MichaelBryant
Tribology; Mechatronic systems design; System diagnostics of machinery
About
Michael Bryant specializes in tribology (study of friction, wear, lubrication, and associated devices such as bearings, brushes and brakes), the design of mechatronic systems (integrated mechanical and electronic systems), system diagnostics of machinery, and is developing a new class of computers for the solution of differential equations.
Bryant is a faculty member of the Dynamic Systems Control and Manufacturing Design programs of the Mechanical Engineering Department. He earned his Ph.D. in engineering sciences and applied mathematics from Northwestern University in 1981. He has served on the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty since 1988 and previously taught at North Carolina State University.
He has one year of industrial experience and has published more than 100 technical articles and reports. In 2005, he was appointed Editor in Chief of the ASME Journal of Tribology and Series Editor for Dynamic Systems Control and Mechatronics, Springer Mechanical Engineering Series. Bryant’s Tribology expertise was featured in a Newhouse News Service article, “Five-blade razor: Exactly how many do you need?”.
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D., Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 1981
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1980
- B.S., Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 1972
Select Awards & Honors
- Innovative Research Award – ASME Tribology Division (2005)
- National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award (1985)