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Education
- Degree: Postdoctoral Research
- Year: 1995-1997
- Institution and Location
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Major Discipline
  Mechanical Engineering
- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 1994
- Institution and Location
  State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Major Discipline
  Mechanical Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- Year: 1992
- Institution and Location
  State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Major Discipline
  Mechanical Engineering
- Degree: B.S.
- Year: 1990
- Institution and Location
  State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Major Discipline
  Mechanical Engineering

Andreas A. Polycarpou

Department Head; Meinhard H. Kotzebue ’14 Professor; Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering
Campus: Texas A&M University

Contact Information

Phone: 979-458-4061
E-mail: apolycarpou@tamu.edu

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Research Topic(s)

Multifunctional materials for energy applications; Technologies for energy storage: Batteries

Research Summary

Professor Polycarpou research interests include tribology, nanotechnology, microtribology related to miniature systems, magnetic storage, surface characterization, friction/vibration interaction, system dynamics and modeling, and experimental design and instrumentation. Specifically he studies micro/nanotribology of magnetic head disk interfaces and microelectromechanical systems. Recent emphasis has been on the tribology of devices for reduced energy and improved environmental-related impact, such as the use of carbon dioxide as a natural refrigerant and the use of surface treatments towards oil-lees machine operation. Polycarpou is the author of over 130 archival journal papers, numerous book chapters, volume proceedings, a dozen patents and numerous conference papers.

Professional Background

2012-Present	Meinhard H. Kotzebue ’14 Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2012-Present	Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
2011-2012	Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Nov 2011-Nov 2012)
2011-2012	W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Jun 2011-Nov 2012)
2009-2012	Research Professor, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Jan 2009-Nov 2012)
2008-2012	Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2006-2010	Kritzer Faculty Scholar, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005-2008	Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005-2008	Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus (Jun 2005; Jul 2006; Jan-May 2008)
2003-2006	Kritzer Faculty Scholar, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1999-2005	Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1995 Spring	Visiting Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY

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