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Mechanical, Tribologist, Tribology Expert Consultant
Expertise in tribology, lubrication, friction, and wear research, testing and consulting, lubricant and materials selection for mechanical components, and manufacture of specialized tribology testing machines.

This associate is an expert in areas including tribology training, failure analysis, tribology consulting for lubricants, materials and mechanical components, manufacture of specialized tribology test machines, tribology training, program development and project leadership in tribology and extreme environment bearing technology.

Additional experience and more specific expertise includes development of materials and surface treatments for Space Shuttle turbopump bearings, wear and lubrication of ceramics at high temperatures, bearing analysis and tribology-planning and supervision, aerospace components and tribology, technology forecasting and long range planning in aeropropulsion, and aeropropulsion mechanical components.

Additional areas of interest include lubrication mechanisms and lubricant properties involving experimental measurements (optical EHD) of pressure-viscosity coefficients of lubricating oils, traction and rheological properties of oils, oil starvation effects on EHD film thickness/traction and effects of surface topographical defects on EHD lubrication and failure, methods for broad temperature range lubrication with vapors, method and apparatus for comprehensive evaluation of tribological materials, rolling bearing analysis, bench testing of industrial fluid lubrication and wear properties used in machinery applications

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Aerospace, Lubricants, Propulsion

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S., Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing mechanical engineering, tribology consulting, lubrication, friction and wear research consulting, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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Specialized in tribology research and testing. Provided tribology consulting for lubricants, materials and mechanical components, manufacture of specialized tribology test machines, tribology training.

Principal Engineering Scientist, MRC Aerospace/SKF Tribonetics

Responsibilities included program development and project leadership in tribology and extreme environment bearing technology. Projects included development of materials and surface treatments for Space Shuttle turbopump bearings, wear and lubrication of ceramics at high temperatures.

Manager, Advanced Engineering and Analysis, SKF Industries

Was responsible for bearing analysis and tribology-planning and supervision.

Staff, Mechanical Components Branch and Material Science Engineer, Tribology Branch of NASA Lewis Research Center

Long range planning in aerospace components and tribology. Advocated, organized and managed interdisciplinary collaborative program in tribology.

Staff, Director or Aeronautics, NASA Lewis Research Center, NASA Lewis Research Center

Developed technology forecasting and long range planning in aeropropulsion.

Staff, Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA Headquarters

Program advocacy and management for aeropropulsion mechanical components.

Material Science Engineer, NASA Lewis Research Center

Involved with research on lubrication mechanisms and lubricant properties involving experimental measurements (optical EHD) of pressure-viscosity coefficients of lubricating oils, traction and rheological properties of oils, oil starvation effects on EHD film thickness/traction and effects of surface topographical defects on EHD lubrication and failure.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Walter D. Hodson Award for best paper published (by author
under the age of 35 years) in ASLE
Captain Alfred E. Hunt Award for best paper published in ASLE
Presenter for the prestigious Burt L. Newkirk Interdisciplinary Lecture at Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member ASME, STLE (Fellow), SAE, ASTM
Lecturer, University of Michigan, Tribology
Chairman of the Gordon Research Conference on Tribology
Member SAE Committee E-34 Propulsion Lubricants Committee

PUBLICATIONS
Holds patents related to broad temperature range vapor lubrication and evaluation of tribological materials, and has published over 50 technical papers and over 100 contract reports in the area of tribology, author of a book chapter, co-editor of a book on industrial fluid lubrication testing and wear properties in machinery applications.

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