Oct 2025 News – Honeywell rejoins Aerospace Bloc
After a brief hiatus, Honeywell has re-joined the Aerospace Bloc research consortium for 2025. We welcome the new participants to the group and look forward to their input and collaboration. The depth of knowledge contained in the Steering Committee grows with each new member which directly contributes to the quality of research being accomplished.
Call for Papers and Presentations – 80th Annual STLE Meeting and Exhibition
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers 80th STLE Annual Meeting and Exhibition New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) Hyatt Regency New Orleans May 17-21, 2026 Gears and Gear Lubrication Call for Papers and Presentations Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Gears and Gear Lubrication Technical Committee is soliciting papers and presentations for the 80th Annual STLE Meeting and […]
Oct 2025 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute will be held on October 27, 2025 at ARL Penn State in State College, PA. This meeting will be preceded by the Annual Meeting of the Institute, scheduled on the agenda for 9:00 AM. The Annual Meeting is open to all members of the […]
Call for Nominations
To All Members of the Gear Research Institute As you are aware the Gear Research Institute is managed by a twelve (12) member Board of Trustees. As per the Institute’s by-laws, there are two non-voting members from ARL Penn State (the Materials, Manufacturing, and Sustainment Office Head and GRI Managing Director), three members to the […]
Fall 2024 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 29
Vol. 29, 2024 Foreword It is with both sadness and excitement that I announce that I will be stepping down as President of GRI at our fall Board Meeting. Sadness that I will be saying goodbye to people that I have made as friends along the way, but with excitement as I will be entering […]
Oct 2024 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute will be held on November 6, 2024 at ARL Penn State in State College, PA. This meeting will be preceded by the Annual Meeting of the Institute, scheduled on the agenda for 8:30 AM. The Annual Meeting is open to all members of the […]
Apr 2024 – New Aerospace Bloc Member
The Department of Defense has joined the Aerospace Bloc research consortium. We look forward to participation from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Apr 2024 News – Meeting
The GRI Board of Trustees will hold their next meeting at Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis, IN on April 17, 2024. The group will be treated to a tour of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Exhibition following the meeting.
Jan 2024 News – Welcome Ben Sheen
We would like to welcome Ben Sheen of Eaton Corporation to the Board of Trustees. Ben is Chief Engineer of Eaton’s Mobility Group. Sheen, who holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wyoming, is currently responsible for supporting new product development and manufacturing capabilities within Eaton’s ePowertrain Business Unit. His 20-year […]
Winter/Spring 2023 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 28
Vol. 28, 2023 Foreward GRI surpasses 40 years of testing and research The GRI, being founded in 1982, celebrated 40 years last fall. Since its inception, GRI has operated as an independent not-for-profit corporation affiliated with the ASME and AGMA. In the beginning, GRI was located at the Basic Industries Research Laboratory (BIRL) at Northwestern […]