Carpick Group Homepage

Welcome to the Carpick Nanotribology Group’s webpage at the University of Pennsylvania. We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers who are interested in studying the fundamental origins and the important applications of friction, adhesion, wear, and lubrication at the nanoscale.

Members of the Carpick Group, from left to right:
First row (front): Pezhman Palahang, Li Yuan, Prof. Robert Carpick, Dr. Cangyu Qu, Sherice Kong, Katherine Alcazar, Channon Wilson
Second row (back): William Oprisu, Dr. Brandon McClimon, Sumit Kumar, Mateus da Silva Cardoso, Dr. Cyrian Leriche, Nathan Hryniewicz

Congratulations to Nathan Hryniewicz on Presenting His Research at IMECE 2025

By admin / November 25, 2025

We’re happy to share that Nathan Hryniewicz recently gave a talk at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE),...

Visiting Fulbright Scholar Nitya Nand Gosvami Delivers MEAM Seminar at Penn Engineering

By admin / November 12, 2025

The Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at University of Pennsylvania recently welcomed Dr. Nitya N. Gosvami, Associate...

Dr. Cangyu Qu’s Study on Tribochemistry in NEMS Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

By admin / October 13, 2025

We’re excited to share that Dr. Cangyu Qu’s recent study has been selected as a cover article in ACS Applied...

Published: The Surface-Topography Challenge, with our participation

By admin / August 16, 2025

We are pleased to share that the Surface-Topography Challenge paper has now been published in Tribology Letters. This large-scale, community-driven...

Penn Engineering Spotlights Cangyu Qu’s Research on Force-Driven Chemistry

By admin / July 19, 2025

We’re excited to share that Penn Engineering has published a featured story on the recent work by Dr. Cangyu Qu,...

Congratulations to Pezhman Palahang on Receiving the Philadelphia STLE Scholarship

By admin / July 19, 2025

We’re excited to share that Pezhman Palahang has been awarded the Philadelphia Section STLE Scholarship for 2025! This $2,000 scholarship...

Tertuliano-Carpick Collaboration Reveals 3D Auto-Kirigami in Layered Graphite

By admin / July 1, 2025

In a recent collaboration with the Tertuliano Lab, researchers from the Carpick Group contributed to a groundbreaking study uncovering three-dimensional...

Carpick Group Presents at the 79th STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition

By admin / June 24, 2025

Members of the Carpick Research Group recently took part in the 79th Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Annual...

Congratulations to Anthony Kholoshenko – 2025 Robert Erck Presentation Award Winner!

By admin / June 24, 2025

We are thrilled to share that Anthony Kholoshenko has been recognized with the Platinum Level Robert Erck Presentation Award at...

Aditya Wins First Place in Chemistry at the Terra North Jersey STEM Fair

By admin / March 31, 2025

From March 22nd-23rd, Aditya attended the Terra North Jersey STEM Fair (TNJSF) at Kean University, where he presented his research...