Ian Taylor is currently a visiting Professor at the University of Central Lancashire, in the Jost Institute for Tribotechnology. Prior to that, he worked for Shell Research (from 1991 to 2020) in various positions, including the role of Global Technology Manager for Shell's Lubrication Science team, from 2006 to 2013. He has published over 70 papers in refereed scientific journals, and is regularly invited to give presentations at international tribology conferences. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Tribology, and is a Fellow of the STLE and of the UK's Institute of Physics. He received the Silver Medal for Tribology from the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2020.