W.H. Kao, J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta*, Y.L. Su, T.C. Hsieh, 2026, Mechanical, tribological, and electrochemical properties of as-deposited and annealed TiAlN x coatings and their potential application in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 848: 140999. (SCI, IF: 2.4, Q3)
W.H. Kao, Thi-Na Ta*, W.Y. Hu, 2026, Mechanical, tribological, and corrosion resistance properties of as-deposited and annealed NbAlN and multi-layer NbAlN/TiN coatings, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 364: 132854. (SCI, IF: 5.2, Q2)
W.H. Kao, J.C. Nian, Thi-Na Ta*, 2026. Mechanical and Tribological Properties of TiAlN Coatings Deposited by HiPIMS with Parameters Optimized Using Taguchi Method, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 35: 27340-27354. (SCI, IF: 2.6, Q3)
Thi-Na Ta, S.Y. Chern, J.H. Horng, C.W. Kuo, S.J. Liao, 2025, “Investigation of Performance Degradation in Calcium-Based Grease Under Combined SiO2 Particle and Water Contamination”, Lubricants, Vol. 13: 499. (SCI, IF: 3.1, Q2)
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta*, C.W. Kuo, S.J. Liao, Y.Y. Chen, 2025, “Development of wear and pitting curves with vibration analysis for lubricating grease under contamination conditions”, Wear, Vols. 560-561: 205625 (SCI, IF: 5.3, Q1).
Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, M.W. Huang, E.V. Torskaya, C.W. Kuo, 2024. “Tribological characteristics and vibration response of grease lubricated contacts under environmental particles and water impact”, Wear, Vols. 550-551: 205403. (SCI, IF: 5.3, Q1)
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta, R. Kreivaitis, J. Treinyte, A. Kupcinskas, M. Gumbyte, 2024. “A comparison of the tribological properties of two phosphonium ionic liquids”, Lubricants, Vol. 12: 53. (SCI, IF: 3.1, Q2)
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta*, Y.S. Wu, 2024. “Analysis of surface damage characteristics and scuffing prediction in the presence of ZDDP additive and running-in process”, Jurnal of Tribologi, Vol. 41: 177-191. (ESCI)
2021 – 2023
Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, 2023. “Evaluation of tribological behavior of a circulation oil with ionic liquid and hybrid additives”, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, Vol. 237 (11): 2059-2073. (SCI, IF: 1.6, Q3)
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta*, R.Y. Jheng, M.W Huang, K.S. Zhang, E. Torskaya. 2023, “Effect of liquid contaminants on tribological performance of greases”, Wear, Vol. 530-531: 205054. (SCI, IF: 5.3, Q1)
Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, Y.L. Hwang. 2022, “Correlation between tribological and vibration behaviors in sliding lubricated contacts”, ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 144 (11): 111603. (SCI, IF: 1.891, Q3)
R. Kreivaitis, A. Kupčinskas, A. Žunda, Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng. 2022, “Effect of temperature on the lubrication ability of two ammonium ionic liquids”, Wear, Vols. 492-493: 204217. (SCI, IF: 4.695, Q1)
Thi-Na Ta, S.Y. Chern, J.H. Horng, 2021, “Tribological behavior of ionic liquid with nanoparticles”, Materials, Vol. 14: 6318. (SCI, IF:3.623, Q2)
Thi-Na Ta, Y.L. Hwang, J.H. Horng, 2021, “A multidisciplinary approach for optimization design of CNC machine tool”, International Journal of Computational Methods, Vol.18 (08): 2150028. (SCI, IF: 1.734, Q3)
~2020
R. Kreivaitis, M. Gumbytė, A. Kupčinskas, K. Kazancev, Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, 2020, “Investigation of tribological properties of two protic ionic liquids as additives in water for steel–steel and alumina–steel contacts”, Wear, Vols. 456-457: 203390. (SCI, IF: 3.892, Q1)
Thi-Na Ta, Y.L. Hwang, C.H. Chen, 2019, “Optimization of multibody dynamic systems using metamodel based robust design optimization”, Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science, Vol. 73: 3178-3196. (EI)
Thi-Na Ta, Y.L. Hwang, J.H. Horng, 2018, “The influence of friction force on sliding stability of controlled multibody systems – CNC machine tool,” Journal Tribologi, Vol. 19: 107-120. (ESCI)
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, C.S. Tran, 2018, “Dynamic analysis and control of hydraulic machine system and industrial robotic manipulators”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 883: 1-7. (EI)
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, K.N. Chen, 2018, “Using zero moment point preview control formulation to generate nonlinear trajectories of walking patterns on humanoid robots,” International Journal of Embedded Systems, Vol. 10 (6): 470-483. (ESCI)
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, 2018, “The friction effects for contact force analysis of three-axes CNC machine tool,” Journal of Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 70(8): 1527-1535. (SCI, IF: 1.037, Q4)
Thi-Na Ta, C.S. Tran, Y.L. Hwang, 2018, “The kinematic and dynamic analysis of hydraulic control system based on the Lagrangian force method,” International Journal of Computational Methods, Vol. 15(5): 1850041. (SCI, IF: 1.221, Q3)
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, J.K. Cheng, 2016, “The friction effects for contact force analysis of three axes CNC machine tool,” Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 739: 12-17. (EI)
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta, S.C. Suh, S.L. Liao, W.H. Kao, S.Y. Chern, J.C. Lin, 2025, “Impact of prolonged storage on the stability and performance characteristics of grease”, 6th MYTRIBOS Symposium 2025, August 20 2025, Malaysia.
Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, M.W. Huang, 2024, “Friction and Vibration Response of Greases under Environmental Contamination”, 2024 International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology (ICETAT2024), October 18~20 2024, Nantou, Taiwan.
Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, C.W. Guo, M.W. Huang, 2024, “Contaminant Impact on Tribological Performance and Vibration Behavior of Lithium-Based Greases”, Malaysian International Tribology Conference 2024 (MITC2024), September 2~3 2024, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. (Invited speaker)
2021 – 2023
J.H. Horng, Y.Y. Chen, W.H. Kao, H.J. Tsai, Thi-Na Ta, 2023, “Introduction to Three-body Tribology Research Framework”, 9th International Tribology Conference, September 25-30 2023, Fukuoka, Japan.
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta, Y.S. Wu, 2023, “The Effects of Additive-in Oil and Running-in Process on Scuffing and Vibration Behaviors”, The 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Material, September 14th 2023, Malaysia.
Thi-Na Ta, J.H. Horng, 2022, “Study on the Relationship between Tribological Characteristics and Vibration”, 2022 International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology (ICETAT2022), November 4~6, Taitung, Taiwan.
J.H. Horng, Y.Y. Chen, Thi-Na Ta, 2022, “Effect of Particles on Friction under Three-body Contact Conditions”, 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-XV), 31 July – 5 August 2022, Yokohama, Japan.
J.H. Horng, S.L. Tsai, Thi-Na Ta, 2021, “Response of Water Content to Tribological Performance of Grease Degradation”, 7th World Tribology Congress, September 5-10, 2021, Lyon, France.
2018 – 2020
S.Y. Chen, J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta, 2020, “The Effect of Particles on the Formation of ZDDP Tribofilm from Lubricating Oils”, The 7th Mechanical Engineering Research Day, December 16 2020, Malaysia.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, A. Laurensius, 2020, “The Structural Material Property Analysis of CNC Machine Tools Based on Tribology Applied Method”, International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology, November 6-8 2020, Taiwan.
J.H. Horng, Thi-Na Ta, C.C. Yu, 2020, “Study on Water Content Reaction to Grease Degradation Process by Optical Detection”, International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology, November 6-8, 2020, Taiwan.
Thi-Na Ta, Chern S.Y., Wu Y.S, 2020, “Study on the Characteristics of Surface Damage of ZDDP-containing Lubricating Oils”, Advanced Problems in Mechanics 2020 - ONLINE, June 21-26 2020, Russia.
Thi-Na Ta, Y.L. Hwang, J.H. Horng, 2019, “Experimental Investigation of Friction-Vibration Correlation,” 4th Conference on Tribology Technology of Taiwan 2019, Tainan, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, 2019, “The Influence of Vibration on Friction Experimental Investigation using Four-ball Wear Test Machine,” International Tribology Conference Sendai 2019, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Thi-Na Ta, Y.L. Hwang, C.H. Chen, 2018, “Optimization of Multibody Dynamic Systems using Meta-Model Based Robust Design Optimization,” The 15th International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, World Congress, Krakow, Poland.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, J.K. Cheng, 2018, “Uncertainty Analysis of CNC Machine Tools Based on Monte Carlo Method,” Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology 2018, Paper No. CETAT-A027, November 16-18 2018, Taipei, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, 2018, “The Influence of the Friction Force on the Sliding Stability of Controlled Multibody Systems-CNC Machine Tool,” Proceedings of the 6th Asia International Conference on Tribology, Paper No. 316, September 17-20 2018, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
~2017
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, 2017, “The Stick-Slip Effect on Motion Accuracy of Multibody Systems – CNC Machine Tools”, Japan-Taiwan Tribology Symposium, October 13-16 2017, Kagoshima, Japan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, V.T. Truong, 2017, “Numerical Control of Multi-Body Dynamic Systems Based on Recursive Method”, The 3rd Conference on Tribology Technology of Taiwan, October 6-7 2017, Paper No. CTTT001, Kun Shan University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Thi-Na Ta, Y.L. Hwang, 2016, “Gait Analysis and Simulation of Biomimetic Humanoid Robot,” The 40th National Conference on Mechanical Engineering of CSME, November 25-26 2016, Paper No. Z-1028, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, J.K. Cheng, C.S. Tran, 2016, “Dynamic Analysis and Control of Hydraulic Multibody System and Robotic Manipulators,” Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology, Paper No. CETATS 132, November 4-6 2016, Taipei, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, J.K. Cheng, 2016, “The Friction Effects for Contact Force Analysis of Three Axes CNC Machine Tool,” Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology 2016, Paper No. CETATS 086, November 4-6 2016, Taipei, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, S.S. Lai, W.S. Lin, 2016, “Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Vibration Characteristics of High Speed Spindle”, 2nd Spintech Technology Thesis Award October 10 2016, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, S.S. Lai, W.S. Lin, 2016, “Numerical and Experimental Modal Analysis of Machine Tool Spindle System”, The 24th International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, Jun 2016, Cheng Shiu University, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, S.S. Lai, 2015, “Numerical and Experimental Dynamic Analysis of Machine Tool Spindle Systems”, 1st Spintech Technology Thesis Award, November 27 2015, Pingtung, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, C.H. Chen, K.N. Chen, 2015, “Using Zero Moment Point Preview Control Formulation to Generate Nonlinear Trajectories of Walking Patterns on Humanoid Robots,” Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD 2015), Paper No. P1467, Zhangjiajie, China, August 15-17 2015.
Y.L. Hwang, Thi-Na Ta, 2014, “Kinematic Analysis and Control of a Humanoid Robot”, 31th National Conference on Mechanical Engineering of CSME, Paper No. 02876, Feng Chia University, December 6-7 2014, Taichung, Taiwan.
Y.L. Hwang, V.T. Truong, C.Y. Chen, F.C. Chou, T.D. Pham, Thi-Na Ta, 2013, “Dynamic simulation and control of machine tools,” Proceedings of Automation 2013 The 12th International Conference on Automation Technology, Paper No. I004, Kun Shan University, November 1-2 2013, Tainan, Taiwan.
Thi-Na Ta, 2012, “Modelling of Feed Driver System on CNC Machine Tools”, The 6th Vietnam Conference on Mechatronics (VCM2012), December 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2020 年,International Conference on Engineering Tribology and Applied Technology,最佳產業應用獎 — The Structural Material Property Analysis of CNC Machine Tools Based on Tribology Applied Method.
2020 年,Mechanical Engineering Research Day,最佳張貼獎 — The Effect of Particles on the Formation of ZDDP Tribofilm from Lubricating Oils.
2019 年,第四屆臺灣磨潤科技研討會(CTTT 2019),佳作 — Experimental Investigation of Friction-Vibration Correlation.