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Lecture Title: Advances in Tribological Coatings for More Efficient and Green Transportation Technologies |
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Biography: Dr. ALI ERDEMIR is a Distinguished Fellow of Argonne National Laboratory and the current President of the Society of Tribologist and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). He received his B.S. degree from Istanbul Technical University in 1977 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1986, respectively. In recognition of his pioneering research, Dr. Erdemir has received numerous coveted awards and honors, including the University of Chicago’s Medal of Distinguished Performance, six R&D 100 Awards, Mayo D. Hersey Award of ASME, two Al Sonntag Awards and an Edmond E. Bisson Award from STLE. He is a Fellow of ASME, STLE, AVS, and ASM-International, authored/co-authored more than 300 research articles (240 of which are peer-reviewed) and 18 book/handbook chapters, edited three books, presented more than 160 invited/keynote/plenary talks, and holds 17 U.S. patents. His current research is directed toward nano-scale design and large-scale manufacturing of new materials, coatings, and lubricants for a broad range of applications in transportation, manufacturing, and other energy conversion and utilization systems. |
