Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology

Great Challenges in Tribology

39th LEEDS-LYON SYMPOSIUM ON TRIBOLOGY

Leeds Trinity University College, The University of Leeds, UK

Tuesday 4 - Friday 7 September 2012

Deadline for Abstracts:  Wednesday 29 February 2012

Since its introduction in 1966, the word tribology has been accepted and utilised to very different extents in the industrialised countries of the world. Some nations have developed specific societies and institutions with tribology in the title, whilst in others it has been integrated into existing structures and is barely visible. However, what is consistent across the world is the way in which tribology has become deeply embedded in science, engineering, design, manufacture and life cycle management across a huge range of application areas. As such we can now regard tribology as a mature scientific and engineering discipline.

This maturity and integration is very satisfying to those who have championed the subject but it also hinders the identification of the future directions for tribology as a distinct entity. Attend any international conference on tribology today and the breadth of the topics covered and the people involved is breathtaking. It is, however, implicit that tribology intrinsically has a major role to play in the future development of global industry and society as we will always need to control friction and wear.

For this Symposium, we invite researchers and practitioners in tribology to identify the great challenges that they face in their particular domains and how they are tackling the problems presented. The difficulties may relate to deficiencies in the underlying science or in the nature of specific application areas.

Indicative subjects may include but are certainly not restricted to topics such as alternative energy generation, surface engineering, novel lubricants, manufacturing processes and health.

News

September 2011 - Call for Papers published.

Oral presenters will be required to submit full papers for publication in special issues in one of the following international journals, subject to their normal refereeing procedures.

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