Tribology Group
This is an IOP special interest group, which is a community of IOP members focused on a particular discipline, application or area of interest.
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About the group
Tribology covers the field of friction, wear and lubrication of surfaces in relative motion.
Tribology is multidisciplinary and draws on:
- physics
- chemistry
- metallurgy
- engineering
As a special interest, member-driven group, we are a forum for the discussion of current developments in fundamental aspects of interacting surfaces.
What the group does
We have close contacts with other professional bodies to ensure wide coverage of the tribological field, while emphasising the fundamental physics of the processes.
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Committee and contact
| Category | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Ling Wang, MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
| Secretary | Dr Debashis Puhan, MInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
| Treasurer | Professor Zhenyu Zhang, FInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Shahriar Kosarieh, CEng MInstP | 2024 | 2028 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Marc Masen, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Professor Honor Powrie, CPhys FInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Catalin Pruncu, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Robert Taylor, CEng CPhys FInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr John Walker, MInstP | 2024 | 2028 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Gleb Yakubov, MInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
| Ordinary Member | Professor Yu Yan, FInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Mr Kian Kun Yap, MInstP | 2024 | 2028 |
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