Dear committee, I would like to nominate Prof. Frank E. Talke for the Faculty Mentorship award. Prof. Talke is an outstanding teacher, researcher and mentor. His research focuses on the Tribology of hard disk drives, a hot topic for the past decades. He guides his graduate students in any way possible with thoughtful suggestions on their research, teaching and mentoring. With his strong connections to industry Prof. Talke he is connecting academia and science with the applied part that helps the students to succeed in industry. Besides the university Prof. Talke provides his students with a familiar environment by organizing social events for the whole group. He makes sure that the research of the group is well presented at distinguished conferences and industrial meetings. Prof. Talke is an outstanding mentor and I am pleased to nominate him for the award.