Background
Bay, Niels was born on March 13, 1947 in Copenhagen. Son of Børge Henrik and Margaret (Bay) Madsen.
manufacturing engineering educator
Bay, Niels was born on March 13, 1947 in Copenhagen. Son of Børge Henrik and Margaret (Bay) Madsen.
Master of Science, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1977. Doctor of Science, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1987.
Assistant professor, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1974-1979;
head laboratory for advanced welding technical, Danish Welding Institute, Glostrup, Denmark, 1979-1980;
associate professor, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1980-1988;
docent, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1988-1993;
research professor, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1993-1998;
professor, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, since 1998. Consultant National Testing Board, Denmark, since 1982. Chairman Danish Cold Forging Group, 1985-1994, International Cold Forging Groups Tribology Subgroup, 1985-1995, Aluminum Subgroup, 1996-1998, International Cold Forging Group, 1991-1995,International Cold Forging Groups subgroup on Cold Forging of Aluminum.
Danish delegate European Economic Community's Association for Industrial and Materials Technology, 1987-1992. Chairman CIRP's Society for Technical Communication-Forming (International Institute Product Engineering Research, Science technical Committee on Forming), since 1998.
Fellow: International Academy Production Engineering Research. Member: North America Manufacturing Research Institute, American Society Manufacturing Engineers, Danish Academy Technology Sciences, International Cold Forging Group (chairman tribology group 1985-1995, president 1992-1995, chairman aluminium group 1996-1998).
Married Ingrid Bjerrum, January 17, 1970. Children: Astrid, Rolf.