Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Unveiling Tribological Insights
Discussion Leader: Wei Song (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Nicolas Molina (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Quantifying the Diffusivity of Water in MoS2 Coatings: A Fundamental, Surface-Analytical Study"
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm
Discussion
4:05 pm - 4:20 pm
Antje Dollmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
"Tribological Stress Field Model Validation by Using Deformation Twins as Probes"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Tribological Challenges and Solutions
Discussion Leader: Alex Deptula (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Yu-Sheng Li (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Elucidating Tribochemical Reaction Mechanisms: Insights into Activation Volume and Tribochemical Substrate Wear"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Cangyu Qu (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Contact Mechanics Correction of Activation Volume in Mechanochemistry"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Arushi Pradhan (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"Side Quests of the Surface Topography Challenge: Insights into Process Behind Collecting and Analyzing Submissions"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Liang peng (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Controlling Macroscopic Friction Through Interfacial Siloxane Bonding"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Felix Cassin (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"The Complex Friction of Polished Microcrystalline Diamond Coatings"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Abrar Faiyad (University of California Merced, United States)
"Molecular Mechanism of Degradation of Wear Life of MoS2 Dry Film Lubricant at Cryogenic Temperature"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Tribology Theory and Practice
Discussion Leader: Felix Cassin (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Parastoo Fallah (Concordia University, Canada)
"Tribological Evaluation of Eco-friendly MoS2-hBN Solid Film Lubricants for Aerospace Applications"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Mostafa Fotoohinezhadkhales (Concrodia University, Canada)
"Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of CuNiIn/MoS2 Composite Coatings Fabricated by HVAF"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Vimanyu Chadha (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"What Causes Shoes to Slip? Preventing Slip-and-Fall Accidents by Understanding Shoe-Floor Friction"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Wei Song (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States)
"Graphitic Carbon Formed by Diesters and Its Superior Tribological Performance"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Henry Soewardiman (ARL, Northwestern University, United States)
"Analyzing and Advancing the Tribological Performance of a Radial Plunger Pump via the Multiscale Modeling of the Plunger-Bore Interface"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Calixe Bénier (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)
"Multi-Scale Study of the Lubrication Behavior of Two Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: [BMIM][PF6] and [BMIM][TFSI]"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Applications of Tribology
Discussion Leader: Nicolas Molina (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Shihab Ahmed (University of California, Merced, United States)
"Understanding the Thermo-Oxidation Pathways of Lubricants Using Reactive Molecular Dynamics"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Li Yuan (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Nanotribology in Graphene Auto-Kirigami Formation"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
Ajinkya Raut (Texas A&M University, United States)
"Advanced Polymeric Coatings to Enhance Tribological Performance of Lightweight Metals for HFO-1234yf Refrigerant Applications"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes