Biography:David Mba
David Mba | |
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| Born | David Uzo Mba |
| Alma mater | University of Hertfordshire (BSc) Cranfield University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Machine Condition Monitoring[1] |
| Institutions | De Montfort University London South Bank University |
| Thesis | Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves (1998) |
| Academic advisors | R. H. Bannister |
| Website | dmu |
David Mba is the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Computing and Engineering at De Montfort University.[1][2] He was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Ludwig Mond Prize in 2010 for his contributions to the chemistry industry. He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK).[citation needed]
Education
Mba studied aerospace engineering at the University of Hertfordshire. He joined Cranfield University for his doctoral studies where he was awarded a PhD in 1998 for research supervised by R. H. Bannister.[3][4]
Career and research
Mba was awarded the Lord King Norton Gold medal for his thesis.[5] He joined Cranfield University as a lecturer in 2001. Here he led Turbo-machinery group.[6] Mba was made the Dean of School of Engineering at London South Bank University in 2014.[6] He serves on the advisory board of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). He collaborated with AFBE-UK to try and improve the representation of black and minority ethnic engineers London South Bank University.[7][8] He was made the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Computing and Engineering at De Montfort University in August 2017.[5] He works on the gearbox of helicopters and ways to monitor their health.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {{Google Scholar id}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- ↑ David Mba publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (Subscription content?)
- ↑ Mba, David Uzo (1998). Condition monitoring of slow speed rotating machinery using stress waves (PhD thesis). Cranfield University. Copac 49468766.
- ↑ Mba, D; Bannister, R H; Findlay, G E (2005). "Condition monitoring of low-speed rotating machinery using stress waves Part 1". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering 213 (3): 153–170. doi:10.1243/0954408991529906. ISSN 0954-4089.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Professor David Mba" (in en-gb). http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/university-governance/executive-board/professor-david-mba.aspx.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 University, London South Bank. "London South Bank University welcomes Professor David Mba as new Dean of School of Engineering" (in English). http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/london-south-bank-university-welcomes-professor-david-mba-new-dean-school-engineering.
- ↑ University, London South Bank. "Research highlights imbalance of BME engineering professionals" (in English). http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/bme-under-representation.
- ↑ "Home - Association For BME Engineers (AFBE-UK)". https://afbe.org.uk/news/transition.
- ↑ "PHM-Chongqing". http://www.phm2018.org/keynote_speakers.html.
- ↑ Al-Ghamd, Abdullah M.; Mba, David (2006). "A comparative experimental study on the use of acoustic emission and vibration analysis for bearing defect identification and estimation of defect size". Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 20 (7): 1537–1571. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2004.10.013. ISSN 08883270.
- ↑ Mba, D. (2006). "Development of Acoustic Emission Technology for Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis of Rotating Machines: Bearings, Pumps, Gearboxes, Engines, and Rotating Structures". The Shock and Vibration Digest 38 (1): 3–16. doi:10.1177/0583102405059054. ISSN 0583-1024.
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