Ward O. Winer
Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. Chair Emeritus of the Woodruff School and Regents'
Professor
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| Phone: | 404.894.3200 |
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Education
- Ph.D., Cambridge University, England, 1964
- Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1962
- M.S. The University of Michigan, 1959
- B.S. The University of Michigan, 1958
Research Areas
- Tribology and Fluid Mechanics; High-pressure rheology, lubrication, tribology, thermomechanics, and mechanical systems diagnostics
Background
Began at Tech in Summer 1969 as an Associate Professor. Prior was an Assistant and an Associate Professor at The University of Michigan.
Research
In the last few years, Dr. Winer's research has expanded to the area of machinery diagnostics. He is currently principal investigator on a Defense Department Multi-University Research Initiative in Integrated Diagnostics of Machinery involving twenty-one co-principal investigators at three universities. The emphasis of this program is to develop techniques and instrumentation to detect incipient failures in mechanical systems. This information is to be used as prognosis for the necessary repair of machinery before serious failure occurs.
Research projects under Dr. Winer's direction have been funded by companies from the petrochemical industry, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Office of Naval Research, and the Department of Defense.
Distinctions
- American Society of Engineering Education
- Fellow, 2004
- Donald E. Marlowe Award, 1996
- Benjamin Garver Lamme Award, 1995
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Life Fellow, 2001
- Mayo D. Hersey Award, 1991 and 1984
- Donald E. Wilcock Award, 1995
- Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, 1988
- Journal of Tribology Technical Editor, 1980-1987
- Melville Medal, 1975
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers- International Award, 1997
- Fellow
The University of Michigan- Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board, 1999-present
- Alumni Society Merit Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, 1998
Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board, 1999-present
Engineers of Greater Atlanta Engineer of the Year, 1989
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 1988
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 1988
Metropolitan Atlanta Engineer of the Year in Education, 1988
Georgia Institute of Technology Distinguished Professor Award, 1987
Sigma Xi Monie A. Ferst Memorial Award for Sustained Research at Georgia Tech, 1975
Registered Professional Engineer in Georgia
Representative Publications
- W. O. Winer. 1997. Emerging Technologies for Machinery Diagnosis and Prognosis. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress and Exposition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, Espoo, Finland.
- W. O. Winer, S. Bair, and M. Khonsari. 1997. High Pressure Rheology and Limitations of the Reynolds Equation. World Tribology Congress, London, September 1997.
- W. O. Winer and T. Aikawa. 1994. Thermal Contact Conductance Across Si3N4-Si3N4 Contact. Wear 177, 25-32.
- W. O. Winer, Y.-K. Lee, J. Ghosh, and S. Bair. 1994. Shear Band Analysis for Lubricants Based on a Viscoelastic Plasticity Model. Applied Mechanics Review 47(6),Part 2, S209-S220.
- W. O. Winer, R. Cowan, and J. Yang. 1993. Prediction of Failure Transitions in Sliding Contacts by a Thermomechanical Wear Model. Journal of Tribology 115, 432-439.
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