Some pictures from the orientation course ‘The Engineering of Surfaces: From Geckos to Touchscreens’, which just concluded this morning with the students from Liceo Scientifico Rita Levi-Montalcini in Molfetta, who visited our laboratory today! From January 27th to 30th 2025 and on February 4th 2025, we delivered a course to high school students, aiming to…
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Prof. Antonio Papangelo will give a seminar on 19 Dec 2024, 12:00 pm Italian Time, to the University of Chongqing (China) within their “Global Seminar Series III – State of the art research on interdisciplinary mechanics” 🌏🌏🌏. The seminar will report recent advances in soft contact mechanics, particularly as regards the problem of interfacial adhesion…
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Title: “Experimental characterization of micropatterned interfaces subjected to dynamic loading” (PhD research project) Main Research Project: SURFACE (ERC-2021-Startting Grant, https://doi.org/10.3030/101039198) Scholarship: ≈20 k€/year (depending on taxes according to Italian regulations) Duration: 3 years, starting Q1 2025 Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Papangelo email: antonio.papangelo@poliba.it Research topic We are looking for a top-level mechanical (industrial) engineer who is…
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Love science? Don’t miss European Researchers’ Night on 27.09! 🌍🔬 Get involved in exciting hands-on experiments, engaging science shows, fun games, and much more, all over Europe and near your home! It’s FREE for all ages. Whether you bring your family or come on your own, everyone is welcome! Find an event near you now!…
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Happy to share our latest contribution to the Italian Conference 53° Convegno AIAS 2024 (4-7 SETTEMBRE 2024 Centro Congressi Federico II | Napoli), held in Naples this week!! Prof. Antonio Papangelo and PhD Michele Tricarico presented numerical and experimental results in the field of adhesion of soft contacts. It was good to meet our colleagues…
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Title: Exploiting Nonlinearities For Friction-Induced Vibrations Mitigation Acronym: ENOVIM Starting date: 01/09/2021 Project duration: 2 years Overall Grant: 38.149 € CUP: D95F21000910002 Principal Investigator: Prof. Antonio Papangelo e-mail: antonio.papangelo@poliba.it Funding body: Regione Puglia (Avviso pubblico per l’attribuzione del contributo a progetti di ricerca scientifica innovativi di elevato standard internazionale (art. 22 della legge regionale 30…
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PhD Scholarship funded by the ERC STG “SURFACE” Mechanical design of dynamically-excited soft interfaces for smart tuning of contact forces Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Papangelo Duration: 3 years, starting November 2024 Location: TriboDynamics Lab, Polytechnic University of Bari, Department of Mechanics Mathematics and Management, Research proposal: The possibility of quickly and finely regulating the contact…
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Fondazione Leonardo gave us the possibility to talk about our research and spread it on all social media and online. Here an extract of their article online: Have you ever dreamed of running upside down or climbing vertical walls like a gecko or a lizard? In this video Antonio Papangelo, associate professor at the Department…
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We have partecipated in the Contact Mechanics International Symposium 2024 in Lyon. Dr. Ali Maghami presented a poster on finite size effects in viscoelastic adhesive contacts, Prof. Michele Ciavarella presented a model for adhesive friction in a cylinder rolling over a soft substrate. Prof. Antonio Papangelo gave an invited keynote lecture on the possibility of…
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We took part at the MCAA 2024 Marie Curie Alumni Annual Conference. During the conference the discussion focused on European strategy for research funding at all levels from more applied to more theoretical science. In particular allowing equal access to research funds from all European countries is of utmost importance for European citizens.
