Technical Committee for Tribology
Mission & Organization
Tribology is an interdisciplinary science that deals with all problems related to friction, wear and lubrication.
The mission of the IFToMM Technical Committee for Tribology (TC-Trib) is to promote collaborations and scientific interactions among the members of the international community, to organize conferences, workshops, webinars, student trainings and events, also in cooperation with the PCs, CDGs and the other TCs, and to participate in IFToMM congresses and other activities.
News
The last TC-Trib meeting was held during the 5th International Tribology Symposium of IFToMM, ITS-IFToMM 2024 (May 6th to 8th 2024, Salerno, Italy). https://www.iftommits2024.it/
Leadership
| Function | Name | Affiliation |
| Chair |
Prof. Enrico Ciulli
University of Pisa ciulli@ing.unipi.it |
University of Pisa
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale Largo Lucio Lazzarino 56126 Pisa ITALY |
| Deputy chair |
Prof. Nikolai Myshkin
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus nkmyshkin@mail.ru |
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Tribology Dept., V.A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute Kirov Street 32A 246050 Gomel BELARUS |
Members
|
MO
|
Name | Affiliation |
| Australia | Dr. Li Chang | The University of Sydney |
| Belarus | Prof. Andrei Grigoriev | Metal-Polymer Research Institute of National Academy of Science of Belarus |
| Brazil | Prof. Jose Daniel Biasoli de Mello | Federal University of Uberlândia |
| Brazil | Prof. Luiz Casteletti | Universidade de São Paulo - USP |
| Brazil | Prof. Henara Costa | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande |
| China-Beijing | Dr. Lawrence K.Y. Li | City University of Hong Kong |
| China-Beijing | Prof. Jianbin Luo | Tsinghua University |
| China-Beijing | Prof. Linmao Qian | Southwest Jiaotong University |
| China-Taipei | Prof. Wen-Hsien Kao | Chienkuo Technology University |
| China-Taipei | Prof. Wang-Long Li | National Cheng Kung University |
| Czech Republic | Prof. Martin Hartl |
Brno University of Technology |
| France | Prof. Dr. Eng. Mihai Arghir | Université de Poitiers |
| Germany | Prof. Alexander Fidlin |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Germany | Prof. Valentin L. Popov | Technique University Berlin |
| Germany | Prof. Adrian Rienäcker | University of Kassel |
| India | Prof. Satish C. Sharma |
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
| Italy | Prof. Guiseppe Carbone | Polytechnic of Bari |
| Italy | Prof. Steven Chatterton |
Politecnico di Milano |
| Italy | Dr. Federico Colombo | Politecnico di Torino |
| Italy | Dr. Silvia Logozzo | University of Perugia |
| Italy |
Prof. Vincenzo Niola |
Università degli Studi Napoli Federico II |
| Italy | Prof. Terenziano Raparelli |
Politecnico di Torino |
| Italy | Prof. Alessandro Ruggiero |
Università degli Studi di Salerno |
| Italy | Prof. Rosario Sinatra | University of Catania |
| Italy | Prof. Andrea Trivella | Politecnico di Torino |
| Italy | Prof. Maria Cristina Valigi | University of Perugia |
| Italy | Prof. Andrea Vania |
Politecnico di Milano |
| Japan | Prof. Noritsugu Umehara | Nagoya University |
| Mexico | Prof. Rafael Colás | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León |
| Mexico |
Prof. Nelson F. Garza-Montes-de-Oca |
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León |
| Non MO - Sweden | Prof. Andreas Almqvist | Luleå University of Technology |
| Non MO – Sweden | Prof. Braham Prakash | Luleå University of Technology |
| Poland | Prof. Remigiusz Michalczewski | ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network - Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Radom |
| Singapore | Prof. Seh-Chun Lim | Singapore University of Technology and Design |
| Slovenia | Prof. Mitjan Kalin | University of Ljubljana |
| South Korea | Prof. Dae-Eun Kim | Yonsei University |
| USA | Prof. Hong Liang | Texas A&M University |
| United Kingdom | Prof. Zhongmin Jin | University of Leeds |
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