You don't care what the local temperature is except as it relates to the rate of energy transfer through surface interaction with the enclosure. (wattsupwiththat.com)
Horton's network, for example, includes an optical physicist, an electrochemist, and someone with a theoretical interest in surface interactions, drawn from universities across the UK. (sciencemag.org)
With his newfound ability to develop and test ideas, Campanell studied the effect of electron emissions on plasma - surface interactions for his thesis project. (pppl.gov)