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Tribology

Gordon Research Conference

Opportunities for Scientific and Technological Advancement

June 18 - 23, 2006
Chair Tom Dickinson
Vice Chair Kathryn J. Wahl

Conference Description

Surface failure and friction during tribological loading is a critical problem that affects the life and reliability of many important systems including mechanical machinery as well as our national energy usage. The field of tribology is an interdisciplinary science that invokes knowledge and experience over an extremely wide range of size and time scales. Improved instrumentation, computer simulations, and our basic knowledge of physical and chemical principles offer opportunities to advance the field of tribology both scientifically and for technological applications. We will examine a number of tribological systems with emphasis on both fundamental issues of wear, friction, and lubrication as well as significant technological advancements. We anticipate a lively and provocative meeting where we will strongly encourage discussion and efficient exchange of new ideas.

Conference Program

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCHALLENGES TO OUR COMMUNITY
Welcome: Tom Dickinson (Washington State University)
Discussion Leader: Trevor Page (University of NewCastle)
7:30 pm - 8:20 pmAndy Jackson (Exxon/Mobil)
"Automotive and industrial tribology challenges"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:20 pmPeter Blau (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
"Is laboratory tribotesting relevant? - Scaling results from the bench-top to the highway"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:45 pmReception
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmBIOTRIBOLOGY
Discussion Leader: Nancy Burnham (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
9:00 am - 9:50 amJacob Klein (University of Oxford)
"A paradigm for biolubrication"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:20 amRalph DeLong (University of Minnesota)
"Effective or instantaneous occlusal force - which is more relevant?"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:20 pmStefan Zauscher (Duke University)
"Nano-tribological studies on the mechanisms of glycosylated proteins in the boundary-lubrication of articular cartilage"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmGroup Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCONTACT PHENOMENA
Discussion Leader: Ali Erdemir (Argonne National Laboratory)
7:30 pm - 8:20 pmGreg Sawyer (University of Florida)
"Tribology at the extremes: smooth vs. rough contacts"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:20 pmAjay Kapoor (University of Newcastle)
"Wear and rolling contact fatigue in a ductile material subjected to repeated rubbing - issues and opportunities"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:45 pmPoster Session I (Continued) and Discussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmMOLECULAR LEVEL ISSUES
Discussion Leader: Udo Schwarz (Yale University)
9:00 am - 9:50 amMartin H. Müser (University of Western Ontario)
"Molecular mechanisms for the functionality of lubricant additives"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:20 amMark Robbins (Johns Hopkins University)
"Effects of multiscale roughness on contact mechanics and friction"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:20 pmSteve Granick (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
"Does molecular tribology matter?"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session II
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmTRIBOCHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: Larry Seitzman (Caterpillar, Inc.)
7:30 pm - 8:20 pmSteve Hsu (National Institute for Standards and Technology)
"Fundamental issues and challenges in tribochemistry and boundary lubrication"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:20 pmEddy Tysoe (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
"Understanding the Tribological Chemistry of Cl-, P- and S-containing Additives"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:45 pmPoster Session II (Continued) and Discussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmFUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF FRICTION
Discussion Leader: Roland Bennewitz (McGill University)
9:00 am - 9:50 amSeong H. Kim (Pennsylvania State University)
"New insights into gas effects in nanotribology"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:20 amErnst Meyer (University of Basel)
"Force microscopy experiments to control atomic friction"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:20 pmMiquel Salmeron (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory)
"New insights into energy dissipation mechanisms in friction"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session III
6:00 pmDinner
7:15 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting I
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmNANODYNAMICS AND NANOTRIBOLOGY
Discussion Leader: Yip-Wah Chung (Northwestern University)
7:30 pm - 8:20 pmJackie Krim (North Carolina State University)
"Nanodynamics and sliding friction in adsorbed monolayers and molecularly thin lubricants"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:20 pmRob Carpick (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Combining nanotribology and x-ray spectromicroscopy to understand wear and tribochemistry"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:45 pmPoster Session III (Continued) and Discussion
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:45 am - 9:00 amBusiness Meeting II
9:00 am - 12:30 pmADHESION, RHEOLOGY, AND SLIDING
Discussion Leader: Irwin Singer (Naval Research Laboratory)
9:00 am - 9:50 amAndreas Polycarpou (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
"Adhesive interactions in miniature systems including roughness effects"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:20 amLionel Bureau (Institut des Nanosciences de Paris)
"Rheology of nano-confined frictional layers: from microcontacts to extended soft interfaces"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:20 pmDavid Rigney (Ohio State University)
"Three complementary approaches to understanding sliding phenomena"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 6:00 pmFree Time
6:00 pmSpecial Dinner -- Lobster and Clam Bake on Johnson Pond (on campus)
(open beer and wine bar at 5:30 pm)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSPECIAL INVITED TALK AND WRAP-UP
Discussion Leader: Tom Dickinson (Washington State University)
7:30 pm - 8:35 pmKen Suslick (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
"Sonoluminesence and Mechanochemistry"
9:35 pm - 8:45 pmDiscussion
8:45 pm - 9:00 pmTom Dickinson and Kathy Wahl
"Onward and Upward--2008"
9:00 pmSerious Discussion
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

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