Dr. Daniel Mulvihill

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Biography

Daniel M. Mulvihill is a Professor of Materials Engineering in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He earned his doctorate in experimental mechanics and tribology from the University of Oxford in 2012, following undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering. Before joining Glasgow in 2016, he held postdoctoral positions at the University of Limerick, EPFL in Switzerland, and the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on tribology and experimental mechanics, with applications in materials and energy. He has worked extensively on friction, wear, surface topography, triboelectrification, and adhesion, and has explored composite materials as well as metal alloys in aerospace contexts. Professor Mulvihill is currently the lead investigator on a major EPSRC project on textile triboelectric nanogenerators. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, where he has also received the IMechE Tribology Bronze Medal. He actively contributes to the academic community as an editor for the Chemical Engineering Journal and has served as a General Chair for international conferences. Daniel teaches courses on Mechanics of Solids and Materials at undergraduate levels.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Materials Engineering

2024-08-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, UK

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

2021-08-01 — 2024-07-31

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, UK

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

2016-06-01 — 2021-07-31

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, UK

Research Associate

2014-11-01 — 2016-05-31

University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK

Visiting Researcher

2014-06-01 — 2014-10-31

EPFL Switzerland • Lausanne, Switzerland

Irish Government Research Fellow

2012-12-01 — 2014-05-31

University of Limerick • Limerick, Ireland

Awards

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Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)

2023-01-01
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Chartered Engineer (CEng), UK Engineering Council

2017-01-01
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IMechE Tribology Bronze Medal

2013-01-01
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BSSM Young Stress Analyst Prize

2011-01-01
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IMechE Frederic Barnes Waldron Prize

2008-01-01
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President's Gold Medal, Place faculties, University of Limerick Graduating Class of 2008

2008-01-01

Courses

ENG3037 - Mechanics of Solids 3 ENG4094/ENG5053 - Mechanics of Solids 4 ENG1033 - Materials 1