Title： Mixed lubrication regime analysis in heavily loaded bearings

Lecturer: Professor Michel FILLON fromUniversity of Poitiers, France

Time ： Friday15:00pm, July 5, 2019

Location：Room 3-2332, Middle Building, Xingqing Campus

Inviter: Institute of Design Science and Basic Compinents

Lecturer Introduction：

Dr. Michel Fillon received his Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 and his “Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches” in 1995 from University of Poitiers, France. He is currently a CNRS Director of Research at the Pprime Institute. From 2002 to 2010, he has been Manager of the “Lubricated Contact Mechanics” team and then, Director of Department “Mécanique des Solides” of the Pprime Institute in 2010 & 2011. His current research interests are both experimental and theoretical investigations of hydrodynamic journal and thrust bearings.

He is a Fellow of ASME and of STLE. From 2006 to 2008, he was the Chair of Research Committee of ASME Tribology Division. He is a member of Board of Directors of STLE since 2016. He is also co-Editor-in-Chief of “Tribology International”, Associate Editor-in-Chief of “Mechanics & Industry” (EDPSciences), Associate Editor of “Lubricants” and Editorial member of several other journals. He has been an Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Tribology from 2003 to 2009. He is organizing the EDF/Pprime Workshop on Bearings since 2002. He was also the AMPC Chair of 73rd STLE Annual Meeting, May 20-24, 2018, Minneapolis, USA.