Hooshang Heshmat

Hooshang Heshmat: Hooshang Heshmat is the CEO and co-founder of Mohawk Innovative Technology. The company researches and develops green technology for integration into turbomachinery. Heshmat is a fellow in both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.^[1] In 2007 Heshmat received the Mayo D. Hersey Award, in recognition of his "contributions over a substantial period of time to the advancement of the science and engineering of tribology".^[2]

Published works

Heshmat, Hooshang (2010). Tribology of Interface Layers. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0824758325.

References

^ "Notables". ASME. http://sections.asme.org/hudson-mohawk/notables.html. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

^ "Mayo D. Hersey Award". ASME. http://www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/Mayo_D_Hersey_Award.cfm. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

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