Ilya I. Kudish is a mathematics professor at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Kudish is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Tribology. Michael J. Covitch is a Senior Fellow at the Lubrizol Corporation in Wickliffe, Ohio. Dr. Covitch is the Secretary of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Engine Oil Viscosity Classification task force and a recipient of the SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation and Forest R. McFarland awards.