Kenneth L. Johnson Explained

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Kenneth Johnson
Birth Date:19 March 1925
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Thesis Title:An experimental investigation of the effects of an oscillating tangential force at the interface between elastic bodies in contact
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Thesis Year:1954

Kenneth Langstreth Johnson FRS[1] FREng (19 March 1925 – 21 September 2015) was a British engineer, Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge from 1977 to 1992 and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Most of his research was in the areas of tribology and contact mechanics.

Education

Johnson was educated at Barrow Grammar School and the University of Manchester where he was awarded MScTech, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees supervised by H. Wright Baker.[2]

Awards and honours

Johnson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1987, a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1982[1] [3] and won their Royal Medal in 2003[4] "In recognition of his outstanding work in the field of contact mechanics." His 1971 paper[5] with Kevin Kendall and Alan D. Roberts forms the basis of modern theories of contact mechanics.[6] He also made significant contributions to the understanding of fluid rheology under elastohydrodynamic lubrication conditions.[7]

He received the International Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers in 1983.[8] He was awarded the Tribology Gold Medal from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1985.[9] He was awarded the Mayo D. Hersey Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1991.[10] In 1999, Johnson won the William Prager Medal awarded by the Society of Engineering Science.[11] He was also awarded the 2006 Timoshenko Medal.[12]

He died on 21 September 2015.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Smith. Roderick Arthur. Kenneth Langstreth Johnson. 19 March 1925 – 21 September 2015. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2016. 62. 247–265. Royal Society. London. 10.1098/rsbm.2016.0012. free.
  2. PhD. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. An experimental investigation of the effects of an oscillating tangential force at the interface between elastic bodies in contact. Kenneth Langstreth. Johnson. 1954. 500485074.
  3. Web site: Fellows . Royal Society . 4 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101130205758/http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/ . 30 November 2010 .
  4. Web site: Royal Medal Winners: 2007 - 1990 . 2008-12-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090818005600/http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=1750 . 2009-08-18 .
  5. Johnson. Kenneth Langstreth. Kendall. Kevin. Roberts. A. D.. Tabor. David. 1971. Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 324. 1558. 301–313. 10.1098/rspa.1971.0141. 1971RSPSA.324..301J. free.
  6. Ciavarella. M.. Joe. J.. Papangelo. A.. Barber. J. R.. 2019. The role of adhesion in contact mechanics. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 16. 151. 20180738. 10.1098/rsif.2018.0738. 6408355. 30958203.
  7. Evans. C R. Johnson. K L. 1986. The Rheological Properties of Elastohydrodynamic Lubricants. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. en. 200. 5. 303–312. 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1986_200_134_02. 135487459. 0954-4062.
  8. Web site: International Award STLE. 2021-01-20. www.stle.org.
  9. Web site: IMechE Tribology Gold Medal Laureates Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 2020-12-22. www.imeche.org.
  10. Web site: Mayo D. Hersey Award. 2021-01-20. www.asme.org. en.
  11. Web site: Prager Medal . 2022-03-31 . Society of Engineering Science . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2006 Timoshenko Medal Acceptance Speech by Kenneth L. Johnson. 2008-12-06.
  13. Web site: Kenneth Johnson: Inspirational lecturer and researcher who wrote the definitive text on contact mechanics. The Independent. London. Roderick Arthur . Smith. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222204648/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/kenneth-johnson-inspirational-lecturer-and-researcher-who-wrote-the-definitive-text-on-contact-a6777411.html. 2015-12-22.

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