
NCT
Meet the Team

Simon Lewis
Business Director, Engineering Group and Manager ESTL
MEng Mechanical Engineering from University of Leeds
Simon Lewis is a mechanical engineer with many years of experience in mechanisms and tribology, mostly relating to spacecraft.

Hugues Renondeau
Principal Consultant, The National Centre of Tribology
PhD in Tribology(Centrale Lyon), MEng in Materials Science (INSA Lyon)
Hugues is a Principal Consultant at the National Centre of Tribology, bringing over 20 years of experience in tribology, testing, and failure analysis.

Dr Gary Bywater
Principal Metallurgist, The National Centre of Tribology
BEng Mechanical Engineering from University of Hull, MSc Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics from University of Sheffield, PhD
Dr Gary Bywater is a Principal Metallurgist at the National Centre of Tribology, with 10 years of materials engineering experience.