报告时间: 2017年3月17日（星期五）上午9:00-11:00

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专专家介绍：

Andrew Ball is Professor of Diagnostics Engineering at the University of Huddersfield. He is the head of the University’s Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, created at the University of Manchester, which is the largest independent diagnosis research and development organisation in the world. In addition, he has held positions

Jan 1991 – June 1999 – Lecturer in Maintenance Engineering, University of Manchester

July 1999 to date – Professor of Diagnostics and Maintenance Engineering, University of Manchester

Sept 2003 to Feb 2004 – Head of School, Manchester School of Engineering, University of Manchester

Feb 2004 – Sept 2007 - Graduate Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester

Sept 2007 to date Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at University of Huddersfield

Professor Ball is one of the UK’s foremost experts in the fields of machinery diagnostics, dynamic modelling, intelligent computation and vibro-acoustics analysis, with over 30 years of maintenance engineering experience. He is the author of over 300 technical and professional publications in machine diagnosis, non-destructive measurement and related fields, and he spends much of his time lecturing and consulting to industry in all parts of the world. He has been the organizer of several international conferences in condition monitoring and maintenance. He has performed consultancy work for numerous companies, in over 30 countries and across 5 continents. In addition, he acts as an expert witness in court cases and litigations involving machine and structural deterioration or failure