Tribology & Particle

the Particle Flow & Tribology Lab (PFTL) at Rice Univ (aka the @higgsf Lab). Combining Code + Experiments to elucidate tribology and particle media.

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

#Today, I awoke to see #Engineering featured on the @espn #FrontPage . @PurdueEngineers @PurdueME has been tapped to #Engineer an elbow brace for their #basketball star @theoriginalhaas who will miss the #NCAATournament w/o it. @RiceMECH and @thePFTL is on-call to support you!

[Argonne National Lab @argonne]

Do you eat/sleep/breath nanoarchitecture manipulation? We're looking for high-impact research. Apply today https://t.co/eA68VOTQkb

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

@RiceUniversity awarded $5M grant for 3D printed cancer research https://t.co/vyeeMygW95
#3Dprinting @TXMedCenter #cancerresearch

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

While hanging out in @thePFTL, we clicked the 'print' and this came out.
#Rice_owl #3Dprinting @RiceEngineering

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

Good to have tribo-guru Dr. J. Streator from @GaTechEngineers in the house @thePFTL during the Contact Mechanics workshop @RiceUniversity .

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

Our tribo-DEM-CFD comp simulations were eating up too much precious research time. So @thePFTL built ' Mongoose' -- our own GPU accelerator

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

Excited to be @ExOneCo approving my new metal 3D printer. @thePFTL @RiceEngineering aims to sim & build tomorrow. #AdditiveManufacturing

[Rice University News @RiceUNews]

Rice's Fred Higgs makes engineering leaders https://t.co/yyFnQuqU3o via @HoustonChron @KyrieMeMo @higgsf

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

A video for #Engineering undergraduate and Masters students, young professionals, and #STEMeducation mentors! https://t.co/yZhqTUEjXP

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

I attempted to convince a group of #engineering students to get a #PhD in engineering in only 30mins (+ Q&A):

https://t.co/MB5Q3uTwqW

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

This #STEM video tells #engineering students and engineers why they should consider getting an engineering PhD:

https://t.co/BSWivbHPiB

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

@thePFTL just moved to @HoustonTX and is eager to help start Oil & Gas 2.0, at the @RiceEngineering and @RiceScience NEST Center. #oilandgas https://t.co/1rfGUK7eFe

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

@RiceUniversity Deans of Engineering and Science cut ribbon on New Emerging Science & Technology (NEST) Ctr. Home to my new Rice @thePFTL .

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

Stories like this makes @thePFTL so excited to be helping @AmericaMakes launch the future. https://t.co/rDdkbaoNor

[America Makes @AmericaMakes]

More good is being done w/ #3Dprinting as #makers create a #3DP arm for a 5yr old with the help of @Enablethefuture: https://t.co/2Rv1Gx2r8y

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

A tribute to the parents of the #STEM kids who become #STEM grown-ups. https://t.co/e7RiFYXPJd

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

They put me in summer #STEM programs from age 10-18, never said 'No' to my #makers requests, balanced love w/ discipline. Happy 50th mom&dad

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

The @thePFTL will be moving to the future CMU Maker Wing to help @CMUEngineering build the future (https://t.co/J5uTKZHr7i).

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

In Friday's @thePFTL mtg, I realized a kid was sharp as he delivered his 3rd innovation in 6mos. 2late, he's heading to @WolframResearch

[C. Fred Higgs III @higgsf]

I thought this was a novelty threat to @thePFTL's micro- topography treatments, but it's a threat to macro- mappers. https://t.co/2x2o02KAzI

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

@thePFTL Undergrad Researcher Alum, Cecily Sunday, returns to campus for @NASAJPL with the power to hire. https://t.co/Jl44fd0D3H

[CMU Mechanical Engineering @CMUMeche]

MechE alum & #NASA #robotics engineer Cecily Sunday visited campus to recruit future employees. #ILookLikeAnEngineer

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

Thank you Mr. TK Pen for visiting @thePFTL to learn how we are simulating powder spreading and #AdditiveManufacturing

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

@CMU_Mech ugrad Chiappa did @thePFTL #seals research; then continued it in summer to a global nuclear energy company https://t.co/cGlwW6FzZc

[CMU Mechanical Engineering @CMUMeche]

How well do nuclear reactor coolant pump seals perform? MechE senior Peter Chiappa investigates:

[Tribology & Particle @thePFTL]

@CMU_ECE & @thePFTL summer intern, Andrew Bouma of @CalvinCollege, shows top HS kids the #Tribology of #3dprinting. https://t.co/8maOEyWX0H

[InfoLink 100 Program @infolink100]

@thePFTL graciously invited us to their PFTL (Particle Flow & Tribology Lab) to peek around. Thanks @higgsf!