Education
- (2006–2011) Ph.D., Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Thesis: Reactivity of Environmentally Compatible Lubricant Additives: an In Situ and Ex Situ Investigation | Supervisors: Prof. N.D. Spencer, Prof. A . Rossi
- (2004–2006) Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- (2001–2004) Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Professional and Research Experience
- (2024–present) Associate Professor, Texas Materials Institute, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- (2018–2024) Assistant Professor, Texas Materials Institute, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- (2016–2017) Marie Skłodowska-Curie IF Fellow, Institute of Functional Surfaces, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- (2015–2017) University Academic Fellow, Institute of Functional Surfaces, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- (2014–2015) Marie Curie IOF Fellow, Laboratoire de Tribologie et Dynamique des Systèmes, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France
- (2013–2014) Marie Curie IOF Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- (2012–2013) Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- (2011–2012) Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Awards
- (2024) Cockrell Family Fellowship #4, The University of Texas at Austin
- (2024) Selected for the NSF-CMMI’s Game Changer Academies for Advancing Research Innovation, National Science Foundation
- (2024) Selected to be the Editor of the Surface Engineering section of the Encyclopedia of Tribology and Lubrication
- (2024) Selected to be part of the 2024 Cohort of the Provost’s Teaching Fellows Program, The University of Texas at Austin
- (2023) Best Advisor Award from the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Board
- (2022) Burt L. Newkirk Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- (2021) National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award
- (2021) Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) 2021 Early Career Award
- (2020) Dean’s Award for Outstanding Engineering Teaching by an Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, December 2020
- (2020) Appointed as a Walker Scholar, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, November 2020
- (2020) Teaching award from the J. Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, August 2020
- (2018) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- (2015–2020) Nominated among the top reviewers for the journal Tribology Letters in 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2020
- (2016) Mazzucotelli Award at the Analytical Spectroscopy Congress, Matera, Italy, May 2016. The award was conferred by the Analytical Spectroscopy Group (Analytical Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society) in recognition of the originality, quality, and relevance of my research
- (2009) Field Best Presentation Award (U36) at the World Tribology Congress 2009, Kyoto, Japan, September 2009
- (2006) Third Place in Harvey Herro Award for the Best Poster in Applied Corrosion Technology at NACE International CORROSION/2006, San Diego, California, March 2006
Dr. Filippo Mangolini’s CV here