Engineering Surfaces for Wear, Friction, and Corrosion Reduction

Prof. Gary Doll is the recently named Timken Professor of Surface Engineeirng at The University of Akron.  Prior to his recent appointment, Dr. Doll was Chief Technologist at the Timken Company where he managed and directed global research and development activities in bearing tribology, lubrication and surface engineering.  Before joining Timken in 1996, Gary was a staff scientist at the General Motors Research Laboratories where he led research and development activities aimed at increasing the power density of powertrain systems and components.  Since joining Timken, he has served in several technology roles, including technical director of the Timken Surface Engineering business. Gary has received more than 20 U.S. patents and has published more than 150 papers.  He earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in physics from Marshall University and the University of Kentucky.  He is the recipient of NATO and Westinghouse scholarships and was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  In 2009, he was elected as a fellow of ASM International and is the incoming chair of the ASME Wind Energy Tribology Committee.