005).
   
• H. Zhou, R. Feng, D. J. Diestler and X. C. Zeng, Coarse-grained free-energy-functional treatment of quasistatic multiscale processes in heterogeneous materials, Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 164109 (2005).
   
• S. H. L. Klapp, D. J. Diestler and M. Schoen, Why are effective potentials 'soft' ?, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 16, 7331(2004).
   
• D. J. Diestler, Z.-B. Wu and X. C. Zeng, An extension of the quasicontinuum treatment of multiscale solid systems to nonzero temperature, Journal of Chemical Physics 121, 9279 (2004).
   
• Z.-B. Wu, D. J. Diestler and X. C. Zeng, Hybrid atomistic-coarse-grained treatment of thin-film lubrication. II, Journal of Chemical Physics 121, 8029 (2004).
   
• Z.-B. Wu, D. J. Diestler, R. Feng and X. C. Zeng, Hybrid atomistic-coarse-grained treatment of thin-film lubrication. I, Journal of Chemical Physics 120, 6744 (2004).
   
• Z.-B. Wu, D. J. Diestler, R. Feng, and X. C. Zeng, Coarse-graining description of solid systems at nonzero temperature, Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 8013 (2003).
   
• D. J. Diestler, Coarse-grained descriptions of multiple scale processes in solid systems, Physical Review B 66, 184104 (2002).
   
• Wu, Z. B., Diestler, D. J., Feng, R. and Zeng, X. C. Hybrid Atomistic-Coarse-Grained Treatment of Thin-film Lubrication. I. Journal of Chemical Physics 120:6744 - 6750.
   
• Wu, Z. B., Diestler, D. J., Feng, R. and Zeng, X. C. Coarse-grained Description of Solid Systems at Nonzero Temperature. Journal of Chemical Physics 199:8013 - 8023.
   
• Diestler, D. J. 2002. Coarse-grained Descriptions of Multiple Scale Processes in Solids. Physical Review B 66: 184104-1 - 184104-7.
   
• Diestler, D. J. 2002. Constrained Statistical Thermodynamic Treatment of Friction. Journal of Chemical Physics 117: 3411-3424.
   
• Klapp, S. H. L., Bock, H., Diestler, D. J. and Schoen, M. 2002. Phase Transformations in Slit-Pores: The Role of Metastable Phases. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 14: 5673-5697.
   
• Bock, H., Diestler, D. J. and Schoen, M. 2001. Role of Nanoscopic Liquid Bridges in Static Friction. Physical Review E 64: 046124-1-6.
   
• Diestler, D. J. and Schoen, M. 2000. Correlation of Stress and Structure in a Simple Fluid Confined to a Slit-Pore With Furrowed Walls. Physical Review E 62: 6615-6627.
   
• Schoen, M., Gruhn, T. and Diestler, D.J. 1998. Solvation Forces in Thin Films Confined Between Macroscopically Curved Substrates. Journal of Chemical Physics 109: 301-311.
   
• Schoen, M. and Diestler, D.J. 1997. Liquid-Vapor Coexistence in a Chemically Heterogeneous Slit-Nanopore. Chemical Physics Letters 270: 339-344.
   
• Diestler, D.J. 1996. Statistical Thermodynamics of the Fluid-Solid Interface. Journal of Physical Chemistry 100 10414-10422.