Professor Duncan Dowson
Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces and Interfaces
School of Mechanical Engineering
University of Leeds
LS2 9JT, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2153
Fax: +44 (0)113 242 4611
E-mail: d.dowson@leeds.ac.uk
Qualifications
C.B.E., FRS, FREng, BSc, PhD, DSc
Professional Distinctions
Royal Academy of Engineering-Engineering Committee-(1988-1991);Chairman, Engineering in Medicine Working Party (1988-1900); Chairman, ‘Focus’ for Biomedical Engineering (1993-1995).
I.Mech.E.-Honorary Fellow; President I.Mech.E. (1992-1993);
Editor-I.Mech.E. Proceedings, Part ‘C’, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science; Former Editor, Part ‘H’, Journal of Engineering in Medicine (1980-1993).
Editor of WEAR (1983-1998)-now Emeritus editor; Elsevier Tribology Book Series; I.Mech.E. Engineering Research Book Series (1999-2005).
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine-Honorary Fellowship (1998).
University of Leeds-Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering-(1987-1992); Pro-Vice Chancellor-(1983-1985); Director-Institute of Tribology-1967-1987); Founding Co-Chairman-Bio-Engineering Group for the Study of Human Joints-(1971) and the Centre of Studies for medical Engineering-(1971-1973); Member of Court-(2002-2009).
Member of Editorial Boards of 6 Journals.
A.S.M.E.- Life Fellow.
STLE-Honorary Fellow.
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science-Foreign Member (1986).
Royal Society of Arts-Fellow; Chairman Yorkshire Region (1992-1997).
City & Guilds of London Institute- Fellow (1997).
Prizes/Awards-
I.Mech.E-Clayton Fund prize (1964); Thomas hawksley Gold Medal (1966); James Clayton prize (1979); Tribology Gold Medal (1979); James Clayton memorial lecture-(2000); 150th. Anniversary Gold medal-(2000); James Watt International Gold Medal-(2001); Water Arbitration prize-(2004).
I.Civil.Eng. – James Alfred medal-(1988); james Forrest Lecturer-(1991); Kelvin Medal-1998).
ASME- Best paper Awards-(1975;1976; 1999); Melville Medal-(1976); Mayo D. Heresy award-(1979); Engineer Historian award-(1995); Thurston Lecturer-(1998); R.H Thurston Award-(2000).
University of Gent-Sarton Medallist-(1998)
ASLE- National Award-(1974).
British Sciety of Rheology – Gold medal-(1969).
Royal Academy of Engineering-Hinton lecturer (1990).
Honorary Degrees-D.Sc. (Chalmers-1979); Docteur (INSA-Lyon-1991); D.Sc-Liege-1995); D.Eng.-(Waterloo-2001); D.Eng.- (Bradford-2002); D.Eng-(Leeds-2003); D.Sc.-(Loughborough-2005).
School Responsibilities
Research on Tribology & Bio-tribology.
Teaching Interests
None
Research Interests
TRIBOLOGY-Elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication; Wear; Gears; Bearings;
BIO-TRIBOLOGY-Lubrication of Natural Synovial Joints. Lubrication & Wear of Total Joint Replacements. Design and Development of Total Joint Replacements. Tribology of biological systems.
Publications
List of publications by author
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