Peter Filip

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1. Name and Academic Rank: Peter Filip, Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Friction Studies

2. Degrees With Fields, Institution, and Date:

D.Sc. in Physical Metallurgy, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, 1999

Ph.D., Physical Metallurgy, TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, 1989

M.S., Physical Metallurgy, TU Ostrava, Czech Republic, 1983

3. Number of Years of Service on This Faculty: 4

Date of Original Appointment: Professor with Tenure October 28, 2004

Dates of Advancement in Rank: Hired at highest rank

4. Other Related Experience--Teaching, Industrial, etc.:

2000-2003 Adjunct Professor and Associate Scientist, SIU at Carbondale, Center for Advanced Friction Studies

1999-2004 Full Professor, Institute of Materials Engineering, TU Ostrava, Czech Republic

1998-2000 Associate Scientist, CAFS SIU at Carbondale

1996-1998 Visiting Associate Professor, CAFS SIU at Carbondale

1993-1999 Associate Professor, TU Ostrava, Czech Republic

1988-1993 Assistant Professor, TU Ostrava, Czech Republic

1985-1988 Research Worker, TU Ostrava, Czech Republic

1983-1984 Engineer, Steelworks Ostrava

5. Consulting, Patents, etc. :

• Intermetallic Bonded Diamond Composite Composition and Methods of Forming Articles From Same, Dale E. Wittmer and Peter Filip, U.S. Patent Applied for April 1, 2005, Currently Pending.

• Nanomaterials Modified Polyimide matrix Composites Reinforced by Kevlar, Peter Filip, Tod Policandriotes, David Bortz, U.S. Patent Applied for October 20, 2006

• 6 patents in Czechoslovakia

• Consulting with over 40 companies

6. State(s) in Which Registered: None

7. Principal Publications of Last Five Years:

• D. E. Wittmer, S. Piquard, T. Miller, P. Pejcochova, and P. Filip, “Processing and Friction Properties of Intermetallic-Bonded Diamond Ceramic Composites”, S1-65; and

• D. E. Wittmer, S. Ozcan, P. Filip, “Effect of Heat Treatment on Crystal Structure and Wear Performance of Carbon-Carbon Composites,” S1-62, The Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites-Developments in Advanced Ceramics and Composites, CD Wiley, ISBN: 0-470-11702-8 (2007).

• D. E. Wittmer, T. Miller, A. Keeney and P. Filip, “Intermetallic Bonded WC-Diamond Composites,” PowderMet 2006, International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, June 18-21, San Diego, CA, S8, pp. 1-10, (2006). CD MPIF ISBN: 0-9762057-6-9.

• D. E. Wittmer, T. Miller, A. Keeney and P. Filip, “WC as a Constituent in Intermetallic-Bonded Diamond Composites,” Tungsten Refractory & Hardmetals VI, S3, pp.141-148, (2006). CD MPIF ISBN 0-9762057-4-2.

• D. E. Wittmer and P. Filip, “Thermal Shock Impact on C/C and Si Melt Infiltrated C/C Materials (SiMI),”, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites - Developments in Advanced Ceramics and Composites Volume 26, Issue 8, pp. 195-203, (2005).

8. Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member:

Am. Cer. Soc. MRS ASME

ASTM SAE ASEE

9. Honors and Awards:

• Best paper in Journal Berg und Huettenmannische Monatshefte (1997)

• Starley Premium Award, IMechE, International for Best Paper Published on Automotive Technology Worldwide (2003)

• Most cited paper in Wear (2007)

• Keynote speaker Metallography Congress Hawaii, USA (2006)

• Keynote speaker WOM world congress, Montreal, Canada (2007)

10. Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:

• Multiple University and College Committees

• Multiple conferences session chair

• NSF Proposal Reviewer,

• Reviewer of multiple technical publications, papers and book chapters.

11. Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:

International Conference Session Chair and Organizer (multiple)