Dr. Juan Bosch Giner

Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Mechanical Engineering
Office: AERC 311C
Phone: 330-972-4353
Email: jb394@uakron.edu

Biography

Dr. Bosch joined The University of Akron in 2019 as a master’s student in Corrosion Engineering. In 2021, he transitioned to the Akron Engineering Tribology Laboratory (AETL) as a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering. Before Akron, he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Dr. Bosch’s research expertise includes tribology, corrosion, and materials science, with a particular focus on space tribology, and water-based lubricants for electric vehicles. He has managed several industry-funded projects and has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and conference presentations.

Research

Tribology, rheology, lubricant selection, vacuum tribology, metallurgy, corrosion, rolling contact fatigue in bearings

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, 2019-2024
• M.Sc. in Engineering, The University of Akron, 2019-2021
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2013-2018

Courses

Fluid Mechanics