Invited Speakers

John Williams is 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 is a winner 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.