The Gear Research Institute is governed by a tripartite board of trustees representing the membership of the Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA). Each research bloc creates its own steering committee whose responsibility is to select and guide programs within a bloc.
Geary Smith
President
Engineering Manager
Caterpillar
Eastern Michigan University
Todd Praneis
Secretary
Vice President, Technical Division
AGMA
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Colleen Tomasello
Treasurer
Manager – Bearing, High Temp, Gear and Structural Alloy Product Metallurgy
Carpenter Technology Corporation – Latrobe Operations
Carnegie-Mellon University (BS), University of Pittsburgh (MS
Ben Sheen
Chief Engineer
Eaton Corporation
University of Wyoming
Scott Yoders
Vice President of Sales
Liebherr Gear Technology
Penn State University (BS)
Jeremy Wagner, PhD
Manager of Dynamic Systems Modeling and Tribology
John Deere
Kansas State University (BS), Iowa State University (MS and PhD)
Alessio Pescosolido
Design Manager – Transmissions
Pratt & Whitney
Polytechnic Institute of Milan (BS), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS)
John Oneil
Engineer Manager – Gear Tools
Star Cutter Company
Derrick Black
Global Technical Specialist – Gear Systems
General Motors
Lawrence Technological University (BS), Oakland University (MS), University of Michigan (MS)
Nathan Lewis
Mechanical Design Engineer
Rolls Royce Corporation
Cedarville University (BS), Purdue University (MS)
Mark Traband, PhD, PMP
Associate Director for Materials and Manufacturing
Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State University
Virginia Tech (BS) and The Pennylvania State University (MS and PhD)
Aaron Isaacson, PhD
Managing Director, Gear Research Institute
Head, Drivetrain Technology Center at ARL-Penn State
The Pennsylvania State University (BS, MS, and PhD)