Ward Winer

{{Short description|American engineer (1936–2025)}} {{Infobox person | name = Ward Winer | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|6|27}} | birth_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|5|25|1936|6|27}} | death_place = | education = [[University of Michigan]] | module = {{Infobox engineering career | discipline = | institutions = [[Georgia Tech]] }} }}

'''Ward O. Winer''' (June 27, 1936 – May 25, 2025) was an American engineer who was the Regents' Professor Emeritus at [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]. He was an Elected Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], [[Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers]], [[American Society for Engineering Education]] and [[ASME]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aaas.org/fellow/winer-ward |title=Ward Winer |work=AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society |date=August 2016 |publisher=aaas.org |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/winer |title=Ward Winer |publisher=gatech.edu |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ce.gatech.edu/people/faculty/5899/overview |title=Faculty Profile - Ward O. Winer, Ph.D., P.E. |publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology}}</ref>

==Life and career== Winer was born on June 27, 1936. He received his B.S. (1958) and M.S. (1959) degrees from the [[University of Michigan]] and his PhD (1964) from the [[University of Cambridge]] in the [[Cavendish Laboratory]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=1986 Tribology Gold Medal|url=https://www.imeche.org/careers-education/scholarships-and-awards/DGs/tribology/tribology-gold-medal/gold-medal-laureates/Imeche-tribology-gold-medal-laureates/1986TGM|access-date=2021-02-12|website=www.imeche.org}}</ref>

He was awarded the Tribology Gold Medal from the [[Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] (IMechE) in 1972.<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=2020-12-22|website=www.imeche.org}}</ref> He received the [[Mayo D. Hersey]] Award from the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] in 1986.<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=2021-01-20|website=www.asme.org|language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Ward O. Winer|url=https://nae.edu/28341/Dr-Ward-O-Winer|access-date=2021-02-12|website=NAE Website}}</ref> He received the International Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Award {{!}} STLE|url=https://www.stle.org/files/Awards/International.aspx|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.stle.org}}</ref> He was 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>

Winer died on May 25, 2025, at the age of 88.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ward-winer-obituary?id=58524306 Ward Otis Winer] Legacy</ref>

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