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STLE Elects 2021-2022 President
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he Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
(STLE) elected Ken Hope, Ph.D., global polyalphaolefin
(PAO) technical services manager for Chevron
Phillips Chemical, as its 2021-2022 president for a oneyear
term.
In this role, Hope serves as the principal executive officer of
the society and as chairman of its Board of Directors. He served
on the STLE Board of Directors from 2006 to 2017, and in
2018, he became a member of the society's executive committee,
serving one-year terms as treasurer, secretary and vice president.
Joining him on the STLE executive committee are Vice
President Ryan Evans, Ph.D. (The Timken Co.), Secretary
Hong Liang, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), Treasurer
Jack McKenna (Sea-Land Chemical Co.), Immediate Past
President Paul Hetherington (Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.)
and STLE Executive Director Edward P. Salek, CAE.
" Ken is perfectly poised to lead the charge for our technical
society, " said Salek. " His extensive field experience, deep industry
knowledge and longtime contributions to STLE will provide
members with the insights and information they need to stay
ahead of trends and persevere during these unprecedented times. "
During his term, Hope will lead STLE's volunteers and
professional staff in the implementation of a strategic plan
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that emphasizes education, technical innovation and global
advocacy in the areas of tribology and lubrication. Throughout
the year, he will represent the society and promote
the positive impact tribology can make in industrial and
everyday applications.
" While the COVID-19 pandemic has buffeted many
industries this past year, this disruption has also spurred
tribological advancements in many key areas, including
manufacturing, metalworking, transportation and power
generation, " said Hope. " As STLE president, my focus will
be on keeping our members at the forefront of this transformation
- through unique and timely programming,
education courses, events and publications. "
With over 30 years of experience, Hope has extensive
industry knowledge in PAOs and the use of synthetic lubricants.
Prior to joining Chevron Phillips Chemical, he was a
research fellow and team leader for normal alpha olefins and
PAO research and technology with Chevron Corp. Hope
worked in the analytical group at Chevron Corp. for several
years doing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) research
on catalysts and structure-property relationships on various
materials. Previously, he was the director of NMR research
in the chemistry department at the University of Houston.
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