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MEAM in the News
Nanotechnology Institute, led by Robert Carpick, receives $3.5M in funding
Garrett Reisman (MEAM 1991) blasts into space on STS 123
Vijay Kumar and colleagues receive
largest research grant in school history
MEAM Ph.D. Candidate wins
2008 ISSLS prize along with colleagues
Dr. Krishna P. Singh (MEAM PhD, '72) pledges $20M for Krisha P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology
Prof. Portonovo S. Ayyaswamy Awarded 2007 Worcester Reed Warner Medal
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Upcoming Seminars:
Friday, May 9, 10:30 AM ::: Thermomechanical Probes at the Nanometer Scale :::
William Paul King, Kritzer Faculty Scholar, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MEAM Ph.D. Candidate Seminar Series
MEAM Seminar Schedules
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Seminar Schedule: Spring 2008
IPD Seminar Series: 2007- 2008
Tedori-Callinan Lecture Series: 2008
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Announcements
Thursday, May 15th, 2008, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 2008: NanoMechanical Engineering
Fluid Mechanics Contest Winners - Fall 2007
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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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Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
University of Pennsylvania
229 Towne Building
220 S. 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315
Phone: 215.898.4825
Fax: 215.573.6334
Email: meam@seas.upenn.edu
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