2012
Gordon Research Conference on Tribology
“Paths of Dissipation”
July
8-13, 2012
Colby
College
Waterville,
Maine
Chair: Alfons Fischer, University Duisburg-Essen, alfons.fischer
at uni-due.de
Vice-Chair: Roland
Bennewitz, Roland.Bennewitz at inm-gmbh.de
IF you have any questions, email us
Information about attending this Gordon Conference is available at http://www.grc.org/.
Support from the National Science Foundation is gratefully
acknowledged.
Thanks also to Elsevier, Hysitron, Micro Materials
and Wear of Materials who have provided support for poster sessions
Goals of
Meeting
The
GRC series on Tribology started already in 1960 under the title
"Petroleum: Friction, Lubrication and Wear" chaired by William A.
Horne and Cheves Walling and has run every two years
since then. Even though the first conferences had a strong focus on
lubrication, materials aspects were included from the beginning as well. Since
those days all aspects of tribology have emerged from and into many different
scientific disciplines because of the interdisciplinary nature of this area.
Phenomena are analyzed over several orders of magnitude from atomic
interactions to entire machines as well as from non-contact situations to
extreme pressures and temperatures.
During
the 1980s computer simulations began to support experimentalists by revealing
dynamic effects in contacts. They allowed for a first glimpse on the different
paths of dissipation of energy induced by tribological
loading, which could not be analyzed in-situ. Today simulations have become an
indispensable tool to better understand the nature of tribological
contacts at all scales. In addition they revealed that the dissipation
mechanisms differ distinctly among the orders of magnitude. This results in a
still existing gap between simulations and experiments as well as between
atomistic perspectives and applied tribology.
Thus
the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Tribology - following the tradition of
the series - provides state-of-the-art presentations of leading scientists in
physics, chemistry, materials, and engineering sciences, which will result in
lively and stimulating discussions about the coincidences and discrepancies
found between experiments and simulations and across the different orders of
magnitude in time and length. The extraordinary character of this conference
allows for a continuous exchange of knowledge and theories between established
representatives from science and industry as well as students who just became
involved.
All attendees are encouraged and invited to present a poster on their current
research. We plan to repeat our “Light Speed” oral poster preview presentations.
Note: All talks include ~20 minutes for Discussion
If you would
like to be added to the mailing list for future information on this conference
or know someone else who would be interested, please contact the Conference
Chair, Alfons
Fischer.
For
information on the SITE (pictures below) see:
Colby College
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MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER:
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Research Conference HOME PAGE
Information on Transportation to the Meeting
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SUNDAY |
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2:00 pm - 9:00
pm |
Arrival and
Check-in (Office Closed
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm) |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner |
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7:30 pm - 7:40
pm |
Welcome / Introductory
Comments by GRC Site Staff |
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7:40 pm - 9:30
pm |
Extreme
Environments |
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Discussion
Leader: Somuri V. Prasad (Sandia
National Laboratories) |
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7:40 pm - 8:20
pm |
W. Gregory
Sawyer (University of
Florida, USA) |
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8:20 pm - 8:35
pm |
Discussion |
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8:35 pm - 9:15
pm |
Phillip H.
Shipway (University of
Nottingham, UK) |
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9:15 pm - 9:30
pm |
Discussion |
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MONDAY |
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7:30 am - 8:30
am |
Breakfast |
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9:00 am - 12:30
pm |
Computer Simulations |
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Discussion
Leader: Izabela Szlufarska (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) |
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9:00 am - 9:40
am |
Kenneth
Holmberg (VTT Technical
Research Center, Finland) |
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9:40 am - 10:00
am |
Discussion |
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10:00 am |
Group Photo /
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am -
11:10 am |
Dik J. Schipper (University of Twente,
The Netherlands) |
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11:10 am -
11:30 am |
Discussion |
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11:30 am -
12:10 pm |
Michael Moseler (Albert Ludwigs University of
Freiburg, Germany) |
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12:10 pm -
12:30 pm |
Discussion |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm - 4:00
pm |
Free Time |
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4:00 pm - 6:00
pm |
Poster
Session I |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner |
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7:30 pm - 9:30
pm |
Friction
and Wear on the Microscale |
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Discussion
Leader: Kathryn J. Wahl (Naval Research Laboratory, USA) |
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7:30 pm - 8:10
pm |
Thomas Scharf (University of North Texas, USA) |
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8:10 pm - 8:30
pm |
Discussion |
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8:30 pm - 9:10
pm |
Thierry A.
Blanchet (Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) |
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9:10 pm - 9:30
pm |
Discussion |
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9:45 pm |
Poster
Session I (continued) |
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TUESDAY |
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7:30 am - 8:30
am |
Breakfast |
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9:00 am - 12:30
pm |
Lubrication:
From Boundary to Ultra-Low Friction |
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Discussion
Leader: Ashlie Martini (University of
California Merced, USA) |
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9:00 am - 9:40
am |
Susan Perkin (University College London, UK) |
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9:40 am - 10:00
am |
Discussion |
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10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am -
11:10 am |
Maria-Isabel
de Barros Bouchet (Ecole Central de Lyon,
France) |
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11:10 am -
11:30 am |
Discussion |
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11:30 am -
12:10 pm |
Nicholas
Spencer (ETH Zurich,
Switzerland) |
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12:10 pm -
12:30 pm |
Discussion |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm - 4:00
pm |
Free Time |
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4:00 pm - 6:00
pm |
Poster
Session I (continued) |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner |
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7:30 pm - 9:30
pm |
Tribomaterial - Microstructural and Chemical Alterations |
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Discussion
Leader: Martin Dienwiebel (KIT, Germany) |
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7:30 pm - 8:10
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Wilfried T. Tysoe (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee,
USA) |
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8:10 pm - 8:30
pm |
Discussion |
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8:30 pm - 9:10
pm |
Pascal Bellon (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) |
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9:10 pm - 9:30
pm |
Discussion |
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9:45 pm |
Poster
Session I (continued) |
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WEDNESDAY |
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7:30 am - 8:30
am |
Breakfast |
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9:00 am - 12:30
pm |
Tribocorrosion |
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Discussion
Leader: Anne Neville (University of Leeds) |
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9:00 am - 9:40
am |
Stefano Mischler (EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland) |
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9:40 am - 10:00
am |
Discussion |
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10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am -
11:10 am |
Anna Igual Munoz (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia,
Spain) |
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11:10 am -
11:30 am |
Discussion |
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11:30 am -
12:10 pm |
Margret
Stack (University of Strathclyde, UK) |
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12:10 pm -
12:30 pm |
Discussion |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm - 4:00
pm |
Free Time |
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4:00 pm - 6:00
pm |
Poster
Session II |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner |
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7:00 pm - 7:30
pm |
Business
Meeting, Part I |
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Nominations
for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms |
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7:30 pm - 9:30
pm |
Friction
and Adhesion on the Nanoscale |
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Discussion
Leader: Rob Carpick (University of
Pennsylvania, USA) |
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7:30 pm - 8:10
pm |
Andre
Schirmeisen (Justus
Liebig University of Giessen, Germany) |
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8:10 pm - 8:30
pm |
Discussion |
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8:30 pm - 9:10
pm |
Scott Perry (University of Florida, USA) |
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9:10 pm - 9:30
pm |
Discussion |
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9:45 pm |
Poster
Session II (continued) |
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THURSDAY |
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7:30 am - 8:30
am |
Breakfast |
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8:30 am - 9:00
am |
Business
Meeting, Part II |
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Discuss future
Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair |
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9:00 am - 12:30
pm |
Biotribology or Tribiology |
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Discussion
Leader: Philipa Cann
(Imperial College London, UK) |
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9:00 am - 9:40
am |
W. Mark Rainforth (University of Sheffield, UK) |
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9:40 am - 10:00
am |
Discussion |
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10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am -
11:10 am |
Lawrence D.
Marks (Northwestern
University, USA) |
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11:10 am -
11:30 am |
Discussion |
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11:30 am -
12:10 pm |
Markus A. Wimmer (Rush University Medical Center, USA) |
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12:10 pm -
12:30 pm |
Discussion |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm - 4:00
pm |
Free Time |
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4:00 pm - 6:00
pm |
Poster
Session II (continued) |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner |
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7:30 pm - 9:30
pm |
Fretting -
Cause of Countless Failures |
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Discussion
Leader: Roland Bennewitz (INM Leibniz Institute of New Materials,
Germany) |
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7:30 pm - 8:10
pm |
Jeremy
Gilbert (Syracuse University,
Syracuse NY, USA) |
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8:10 pm - 8:30
pm |
Discussion |
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8:30 pm - 9:10
pm |
Roland
Bennewitz and the 2014
Vice Chair |
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9:10 pm - 9:30
pm |
Discussion |
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9:45 pm |
Poster
Session II (continued) |
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FRIDAY |
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7:30 am - 8:30
am |
Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
Departure |
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Prof. Alfons Fischer (Chair) University Duisburg-Essen Lotharstr. +49-203-379-4372 VOICE +49-203-379-4374 FAX
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Webpage maintained by Mark Robbins, mailto:[email protected] Updated March 27, 2012.