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1. Happy New Year The ITC President Dr H. P. Jost would like to take this opportunity to wish tribologists in all the ITC member societies a Happy New Year. 2009 is set to be an exciting year for tribologists with many meeting and events taking place across the globe. The highlight is of course the 2009 WTC, to be held in September. You are warmly invited to attend this prestigious event which is set in the historic Japanese city of Kyoto. Kyoto, was the ancient capital of Japan for 1200 years and has seventeen UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites in a city of dominated by about 2000 temples and shrines offering endless opportunities to enjoy Japanese culture outside the conference setting. More details of the event are given below. Please note that the e-mail contact details of the ITC President have now changed to: itcpresident@btconnect.com 2. Invitation to World Tribology Congress IV, 2009 Kyoto, Japan. The 2009 WTC will be held over the period 6th to 11th September, 2009, at the Kyoto International Conference Centre in Kyoto, Japan. The meeting is organized by The Japanese Society of Tribologists and Science Council of Japan. The conference will include a number of regular oral sessions, poster sessions and symposium sessions covering all aspects of tribology All tribologists are invited to participate in this important global event. For complete information about the conference, please visit the congress website at: http://www.wtc2009.jp/ We look forward to welcoming you to Kyoto next autumn. Yours sincerely, Yoshitsugu Kimura 3. WTC IV - The Science Council of Japan supports WTC IV WTC IC has been selected as one of the international meetings that the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) will co-sponsor in 2009. The SCJ is a special government organization representing the community of scientists covering humanities, social and natural sciences, under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister. Every year they select several international meetings for their co-sponsorship, and our Organizing Committee applied for that. During the interview with the SCJ people, I felt two essential criteria existed for the successful candidacy. One was the broad coverage of the meeting; WTC satisfied this requirement because application of tribology was found in most industries. The other was that the meeting should not be a convention of any closed group; its implication had practical importance in our case. Forty years have passed since tribology was first defined, and I think tribology has changed from “an interdisciplinary field” to “a single discipline.” Of course this change has its advantage in causing fusion of scientists having different backgrounds for greater achievements, but it has also its own disadvantage that a single discipline forms its own values and likely to build a wall around it, which can lead to isolation and loss of impact on the external world. This is particularly important for the future of tribology as an engineering discipline. In WTC IV, we will try to remove the wall and broaden the interdisciplinary fields between tribology and adjacent areas in order to share the fruits of tribology and to develop tribology itself. We would like to welcome in Kyoto full tribologists, partial tribologists, and even non-tribologists as well who have interest in tribology. Yoshitsugu Kimura 4. WTC IV Details Areas for Technical Sessions in WTC IV will be:
Symposia: In recognition of the scope of the WTC which is to be held in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time and recent interesting progress in the rapidly growing fields of tribology research, the following four symposia will be organized in WTC IV:
In addition to full symposia, a collection of topical mini-symposia forms the backbone of the Congress' technical programme. These are:
The international advisory board for the meeting is as follows: H Peter Jost, Honorary Chair (President of ITC) For full details about the conference, please visit the congress website at: http://www.wtc2009.jp/ Queries may be submitted to the Congress Secretariat: c/o Congress Corporation, e-mail: congre@wtc2009.jp 5. Change of Contact Details for the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMEs) The CMEs have advised us that their contact details have changed. They can now be contacted as follows: Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society Tel: +86 10 687 99038, 687 99037 6. Successful International Tribology Symposium in Beijing The 5th China International Symposium on Tribology (CIST2008) and the 1st International Tribology Symposium of IFToMM (International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science), the largest international conference on tribology in China, were held in Beijing on 24 – 27 September 2008. The event was co-sponsored by the State Key Laboratory of Tribology at Tsinghua University, the State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication at the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Tribology Institution of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, and the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science and organized by the State Key Laboratory of Tribology at Tsinghua University. 300 papers were presented by the speakers from 19 countries, including China, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherland, Poland, Romania, Russia, Span, UK, USA. About 376 tribology researchers and lubrication engineers attended the Symposium. In addition, there were over 100 poster presentations. The Symposium involved seven areas of tribological research, including lubrication, friction and wear, micro/nano tribology, coating and surface/interface tribology, biotribology, tribochemistry, and industrial tribology. Its 39 discussion themes covered most of the major concurrent branches of tribology. The speakers at the Opening Ceremony were: Professor Jianbin Luo, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Symposium, Professor Shizhu Wen, Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Symposium and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dr. David Concar, the Counsellor of the Science and Innovation of the United Kingdom Embassy in China, on behalf of Dr H Peter Jost, President of the International Tribology Council. Dr. E. P. Becker, presidential council chair and the former president of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), on behalf of the STLE. Amongst the papers by well known tribology scientists was one of wider economic value by Professor Siwei Zhang, the former President of the Tribology Institution of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, on “Current Industrial Activities of Tribology in China.” There were six invited Keynote Speakers, Dr. Ali Erdemir, USA, Professor Stephen M. Hsu, USA, Dr. Aiguo Wang, USA, Professor Yoshitsugu Kimura, Janpan, Dr. Weimin Liu, China, and Dr.Yonggang Meng, China. 7. 2008 Tribology Gold Medal Awarded to Prof Stathis Ioannides The 2007 Tribology Gold Medal, the world's highest award in the field of tribology, has been awarded to Professor Stathis Ioannides. Professor Ioannides has worked at SKF since 1981, serving as Technical Director of the Engineering & Research Centre in Nieuwegein, Netherlands from 1993. Prof Ioannides obtained his Masters Degrees in Mechanical-Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Athens and in Applied Mechanics at the Imperial College of the University of London where he was also awarded a DIC and a PhD and became Visiting Professor. He is best known for the development and implementation of a new life theory for rolling contact fatigue and is recognised world-wide as an outstanding major tribological and scientific achievement. The full citation is given in the appendix to this Newsletter. 8. STLE Newsletter The American Society for Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers publish a regular Newsletter which can be viewed on their website. The current issue covers topics under headings of: STLE News, Industry Developments, Processes and applications and Research and Development. It is available at: http://www.infoinc.com/STLE/CurrentIssue.html 9. Chinese Biotribology Delegation Visit the University of Leeds A visit of seven distinguished tribologists took place in September hosted by the University of Leeds. The team consisted of: Professor Chengtao Wang - Shanghai Jiaotong University
Visits were made to the Wrightingdon Hospital, where the modern artificial hip joints were developed by the late Sir John Charnley and the Biomechanics Laboratory where some original friction/wear rigs designed by Charnley are on display. Presentations on the subject were made. A visit to DePuy International, an international orthopaedics company manufacturing artificial joints was followed by one to Simulation Solutions company majoring in design and manufacturing of joint simulators. The delegation then attended Leeds Lyon Symposium on Tribology. Discussion by the Chinese delegation and their British counterparts included the organisation of a planned International Biotribology Symposium in China in May 2009, development of joint simulator laboratories in China and collaboration with the Chinese National Key Project in Biotribology. The visit, which was organised by Professor Jin Zhongmin of Leeds University, was supported by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council and was regarded by all participants as a great success. 10. Prof Nikolai A. Bushe 1916 – 2008 This is with great sorrow that we have to report that Professor Nikolai A. Bushe, 2002 Tribology Gold Medal Laureate, has passed away in September 2008 at the age of 91.
Picture: Professor Nikolai Bushe Professor Nikolai Bushe was born in September 1916. After the Second World War, during which he was wounded on two occasions and awarded by several High State Decorations, he joined the All-Union Research Institute of Railway Transport (VNIIZhT) where he founded and headed the laboratory of non-ferrous metals, later tribology, and where he worked to the last day of his life. Prof. Bushe was prominent in the development of tribological materials that were destined to be used for Railways. He formulated and developed concepts for the manufacture of lead, zinc and aluminium-based bearing compounds. This work resulted in knowledge of tribological behaviour of materials consisting of a soft phase in a hard matrix, which has proved to be of great value to research and in practice. Prof. Bushe has successfully researched the very important phenomenon of the secondary structures formation during friction transfer with components varying in physical and mechanical properties. These lead to understanding of friction transfer and secondary structure formation as a self-organising process. The results of research of self-organising conditions of tribosystems working with and without electric current were reported recently in a book published in the USA devoted to these phenomena. 11. Memorial Web Site for Tribology Gold Medalist - Lou Rozeanu We have been informed that a memorial web site has been launched for Tribology Gold Medalist Prof Lou Rozeanu by his daughter Micky Herbst. Friends are invited to visit the site and get in touch should they wish. Website: www.mickyh.com/lur/lur.html 12. New JAST President We have been informed that JAST has a new President. In May 2008 the President of JAST changed from Professor Koji Kato to Professor Takashi Yamamoto. 13. NORDTRIB2008 – 13th Nordic Symposium on Tribology The NORDTRIB symposium is held biennially in one of the Nordic countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. It was first hosted in Tampere, Finland in 1984. The chairman of the first Symposium was Prof. Kauko Aho from Tampere University of Technology. Over the years the Symposium has become a highly regarded venue for the international tribology community. NORDTRIB is intended as a forum where researchers and developers from universities, research institutes and industry can present their latest contributions and also discuss field-related issues. NORDTRIB 2008 was held in Tampere, Finland in June 2008, which means that, after 24 years, the symposium returned to its roots. The Symposium venue was situated in idyllic wooded surroundings near the shore of Lake Pyhäjärvi in Pyynikki Park, just a 15-minute walk from the city centre. The Symposium was organized by Tampere University of Technology with the support of the Finnish Society for Tribology. The chairman of the symposium was Prof. Arto Lehtovaara. The symposium gathered 177 participants from 31 countries, which is the new record in Nordtrib history (Table 1). The final programme consisted of a total of 135 papers including 4 keynote, 115 oral and 16 poster presentations. The best papers presented at the symposium will be published in peer-reviewed international journals; Wear, Tribology International and TriboTest. A “Back to the roots”-evening with buffet was arranged at Maisansalo (Restaurant Maisa) by lake Näsijärvi - the same location as the first NORDTRIB Symposium in 1984. The evening also offered a chance to enjoy a Finnish Smoke Sauna together with swimming in the lake.
Picture: NORDTRIB 2008, 10-13 June 2008, Tampere, Finland
Picture: NORDTRIB 1984, Tampere, Finland Table 1: Nordtrib history in numbers
* = Accepted oral and poster presentations 23.6.2008 14. LUBMAT 2008 in San Sebastian After the success of the first Lubrication, Management and Technology Conference (LUBMAT 2006) held at UCLAN in Preston in 2006, the second conference in this cycle took place in San Sebastian, Spain in June 2008. The conference, which is co-hosted by the Jost Institute for Tribotechnology and their Spanish partners Tekniker was sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science and the Basque Ministries of Education and Industry. Over 220 delegates attended the meeting held in the Miramar Palace to hear presentations covering topics in lubrication spanning a wide range of industrial problems and academic studies. Each day featured plenary sessions and included papers: on lubrication in racing cars, gas turbines and manufacturing processes. Individual sessions addressed contemporary issues in areas such as: condition monitoring, lubricant testing, environmentally friendly lubricants, additives, fluid lubricants and greases, and other technologies. Papers covered a huge range of topics including contemporary issues related to: nano-technology in lubrication, monitoring the performance of lubricants in wind farms and the performance of bio-lubricants. LUBMAT 2010 is scheduled to take place in Munich with German branch of the international company “Wear Check” serving as local organiser.
Picture: LUBMAT 2008 Delegates 15. BALKANTRIB 2008 Success BALKANTRIB 2008 was a huge success with over 130 delegates engaged in the presentation of interesting papers and discussions alongside an exhibition of devices, journals and books. The Balkan Tribological Association (BTA) involves the member-countries of Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia. BTA is managed by rotation, the first mandate being to Bulgaria. (The Society of Bulgarian Tribologists organized and founded the first Balkan Conference on Tribology in 1993 in Sofia, under the name BALKANTRIB.) 2008 was the occasion of the sixth Conference, BALKANTRIB’08 and celebrated the 15th anniversary of the BTA. After its formation, one of the first actions of the BTA was to establish an Interdisciplinary University and Academy. Following this decision, an Interdisciplinary Civic Academy was founded in Sofia in 1999 to further develop the ideological potential of tribology. Later, in 2001, the National Expert Council in Tribology was founded as a branch of the Interdisciplinary Civic Academy. In the name of the Interdisciplinary Civic Academy, BALKANTRIB’08 honored 5 distinguished tribologists, one from each member country, for their notable contribution to the development of Balkan Tribology and its interdisciplinarity. Additionally, a special honor, the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Interdisciplinary Civic Academy of Sofia, was awarded to Prof. H. P. Jost, President of the International Tribology Council, to recognise his achievements in the development of the academic, cultural, and technological advancement of tribology internationally. The award also recognised his support for the Balkan Tribological Association in its development of tribology and interdisciplinarity in the Balkan Region. The Diploma of Doctor Honoris Causa was received, on behalf of Prof. Jost, at the Opening Session of Balkantrib’08 by Prof. Jean Frene in Prof Jost’s absence. 16. Correspondents invited for ITC Newsletter The Editor of the ITC newsletter is seeking contacts able to send news items for the ITC Newsletter. Ideally, correspondents should be able to send one or two news items per year. Articles should be written using WORD, be one to three paragraphs long and may be accompanied by a single picture if appropriate. News items should have an international interest. If you are able to act as a correspondent, please contact the ITC Newsletter Editor: Prof. I. Sherrington isherrington@uclan.ac.uk 17. Web Site Information As you may have seen in editions of the ITC newsletter we are seeking to facilitate improved communication, by upgrading the ITC web site to include e-mail contact details for all member societies listed there. We thank those member societies which responded to our notice regarding submission of electronic contact details in the last issue of the ITC Newsletter. However, we still do not have replies from everyone. We are, therefore, asking member societies to review their details on: http://www.itctribology.org/mem.html and to send e-mail contact addresses and any corrections to existing details, to: itcsecretariat@aol.com We are also asking that Vice Presidents and Corresponding Members provide us with corrections, as well as e-mail contact details to facilitate communication between themselves and the ITC Secretariat. (Email details will not be published on the web page.) Current details can be found at: Vice presidents: http://www.itctribology.org/vice.html 18. Meetings/Conferences Details of the following Meetings and Conferences are given in the Meetings and Conferences section of the web site: 2009 2010 Address of ITC President The Office of the President Dr H. P. Jost is: Angel Lodge Chambers Tel: 44 (0) 203 213 1030 Email: President: itcpresident@btconnect.com |
