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 the Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall. (See more at events.seas.upenn.edu)

Dr. Gosvami’s work addresses critical challenges in tribology – friction, wear, and durability of moving interfaces – and explores how surface engineering and 2D/nanomaterials can offer breakthrough solutions. His research spans superlubric and scratch-resistant transparent coatings, bio-inspired patterned surfaces, and nanoparticle-based additives for next-generation liquid lubricants.

He is visiting Penn as part of the prestigious Fulbright‑Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year, where he is collaborating with the group of Prof. Robert W. Carpick in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics.

We are delighted to host Dr. Gosvami and look forward to the research advances and interdisciplinary exchanges his visit will bring.

By admin in Group Activity, Presentations, Research, Research Team News on November 12, 2025