Prestigious prize to mark significant research into improving wind turbine gearbox bearing performance
Tribology PhD student Martin Evans has been awarded the prestigious Dowson Prize for an academic journal paper and presentation about his research into improving bearings used in wind turbine gearboxes.
He received £1,000 sponsored by Shell and a signed copy of the book History of Tribology by Professor Duncan Dowson at the 39 th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, held in the Yorkshire city in September 2012.
Martin's journal paper was submitted to Tribology International and was entitled: ‘Investigation of butterfly and white etching crack (WEC) formation under rolling contact fatigue in 100Cr6 bearing steel for wind turbine gearbox bearing applications using metallographic and focused ion beam tomography'
"It was an honour to have our work recognised by Professor Dowson who is regarded as one of the ‘grandfathers' of Tribology," says Martin. "I was delighted to win the prize and would like to thank again all those who assisted me throughout."
The conference attracted speakers from 22 countries. "It was a valuable networking opportunity, as I was able to meet two other groups that were unknown to me who are working in the same field," explains Martin.