Ian Taylor

After a degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics and Electronics, Ian Taylor joined Shell Research in the UK in 1991, where he worked mainly in lubricant/lubrication research (including being the Global Technology Manager for Shell's Lubrication Science team from 2006 to 2012). Most of his research focused on energy-efficient lubricants and lubricant sensors/condition monitoring. He was also responsible for managing Shell's University research links in tribology and lubrication (with Universities such as MIT, Tsinghua University, Imperial College, Leeds University, etc.) from the mid-1990's to 2020. Ian is regularly invited to be a speaker at international tribology conferences and has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers in tribology. Ian left Shell in late 2020 and is now a Visiting Professor at the University of Central Lancashire. Ian is a Fellow of the UK's Institute of Physics and a Fellow of the STLE.