Education  --  Gil Baker

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 1994

            Dissertation:  �Workpiece Wear Mechanisms in the Drawing of Copper Wire.�

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 1993

            Thesis Work:  �Speed Effects in Magnet Wire Drawing�

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, May 1988

            Senior Project:  �Solar Powered Ice Plant Prototype for Developing Countries�

In addition to the main three degrees, as listed above, other engineering courses have been completed , including:

Friction, Wear, and, Lubrication:  Recent Developments and Applications, An Intensive Five-Day Course, June 7-11, 1999, Berkeley, CA.  Instructors:  Kyriakos Komvopoulos, Douglas Godfrey and James L. Lauer.

Courses taken at IPFW (Indiana University - Purdue University at Fort Wayne):