Peter Filip, Director   Professor for Materials Engineering
Director,
Center for Advanced Friction Studies
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4343
Phone: (618) 453-1166
FAX: (618) 453-5260
e-mail: filip@siu.edu

Expertise:

• Friction and Wear Testing Procedures for Composite Materials
• Light Microscopy and Image/Quantitative Analysis (LM)
• X-ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD)
• Scanning Electron Microscopy + Energy Dispersive Analysis (SEM + EDAX)
• Transmission Electron Microscopy + Energy Dispersive analysis (TEM + EDAX)
• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
• Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)
• Nanoindentation and Testing of Mechanical Properties
• Testing of Thermal Properties (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) (DSC), Thermal Diffusivity, Dilalometry (CTE))

Research Interests:

• Carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite materials

• Nanocrystalline composites for biomedical applications

• Phenolic matrix composite materials for frictional applications

• Advanced tooling materials with intermetallic matrices

• Characterization of materials
   

Publications:

Journals

Books

Conference Proceedings

Awards

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