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Edmond Bisson Best Paper Award, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)

Fluid Power Motion Control Conference Best Paper Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)

Otto J. Maha Pioneer in Fluid Power Award, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)

Karl O. Werwath Engineering Research Award, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)

Award of Appreciation, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Outstanding Contributor to Standards Development, National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)

ASTM: Co-chair, Hydraulic Fluid Thermal Stability Compatibility Section D02.N0.15

ISO: Committee Fluid Power Product Testing Section TC 131 SC6

NFPA: Technical Board

Critical Shear Rate of Polymer-Enhanced Hydraulic Fluids

Fluid Property Effects on Power Consumption in a Hydraulic System at Low Temperatures

Hydraulic Fluids

Fluid Effects on Mechanical Efficiency of Hydraulic Pumps: Dynamometer Measurements and Molecular Simulations

Empirical Modelling of Hydraulic Pumps and Motors based upon the Latin Hypercube Sampling Method

Temporary and Permanent Viscosity Loss Correlated to Hydraulic System Performance

An Investigation of Hydraulic Fluid Composition and Aeration in an Axial Piston Pump

A Fluid Property Model for Piston Pump Case Drain and Pressure Compensator Flow Losses

An Adsorption Model for the Hydraulic Motor Lubrication

An Investigation of Viscosity Effects on Axial Piston Motor Efficiency

Paul Michael is the director of MSOE's Fluid Power Institute. He has 40 years of experience formulating and testing lubricants. He is active in ASTM, ISO and NFPA standards committees and serves as a lubrication subject matter expert for major oil companies and the U.S. Military. Michael's areas of expertise include lubricant formulation and testing; contamination control and filtration; and machine failure analysis. He has more than 40 publications on the topics of energy efficient fluids, hydraulic fluid compatibility, filtration, particle characterization, and machinery lubrication.  

Prior to joining MSOE, Michael was the technical director of Benz Oil and a laboratory manager for Filmite Oil.

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