Emeritus ProfessorHugh Spikes
Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
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- Emeritus Professor of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- 020 7594 7063 (Work)
- 673, City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Professor Hugh Spikes is Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Investigator in the Tribology research group. He has published over three hundred refereed papers and patents in the field of Tribology, spanning many aspects of liquid lubricant behaviour ranging from boundary to hydrodynamic lubrication.
In 2004, Hugh Spikes was awarded the three major medals that are bestowed internationally for contributions to Tribology, the International Award of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, the Mayo D. Hersey Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Tribology Trust Gold Medal. With his research students he has also received twelve best paper awards, from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
In 2004, Hugh Spikes was awarded the three major medals that are bestowed internationally for contributions to Tribology, the International Award of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, the Mayo D. Hersey Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Tribology Trust Gold Medal. With his research students he has also received twelve best paper awards, from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
FACULTY
- Faculty of Engineering
POSITION NAME
- Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering