Emily Aneshansley is a former Graduate Research Associate of the Gear and Power Transmission Research Laboratory at The Ohio State University. Emily completed her M.S. in December 2021. Emily’s thesis entitled “Applied Statistical Microcontact Model for the Prediction of Gear Power Loss” focused on developing a stochastic-based model for estimating the friction coefficient in spur gears. She now works as a Mechanical Engineer at Design Collaborative in Fort Wayne, Ind.