Prof. Dr. Gary Barber is a professor and director and head of the Automotive Tribology Center in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering and Computer Science. He joined Oakland University in 1990. He is an associate editor of Lubrication Engineering and a member of STLE and SME. His research expertise/research focuses are tribology of engine cylinder kits, engine valve wear, and the effect of tool wear on the surface topography of machined surfaces.