Kenneth L. Johnson

Kenneth Johnson

FRS[1] FREng
Born(1925-03-19)19 March 1925
Died21 September 2015(2015-09-21) (aged 90)
Awards
Scientific career
ThesisAn experimental investigation of the effects of an oscillating tangential force at the interface between elastic bodies in contact (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.[2] 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.[3]

Awards and honours

Johnson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1987,[4] a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1982[1][5] and won their Royal Medal in 2003[6] "In recognition of his outstanding work in the field of contact mechanics." His 1971 paper[7] with Kevin Kendall and Alan D. Roberts forms the basis of modern theories of contact mechanics.[8] He also made significant contributions to the understanding of fluid rheology under elastohydrodynamic lubrication conditions.[9]

He received the International Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers in 1983.[10] He was awarded the Tribology Gold Medal from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1985.[11] He was awarded the Mayo D. Hersey Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1991.[12] In 1999, Johnson won the William Prager Medal awarded by the Society of Engineering Science.[13] He was also awarded the 2006 Timoshenko Medal.[14]

He died on 21 September 2015.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Smith, Roderick Arthur (2016). "Kenneth Langstreth Johnson. 19 March 1925 – 21 September 2015". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 62. London: Royal Society: 247–265. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2016.0012.
  2. ^ a b "JOHNSON, Prof. Kenneth Langstreth". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2016 (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Johnson, Kenneth Langstreth (1954). An experimental investigation of the effects of an oscillating tangential force at the interface between elastic bodies in contact (PhD thesis). University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. OCLC 500485074.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b Smith, Roderick Arthur (2015). "Kenneth Johnson: Inspirational lecturer and researcher who wrote the definitive text on contact mechanics". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Fellows". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Royal Medal Winners: 2007 - 1990". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  7. ^ 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. Bibcode:1971RSPSA.324..301J. doi:10.1098/rspa.1971.0141.
  8. ^ 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. doi:10.1098/rsif.2018.0738. PMC 6408355. PMID 30958203.
  9. ^ 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. 200 (5): 303–312. doi:10.1243/PIME_PROC_1986_200_134_02. ISSN 0954-4062. S2CID 135487459.
  10. ^ "International Award | STLE". www.stle.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  11. ^ "IMechE Tribology Gold Medal Laureates | Institution of Mechanical Engineers". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Mayo D. Hersey Award". www.asme.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Prager Medal". Society of Engineering Science. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  14. ^ "2006 Timoshenko Medal Acceptance Speech by Kenneth L. Johnson". Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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