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Congratulations to Mateus Cardoso on Receiving the Philadelphia STLE Scholarship
We’re excited to share that Mateus da Silva Cardoso has been awarded the Philadelphia Section STLE Scholarship for 2025! This $2,000 scholarship is presented by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers to recognize outstanding students in the field. Mateus is the second member of the Carpick lab to receive this award in 2025, following…
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Prof. Carpick Visits Penn Curling Team Practice
During the recent Winter Olympics, Prof. Carpick dropped in on UPenn’s Curling Team’ practice at the Philadelphia Curling Club. Drawing on research by Prof. J. Murata of Rikkyo U. in Japan, Carpick explains how asymmetric, point-like friction interactions between the stone and the ice may influence motion, trajectory and control. Understanding the friction mechanisms in…
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What’s Happening On The Slippery Surface Of Ice?
Why is ice so slippery? It’s a question many people have asked while navigating icy sidewalks or stepping onto a skating rink, and the answer turns out to be more complex than it seems. In a recent episode of Science Friday, Prof. Robert Carpick joined host Ira Flatow to unpack the science behind ice’s low…
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Congratulations to Nathan Hryniewicz on Presenting His Research at IMECE 2025
We’re happy to share that Nathan Hryniewicz recently gave a talk at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), held in Memphis, Tennessee, from November 16 to 20, 2025. His presentation was based on the paper titled “Optimizing the tribological properties of 3D-Printed PETG/PTFE Composites,” aimed to improve the efficiency and performance of 3D-Printed…
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Visiting Fulbright Scholar Nitya Nand Gosvami Delivers MEAM Seminar at Penn Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics (MEAM) at University of Pennsylvania recently welcomed Dr. Nitya N. Gosvami, Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), who delivered a seminar titled “Controlling Friction and Wear via Engineered Surfaces and Advanced Nanomaterials”. The talk took place on October 21 from 10:15-11:15 AM in…
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Dr. Cangyu Qu’s Study on Tribochemistry in NEMS Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
We’re excited to share that Dr. Cangyu Qu’s recent study has been selected as a cover article in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. This work studies how tribochemistry limits the lifetime of nano-electeo-mechanical systems, and how mechanics enables accurate models to describe this process. The figure shows airborne organic contaminant molecules adsorb onto the surfaces…
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Published: The Surface-Topography Challenge, with our participation
We are pleased to share that the Surface-Topography Challenge paper has now been published in Tribology Letters. This large-scale, community-driven study set out to improve how surface roughness and topography are measured and described — an issue that is central to applications ranging from robotics and semiconductors to medical devices and everyday safety. Under the…
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Penn Engineering Spotlights Cangyu Qu’s Research on Force-Driven Chemistry
We’re excited to share that Penn Engineering has published a featured story on the recent work by Dr. Cangyu Qu, Dr. Lu Fang, and Prof. Rob Carpick, exploring how mechanical forces can drive chemical reactions at solid interfaces. The article, titled “Cracking the Code of Force-Driven Chemistry”, highlights key insights from their recent paper in…
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Congratulations to Pezhman Palahang on Receiving the Philadelphia STLE Scholarship
We’re excited to share that Pezhman Palahang has been awarded the Philadelphia Section STLE Scholarship for 2025! This $2,000 scholarship is presented by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) to recognize outstanding students in the field. Pezhman’s achievement reflects not only his dedication to research and academic excellence, but also the strength of…
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Tertuliano-Carpick Collaboration Reveals 3D Auto-Kirigami in Layered Graphite
In a recent collaboration with the Tertuliano Lab, researchers from the Carpick Group contributed to a groundbreaking study uncovering three-dimensional (3D) auto-kirigami behavior in graphite—a phenomenon where the material spontaneously folds, tears, and lifts into intricate 3D structures when indented. Published in Nano Letters, the study was led by Luc Capaldi, a Ph.D. student in…