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 […]
Spring 2022 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 27, 2022
Vol. 27, 2022 Foreward “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau If there is any truth to this quote, the Gear Research Institute (GRI) is currently very successful. Over the past 12 — 18 months, the supply chain issues affecting the world have trickled […]
Oct 2021 Newsletter – Transmissions Vol 26, 2021
Vol. 26, 2021 Foreward As I look out my patio door and see the leaves falling from the trees, farmers harvesting the crops, butterflies flying around and the grass growing, one would never have thought anything is different from prior years. But things are different aren’t they? Instead of dwelling on recent events and all […]
Sept 2021 News – Annual Meeting
The next meeting of the Board Of Trustees of the Institute will be held on October 27, 2021 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 and Manufacturing Office Head and GRI Managing Director), three members to the Board […]