{"id":70,"date":"2025-04-13T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartbham.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:54:36","slug":"tribology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/?page_id=70","title":{"rendered":"Mechanical Innovation and Tribology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-860fc976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"1362\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-860fc976\" src=\"https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-06-07 at 10.42.48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48.png 2084w, https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48-1536x1004.png 1536w, https:\/\/smrt.bham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.42.48-2048x1338.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Post-Doctoral Researchers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017 \u2013 2023: D G Eckold &#8211; EU-ERDF &#8211; ATETA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019 \u2013 2021: J Yu &#8211; Industry CRRC Corp Ltd &#8211; Study on Analysis Method of Pressure Field and Temperature Field Distribution of Locomotive Gear Box<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019-2020: IMN Stead &#8211; Industry Drillco &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tribological development of the pneumatic piston used in the Puma<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018 \u2013 2020: P Poapongsakorn &#8211; Newton Fund\/ EPSRC &#8211; Dearman liquid air TRU systems for cold chain in India&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018-2020: A Hajiyvand &#8211; EPSRC &#8211; Born Slippy: A Tribological Discourse on Hysterosalpingography as a Therapeutic Treatment for Infertile Women<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018-2020: A Kothandaraman &#8211; EPSRC &#8211; Born Slippy: A Tribological Discourse on Hysterosalpingography as a Therapeutic Treatment for Infertile Women<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017-2019: J Yu &#8211; Industry SMRT &#8211; SMRT Project Insulated Rail Joint (IRJ) Condition Monitoring Techniques<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016: A Sergi &#8211; EU- Erasmus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Visiting Scholars<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019-2020: X Xue &#8211; Chinese Scholarship Council<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018: A Maneedaeng&nbsp;&#8211; British Council &#8211; Effects of binary mixed emulsifiers on phase boundaries, fuel properties, and lubricity of microemulsion-based biofuels<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016: E Sukjit &#8211; British Council &#8211; Investigation of lubrication properties and mechanisms of oxygenated compounds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Doctoral Researchers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025: S Wittayapiyanon &#8211; New theories and analysis for predicting fatigue and fracture of polymer gear teeth<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022: K Olorunlambe &#8211; Acoustic Emission monitoring in Orthopaedics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022: J Firth &#8211; Tribological Interactions in a Liquid Air engine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020: ZJM Shukur &#8211; Test methods and tribology of polymers for gear applications&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020: IMN Stead &#8211; Reduction of Parasitic Losses in the Dearman Engine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019: SFJ Rizvi &#8211; Liquid nitrogen direct injection systems for cold engines<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019: C W Harris &#8211; Investigating the functionalisation of poly-ether-ether-ketone surfaces through the application of surface texturing for friction and wear control within all polymeric joint prosthesis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019: A Kubiac&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8211; Design and evaluation of devices for the treatment of intervertebral disorders&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018: A Gonzaez &#8211; Design and development of dynamic orthopaedic implants to improve surgical treatment of the spine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017: M Fayad&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8211; Effect of Alternative Fuels on Exhaust Emissions and Lubricant Properties in Engines Equipped With After-treatment Systems<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017: D L\u00fctkenhaus &#8211; Engineering understanding of mechanical forces in cleaning processes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017: F A Alnaimet &#8211; Synthetic joint capsule for joint replacement implants&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016: D G Eckold &#8211; Spinal Implants \u2013 The Problem of Debris&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post-Doctoral Researchers 2017 \u2013 2023: D G Eckold &#8211; 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