Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Young Investigator Presentations / Earthquake Tribology
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
"Enhanced Mechanical Stability in Crumpled Graphene: Direct Observations of Graphitic Staples"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:20 pm
"Tuning Hydrogel-Hydrogel Friction Using Artificially Patterned Surfaces"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"The Mechanics of Slow Earthquakes and the Spectrum of Tectonic Fault Slip Behaviors"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tribology-Enabled Applications
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Prospects of Metal Additive Manufacturing for Tribological Applications"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Cartography of Real, Rough, Lubricated Contacts"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Tribological Challenges Related to Fuel Diversification and Vehicle Electrification"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Tribochemistry: Understanding Shear-Driven Chemical Reactions
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Reducing the Barrier: Driving Chemical Reactions on Surfaces with Force"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"What Drives Chemical Reactions at Tribological Interfaces?"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Lubricants and Lubrication
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Friction in Lubrication at High Contact Pressure"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Viscosity Modifiers: Friend of Foe?"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
"A Model of Interfacial Shear Strength in 2D Materials"
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
"Temperature Dependence of Atomic Scale Friction"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Electrostatics and Tribocorrosion
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Controlling Friction with Electrostatics and Electromagnetic Fields"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Tribocorrosion of Passivating Alloys: Initiation and Propagation in Large and Small Contacts"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Surface Reactions: Chemical Reactions Occurring on and Within Surfaces During Sliding
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"A Multi-Scale View of Tribochemistry: Connecting First-Principles Theory and Experiments"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Accelerating Organic Surface Reactivity with Mechanocatalysis"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Tribological Evolution of Materials Interfaces: Atomic-Scale Insights from Computer Simulations"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
In Situ Methods: Looking Inside Contact and Shear Processes
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"In-Situ TEM Experiments by Active MEMS for Nanotribology and Beyond"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Nanoparticles as Oil Additives: Performance and Lubrication Mechanism"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Materials Matter: Friction and Wear Across the Scales and Material Dimensionality
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Tribology of GaN, Beyond Ultra Low Wear"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Frictional Characteristics of Nanoscale Thin Sheets: From Layer to Non-Layer Structured 2D Materials"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"'Stress-Testing' Atomic Theories of Friction, Wear and Tribofilm Growth on 2D Materials with Atomic Force Microscopy"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Tribology of Elastomers
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
"Influence of Viscoelasticity and Surface Energy on Tribological Behavior of Crosslinked and Thermoplastic Elastomers"
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure