Katherine Alcazar

Contact Information
Office: 112 Towne Building, 220 S 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Email: kalcazar@seas.upenn.edu
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, August 2024 – present
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, August 2024 – May 2026
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, August 2020 – May 2024
Research Interest
- Nanoscale mechanical and tribological (contact, adhesion, friction, wear) behavior of materials
- Carbon-based films, atomically thin two-dimensional materials, and transition metal dichalcogenides