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Bhushan To Be Presented STLE International Award

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Professor Bharat Bhushan, right, receives STLE International Award at May 19, 2014 meeting.
Ohio State Professor Bharat Bhushan has been selected by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) to receive its 2014  International Award. STLE is an international society with a membership of 4,000 technical professionals working in industry, academic institutions and government throughout the United States, Canada and around the world. STLE endeavors to bring together managers, engineers, scientists, technicians and craftspeople to learn and share "best practices" associated with the design and operation of modern machinery and equipment. 

The STLE International Award is the society’s highest award and is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of tribology and/or its related sciences.  Dr. Bhushan's award will be presented on May 19 during the Keynote Address & Awards portion of the society's 69th annual meetingIn addtion to being selected for the award, Bhushan will receive lifetime honorary membership to STLE. Across his 44-year career, Bhushan's research has touched on fields ranging from automotive, aerospace, hard disk and tape drives, beauty care (hair and skin), nanotechnology, bio/nanotechnology and biomimetics. 

A faculty member of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Bhushan is also an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor as well as Director of the Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics at Ohio State. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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