Conference Description
The Tribology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
Tribology is the field of study focused on interfacial phenomena occurring at surfaces moving relative to one another, phenomena that significantly affect our everyday lives. There are multiple fundamental principles that underlie friction, wear, and lubrication; thus, the field is naturally interdisciplinary, encompassing physics, chemistry, biology, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, metrology, etc. With the growth of electric vehicles and increasing concerns about health and environmental issues, sustainability has become a core value of tribology. Diverse and inclusive education of next-generation tribologists is also important to achieve the range of different perspectives needed for innovation. The 2024 GRC on tribology will be a forum in which experts meet to identify and discuss multidisciplinary, multiscale, and multifaceted challenges that tribology is facing and should address to make our society more sustainable.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 24, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Tribology in Human Touch
Discussion Leaders
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Marc Masen (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Cynthia Hipwell (Texas A&M University, United States)
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Roland Bennewitz (INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany)
Chemical Reactions Activated by Friction
Discussion Leaders
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Meagan Elinski (Hope College, United States)
Speakers
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M. Clelia Righi (University of Bologna, Italy)
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Ashlie Martini (University of California, Merced, United States)
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Wilfred Tysoe (UW Milwaukee, United States)
Friction-Induced Material Removal
Discussion Leaders
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Bart Weber (Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography/University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Antilles)
Speakers
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Andre McDonald (University of Alberta, Canada)
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Ramin Aghababaei (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Tribology of Atomically Thin 2D Materials
Discussion Leaders
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Nuria Espallargas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Speakers
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Andreas Rosenkranz (University of Chile, Chile)
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Michael Urbakh (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
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Tomas Polcar (University of Southampton, United Kingdom)
Tribology at Electrified Surfaces
Discussion Leaders
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Harman Khare (Gonzaga University, United States)
Speakers
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Mark Rutland (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
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Ali Erdemir (Texas A&M University, United States)
Contact Mechanics
Discussion Leaders
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Junsoo Kim (Northwestern University, United States)
Speakers
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Daniel Bonn (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Juliette Cayer-Barrioz (LTDS, CNRS UMR5513, Ecole centrale de Lyon, France)
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Yuhang Hu (Georgia Tech, United States)
Tribology of Carbon Materials
Discussion Leaders
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Lei Chen (Southwest Jiaotong University, China)
Speakers
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Tianbao Ma (Tsinghua University, China)
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Michael Moseler (Fraunhofer IWM, Germany)
Biotribology
Discussion Leaders
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Lars Pastewka (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Speakers
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Carlos Drummond (Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CNRS, France)
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Lawrence Bonassar (Cornell University, United States)
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Markus Wimmer (Rush University Medical Center, United States)
Keynote Session: Tribology & Human Health
Discussion Leaders
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Brandon Krick (Florida State University, United States)
Speakers
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W. Gregory Sawyer (Moffitt Cancer Center, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Min Zou (University of Arkansas, United States)
