MEAM in the News

Mark Yim featured on Wired Nextfest

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

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Upcoming Seminars:

Thursday, September 25, 2 PM, 337 TB ::: Transport and collective dynamics in suspensions of swimming microorganisms::: Michael Graham, Chair and Harvey D. Spangler Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering,University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday, October 2, 2 PM, 337 TB ::: Modeling Electrokinetics with Applications to Micro and Nano Fluidic Systems::: Hui Zhao, Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania

Announcements

*New Courses in Spring '09*

EAS 402/502 Renewable Energy & Its Impacts

MEAM 610 Advanced Mechatronics

Pictures from MEAM Departmental Picnic, 9/29

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.

MEAM Video

Attention: The Future Is Closer Than It Appears

a glimpse into mechanical engineering research at Penn