IMechE’s Tribology 2021 winner announced

Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce has been awarded the Institution’s 2021 Silver medal for Tribology.

Professor Dwyer-Joyce’s research has pioneered the use of ultrasound for the measurement of tribological machine elements. He has worked on tribology aspects of aircraft landing gear joints, wheel-rail contamination and wear, abrasive cleaning of teeth, erosion in rice processing, engine valve recession, debris and rolling contact fatigue, and Li-Ion battery mechanics. The institution would like to congratulate Professor Rob Dwyer-Joyce on winning the Tribology silver medal.

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