John Williams is an Emeritus Professor of Engineering Tribology at the University of Cambridge. After graduating in Mechanical Sciences he completed his PhD in the Department of Physics supervised by Professor David Tabor. He worked for a number of years for Tube Investments on a variety of industrial projects before returning to academia, first at the University of Warwick and then in Cambridge. He is the author of the textbook ‘Engineering Tribology’ and of numerous journal and conference papers. He was co-director of the successful Cambridge Tribology Course which ran annually from 1993 to 2019. He is a holder of a Tribology Trust Silver Medal and of James Clayton and Donald Julius Groen Prizes from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. In 2005 he was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Biomimetics
Friction
Wear
Surface mechanics
Short Biography
John Williams is an Emeritus Professor of Engineering Tribology at the University of Cambridge. After graduating in Mechanical Sciences he completed his PhD in the Department of Physics supervised by Professor David Tabor. He worked for a number of years for Tube Investments on a variety of industrial projects before returning to academia, first at the University of Warwick and then in Cambridge. He is the author of the textbook ‘Engineering Tribology’ and of numerous journal and conference papers. He was co-director of the successful Cambridge Tribology Course which ran annually from 1993 to 2019. He is a holder of a Tribology Trust Silver Medal and of James Clayton and Donald Julius Groen Prizes from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. In 2005 he was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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