2020 STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) Tribology Frontiers Conference

Organizing comittee e-mail: bmurgueitio@stle.org

Organizers: Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

This year, the TFC planning committee has created 8 technical tracks: (1.) Surfaces and interfaces, (2.) Biotribology, (3.) Fluid lubrication, (4.) Lubricants, (5.) Machine elements and systems, (6.) Energy/environment/manufacturing, (7.) Tribochemistry, and (8.) Materials tribology.

Conference Highlights

• Three keynote speakers, each presenting an outlook on a topic at the forefront of tribology research
• Technical sessions featuring contributed 20 minute presentations from leading tribology researchers and institutions from around the world
• 10 or more invited or offered longer, more comprehensive “Spotlight” talks by noted Principal Investigators.  Check the box provided to be considered for one of these “Spotlight talks”
• Graduate, Undergraduate and Early Career Researcher poster competition
• The return of the popular Special Symposium “Beyond the Cutting Edge”, organized by the editors of Tribology Letters
• Special “New Horizons in Tribology” Symposium sponsored by the ASME Tribology Division
• Optional Tours of Cleveland and Canton based companies.

Conference Web-Site: https://www.stle.org/TribologyFrontiers/Default.aspx