Professor David Mba
Assoc. Dean, MSc Course Director, Senior Lecturer
Location: Building 52
E: d.mba@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0) 1234 754681
Department of Power and Propulsion
Background
Education: Aerospace engineering (1st class honours), University of Hertfordshire, 1994 ; PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Cranfield University, 1999. Awarded the University's Lord King Norton gold medal for the best doctorial thesis across all University campuses.
Professor Mba is actively involved with research in machine condition monitoring and prognosis, machine dynamics and turbo-machinery. A primary focus of his research in the area of machine monitoring and prognosis has been the application and development of the Acoustic Emission (AE) technology.
Professor Mba is the Convenor of an International Standards Organisation (ISO) working group tasked with developing the first international standards on the application of Acoustic Emission to condition monitoring of machinery (ISO TC108 SC5 WG14). He is also active in British Standard Institute (BSI) working committee on Machine Vibration and Condition Monitoring.
Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK
Fellow of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
