Dr. Shuwen Wang is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST). He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and his master’s degree from the University of Toronto, Canada. His current research interests include structural dynamics, vehicle NVH, tribology, surface engineering, bio-inspired surface design, and laser surface modification. He is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SAE International, Institute of Physics and Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.
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.
