Mentor Areas
Professor Rob Carpick conducts his research at the intersection of mechanics, materials, and physics. He is an expert in experimental nanomechanics, nanotribology (friction, adhesion, and wear), surfaces and interfaces, and mechanochemistry. His lab has developed novel advanced atomic force microscopy instrumentation, 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 2D materials; ultra-strong carbon-based materials like diamond and diamondlike carbon; soft and biological materials including polymers, gels, and mucins; structural materials like steel; and nanoparticle-based lubricants and thin films.
Description:
Projects will vary. Interested students should contact us to discuss possibilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Mature, hard-working, strong communcation skills, organized, responsible, self-motivated, independent, curious, driven, pro-inclusion.
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Carpick Research Group
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
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Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
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