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Dr. Andras Z. Szeri

Robert L. Spencer Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
126 Spencer Lab.
Newark, DE 19716
E-mail: szeri@udel.edu

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DEGREES
1959 B. Sc. (Honors) 1st Class, Engineering, University of Leeds, England
1962 Ph.D., Engineering, University of Leeds


SERVICE
Robert L. Spencer Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware


OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
Academic:
1998-2000 Interim Dean, College of Engineering, University of Delaware
1995- Robert L. Spencer Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
1994-2000 Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
1994-1996 Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh
1990-1994 W. K. Whiteford Professor of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
1984-1987 Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh
1977-1990 Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Pittsburgh
1977-1994 Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
1964-1967 British Council Professor, Universidad F.S.M., Valparaiso, Chile

Industrial:
1968-1980 Senior Engineer (Summer Employment), Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
1962-1964 Engineer, Applied Mechanics Department, Nelson Engineering Laboratories, The English Electric Company, Ltd., Stafford, England


CONSULTING
1967-1984 Consultant, Research Mechanics, Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA


STATE REGISTERED
NONE


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books Authored

  1. "Tribology: Friction, Lubrication, and Wear", Hemisphere Publishing Co., 1980
  2. "Fluid Film Bearings: Theory and Design", Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  3. "Fluid Film Bearings: Theory and Design", Cambridge University Press, Paperback edition, 2005.

Book Chapters

  1. "Analysis and Design of Slider Bearings" in Handbook of Lubrication, CRC Press Inc., 1984.
  2. "Tribology" in Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Academic Press Inc., 1987, 1992, 2000.
  3. "Tribology", The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 2000.
  4. "Lubrication", The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 2000.
  5. "Hydrodynamic and Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication" in Handbook of Modern Tribology, CRC Press Inc., 2001.
  6. "Flow Modeling in Thin Films from Macro to Nano Scale" in Fundamentals of and Bridging the Gap between Macro - and Nano/Microscale Tribology. NATO Advanced Studies Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
  7. "Stokes Flow, Reynolds Flow, Molecular Flow: Restrictions on Surface Gradient Variations and Film Thickness" in Rheology and Fluid Mechanics of Nonlinear Materials, ASME, 2000.

Journal Articles & Proceedings

  1. "The Effect of Fibril Microstructure on the Mechanical Behavior of Articular Cartilage" (submitted).
  2. "An Inverse Analysis of Articulate Cartilage in Unconfined Compression" (submitted).
  3. "Transport of Neutral Solute in Deformable Inhomogeneous and Anisotropic Soft Tissue." Comp. Appl. Math. (in press).
  4. "Convective Effects in Wall Bounded Thin Film Flows." Meccanica (in press).
  5. "Neutral Solute Transport in Articular Cartilage: Effects of Loading and Particle Size." Proc. R. Soc. London, A 461, 2021-2042, 2005.
  6. "An Elasto-plasto-hydrodynamic Model of Strip Rolling with Oil/Water Emulsion Lubricant." Tribology International, Vol. 37, 169-176, 2004.
  7. "On an Inconsistency in the Derivation of the Equations of Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication." Proc. R. Soc. London, A 459, 2771-2786, 2003.
  8. "Coolant Flow in Grinding with Non-porous Wheels" Int. J. Mech. Sci., Vol. 42, 2347-2367, 2000.
  9. "Application of Lubrication Theory to Fluid Flow in Grinding Geometry",Part I, Flow Between Smooth Surfaces" J. Tribology, Vol. 123, 94-100, 2001.
  10. "Application of Lubrication Theory to fluid Flow in Grinding Geometry",Part II, Influence of wheel and workpiece roughness. J. Tribology, Vol. 123, 101-107, 2001.
  11. "Modeling of Airflow in the Pharynx with Application to Sleep Apnea," J. Bio-mechanical Eng., Vol. 120, 416-422, 1998.
  12. "Symmetry Braking Bifurcations in Finite Disk Flow," Physics of Fluids, 9(6), 1650-1956, 1997.
  13. "A Thermal Analysis of Grinding" Wear, Vol. 216, 77-86, 1998.
  14. "On the Flow of Emulsions in Tribological Contacts" WEAR, Vol. 200, 353-364, 1996.
  15. "On the Combined Effects of Lubricant Inertia and Viscous Dissipation", J. Tribology, Vol. 119, 1-9, 1997.
  16. "On the Mechanism of Fluid Transport Across the Grinding Zone", J. Manufact. Sci. Eng., Vol.118, pp. 17, 1996.
  17. "Flow Between Finite Steadily Rotating Eccentric Cylinders", Theoret. Comput. Fluid Dyn., Vol. 7, 1-28, 1995.
  18. "Lubrication with Emulsion in Cold Rolling", with S. H. Wang et al., J. Tribology, Vol. 115, 523-531, 1993.
  19. "Lubrication with Binary Mixtures: Bubbly Oil", with K. Chamniprasart et al.,J. Tribology, Vol. 115, 253-260, 1993.
  20. "Lubrication with Binary Mixtures: Liquid-Liquid Emulsion in an EHL Conjunction", with S. H. Wang et al., J. Tribology, Vol. 115, 515-522, 1993.
  21. "Lubrication with Binary Mixtures: Liquid-Liquid Emulsion", with Al-Sharif et al., J. Tribology, Vol. 115, 46-55, 1993.
  22. "Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Between Finite Rotating Disks", with V. K. Garg, Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 1 4,1 55-1 63, 1993.
  23. "Stability of Flow Between Infinite Rotating Disks", with A. Anaturk, J. Math. Phys. Sci., Vol. 26, pp. 569-581, 1992.
  24. "Natural Convection in a Horizontal Concentric Cylindrical Annulus", with V. K. Garg, Num. Meth. in Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 2, 455-467, 1992.
  25. "Bifurcation and Stability of Flow Between Rotating Eccentric Cylinders", with R. X. Dai and Q. Dong, Int. J. Eng. Sci., Vol. 30, 1323-1340, 1992.
  26. "Approximations in Lubrication Theory", with R. X. Dai and Q. Dong, J. Tribology, Vol. 114, 14-25, 1992.
  27. "Flow of a Variable Viscosity Fluid Between Eccentric Rotating Cylinders", with R. X. Dai and Q. Dong, Int. J. Non-Linear Mech., Vol. 27, 367-389, 1992.
  28. "A Numerical Study of the Flow of a Class of BKZ Fluid in an Orthogonal Rheometer", with R. X. Dai and K. R. Rajagopal, J. of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., Vol. 38, 289-312, 1991.

SOCIETIES
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Academy of Mechanics
The Society of Rheology
Society of Engineering Science
The Society for Natural Philosophy

2001 - Editorial Board, Microsystem Technologies
1999 - Editorial Board, Applied Mechanics and Engineering
1997-1998 Chair, Research Committee for Tribology, ASME
1996-1997 Secretary, Research Committee for Tribology, ASME
1990-1998 Member, Research Committee for Tribology, ASME
1987-1993 Technical Editor, Journal of Tribology, ASME
1987-1993 Member, Executive Committee, Tribology Division of ASME
1978-1987 Associate Editor, Journal of Tribology, ASME
1971-1976 Member, Editorial Review Board, ASLE Transactions


HONORS & AWARDS
STLE International Award, 2006
External Examiner, University of the West Indies
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1988
School of Engineering Meritorious Award, 1981-83
W. K. Whiteford Chair in Engineering, 1990
R. L. Spencer Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1995


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COURSES TAUGHT (Recent)
MEEG 332 Fluid Mechanics II, Spring 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
MEEG 112 Statics, Fall 2004
MEEG 867 Hydrodynamic Stability, Fall 2002, 2003
MEEG 840 Spec. Topics in Continuum Mech., Spring 2006
MEEG 467/667 Tribology and Bearing Design, Fall 2004

OTHER INFORMATION
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