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Philip Egberts obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in 2011. Following his PhD studies, he joined the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics department at the University of Pennsylvania where he held a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship. He joined the University of Calgary as an Assistant Professor in 2013 and from 2019-2020 he was a visiting professor and Humboldt Fellow at the University of Hamburg. In 2022-2023, he was appointed Acting Head of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and then to Associate Dean – Engineering Physics in 2024, and was promoted to Professor in 2023. His current research interests focus on atomic and nanoscale investigation of adhesion, friction, and wear. Linking fundamental study of friction and lubrication with application, for example in nanoparticle enhanced lubricants and tribocorrosion has been a focus while at the University of Calgary.
University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada
University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada
University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada
University of Hamburg • Hamburg, Germany
Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.