{{short description|British mechanical engineer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox scientist | name = Hugh Spikes | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FREng|FIMechE|size=100%}} | image = <!--(filename only, i.e. without "File:" prefix)--> | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Hugh Alexander Spikes | birth_date = <!--{{birth date |YYYY|MM|DD}}--> | birth_place = | death_date = <!--{{death date and age |YYYY|MM|DD |YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date)--> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}--> | home_town = | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = [[Tribology]]<ref name=gs/> | workplaces = [[Imperial College London]] | patrons = | education = | alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]] (BA)<br>[[Imperial College London]] (PhD) | thesis_title = Physical and chemical adsorption in boundary lubrication | thesis_url = https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/20269/2/Spikes-HA-1972-PhD-Thesis.pdf | thesis_year = 1972 | doctoral_advisor = Alastair Cameron | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = [[Maggie Aderin-Pocock]]<ref name=mphd>{{cite thesis|title=Interferometric Studies of Very Thin Lubricant Films in Concentrated Contacts|year=1995|degree=PhD|first= Margaret Ebunoluwa|last=Aderin|id={{copac|29536860}}|url=https://catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/record=b1631226|website=london.ac.uk|oclc=940348526|publisher=University of London}}</ref> | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = STLE International Award (2004) IMechE Tribology Gold Medal (2004) ASME Mayo D. Hersey Award (2004) | spouse = <!--(or | spouses = )--> | partner = <!--(or | partners = )--> | children = | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = {{URL|imperial.ac.uk/people/h.spikes}} }} '''Hugh Alexander Spikes''' is a British [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical engineer]]. He is [[emeritus]] [[professor]] of [[tribology]] at [[Imperial College London]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/h.spikes|title=Professor Hugh Spikes|website=Imperial College|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> He is the former head of the [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/tribology Tribology Group] at Imperial College. Tribology is the science and engineering of [[friction]], [[lubrication]] and [[wear]].
== Early life and education == Spikes was born in 1945.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slick research|url=https://evolution.skf.com/en/slick-research/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Evolution|language=en-GB}}</ref> He studied the [[Natural Sciences Tripos]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], graduating in 1968.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Fifty years of tribology|date=9 March 2016|url=http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/fifty-years-tribology|access-date=19 October 2017|publisher=University of Cambridge Department of Engineering}}</ref> He obtained his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] for research in tribology from [[Imperial College London]] in 1972.<ref name=sphd>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=University of London|url=https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/20269|title=Physical and chemical adsorption in boundary lubrication|first= Hugh Alexander|last=Spikes|date=1972|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.295737}}|website=imperial.ac.uk|oclc=556510123|hdl=10044/1/20269}} {{free access}}</ref> His PhD research was performed under the supervision of Professor Alastair Cameron.<ref name="sphd" />
== Research and career== Spikes has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers and patents in the field of tribology, spanning many aspects of liquid [[lubricant]] behaviour ranging from boundary to hydrodynamic [[lubrication]].<ref name=":0" /> Another focus of his research has been lubricant additives, particularly [[antiwear additive]]s<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spikes|first=H.|date= 2004|title=The History and Mechanisms of ZDDP|journal=Tribology Letters|volume=17|issue=3|pages=469–489|doi=10.1023/B:TRIL.0000044495.26882.b5|s2cid=7163944|issn=1023-8883}}</ref> and [[friction modifier]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spikes|first=Hugh|date=2015|title=Friction Modifier Additives|journal=Tribology Letters|volume=60|issue=1|pages=5|doi=10.1007/s11249-015-0589-z|issn=1023-8883|url=http://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/25879/2/post%20review%20Friction%20modifier%20additives.pdf|hdl=10044/1/25879|s2cid=137884697|hdl-access=free}}</ref> {{As of|2021|09|alt=As of September 2021|df=US|lc=y|since=y}}, Spikes' work had been [[Citation|cited]] on more than 17,500 occasions and he had a [[h-index]] of 74 and an [[i10-index]] of 262 ([[Google Scholar]]).<ref name="gs">{{Google scholar id}}</ref> He is a member of the Distinguished Advisory Board for the International Tribology Council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distinguished Advisory Board - About ITC - ITC|url=https://itctribology.net/en/about-itc/distinguished-advisory-board/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=itctribology.net}}</ref> He is Editor Emeritus for the [[Wiley-Blackwell|Wiley]] journal ''Lubrication Science''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lubrication Science|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15576833/homepage/editorialboard.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Wiley Online Library|doi=10.1002/(ISSN)1557-6833|language=en}}</ref> and he is a member of the editorial board of the [[Springer Nature]] journals ''Tribology Letters''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tribology Letters|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/11249/editors|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Springer|language=en}}</ref> and ''Friction''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Friction|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/40544/editors|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Springer|language=en}}</ref>
Spikes was the Head of the Tribology Group at Imperial College,<ref name=":0" /> he was succeeded in this role by Professor [[Daniele Dini]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home - Professor Daniele Dini|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.dini|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.imperial.ac.uk}}</ref>
=== Honours and awards === In 2004, Spikes was awarded the three major medals that are bestowed internationally for contributions to tribology, the International Award of the [[Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers]] (STLE),<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Award {{!}} STLE|url=https://www.stle.org/files/Awards/International.aspx|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.stle.org}}</ref> the [[Mayo D. Hersey]] Award of the [[ASME|American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] (ASME),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayo D. Hersey Award|url=https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/mayo-d-hersey-award|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.asme.org|language=en}}</ref> and the Tribology Trust Gold Medal of the [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] (IMechE).<ref>{{Cite web|title=IMechE Tribology Gold Medal Laureates {{!}} Institution of Mechanical Engineers|url=https://www.imeche.org/careers-education/scholarships-and-awards/DGs/tribology/tribology-gold-medal/gold-medal-laureates|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.imeche.org}}</ref> With his research students, he has also received ten best paper awards, from the STLE, the ASME and the IMechE. In 2019, he received The Tribochemistry Award from the Japanese Society of Tribologists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribochemistry Award Laureates for 2019｜一般社団法人 日本トライボロジー学会|url=https://www.tribology.jp/unit/s-309/a9nl9000000000i1.html|access-date=2021-09-14|website=www.tribology.jp}}</ref>
In 2012, he was elected as a [[Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering]] (FREng).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_20-7-2012-15-16-13|title=New Imperial Fellows announced|author=Colin Smith|date=20 July 2012|website=Imperial News|publisher=Imperial College|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> He is also a [[Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] (FIMechE), a [[Chartered Engineer (UK)|Chartered Engineer]] (CEng) and a Fellow of the [[Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/h.spikes/honours-and-memberships.html|title=Honours and Memberships - Professor Hugh Spikes|publisher=Imperial College|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>
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