MEAM in the News
Andrew Byrnes (MSE '06) wins gold medal in Beijing
Nora Ayanian (MEAM Ph.D. Candidate) wins award at ICRA 2008
Warren Jackson ('08) wins first prize in SEAS Senior Design Competition
Nanotechnology Institute, led by Robert Carpick, receives $3.5M in funding
Vijay Kumar and colleagues receive
largest research grant in school history
Dr. Krishna P. Singh (MEAM PhD, '72) pledges $20M for Krisha P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology
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Upcoming Seminars:
Thursday, September 11, 2 PM, 337 TB ::: Safety Seminar ::: *All first year MEAM graduate students must attend
Thursday, September 18, 2 PM, 337 TB ::: Bi-velocity Hydrodynamics ::: Howard Brenner, Willard H. Dow Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT
Thursday, September 25, 2 PM, 337 TB ::: Michael Graham, Chair and Harvey D. Spangler Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering,University of Wisconsin-Madison
MEAM Video
Attention: The Future Is Closer Than It Appears
a glimpse into mechanical engineering research at Penn |
Announcements
9/2/08 ::: New Graduate Student Orientation
9/17/08 ::: MEGA Graduate Student Welcome Dinner
9/29/08 ::: MEAM Departmental Picnic, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Research Highlights
Robert W. Carpick
Rob conducts his research at the intersection of mechanics, materials, and physics. He is an expert in experimental nanomechanics and nanotribology (friction, adhesion, and wear). His lab has developed novel advanced scanning probe microsopy tools, used to investigate the fundamental nature of materials in contact. Rob has done seminal work on nanoscale characterization of friction for many important materials, including ultra-thin organic films, solid single crystal and thin film surfaces, and polymeric materials.
An atomic force microscope cantilever fabricated out of nanocrystalline diamond has a nano-scale probe tip that is far more wear-resistant than silicon and silicon nitride. This was produced in collaboration with Advanced Diamond Technologies and U. Wisconsin-Madison through a National Science Foundation STTR program.
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