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The 1st International Online Conference on Lubricants and Tribological Contacts
Abstract Submission Deadline Extension
Upon receiving requests from a few authors to extend the abstract submission deadline, we are delighted to extend it to 6 September 2026.
Submit your abstracts HERE.
For any inquiries, please contact us at iocltc2026@mdpi.com.
the chair
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming conference, the 1st International Online Conference on Lubricants and Tribological Contacts (IOCLTC 2026). This online conference is organised by the MDPI open access journal Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442, Impact Factor 3.6) and will be held on 16–17 November 2026.
This first conference will cover a significant part of the very broad scope and themes of the journal, which is rather unique in the field of tribology and associated disciplines. The program is structured around the following key sessions:
S1. Lubricants
Engage directly with cutting-edge research, exchange insights with global academic and industry leaders, and build valuable connections. We ensure inclusive participation by offering free online registration, eliminating geographical and financial barriers to knowledge and networking. All submitted abstracts undergo review by our esteemed scientific committee, guaranteeing a conference program of exceptional quality and relevance.
We are deeply indebted to Lubricants, the cornerstone journal enabling this inaugural conference. As a major forum since 2013, Lubricants has promoted scientific progress through high-impact publications, fair and rigorous review processes, and strong community engagement, including impactful Travel Grants and conference sponsorships. The journal now extends its proactive commitment directly through establishing this conference series. This event mirrors Lubricants' broad scope and thematic priorities, further solidifying its pivotal role in advancing tribology research globally.
We, therefore, invite you to participate and contribute your research findings to an event which is sure to be successful and ground-breaking.
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Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadlineSep 06, 2026
- Abstract acceptance notificationSep 27, 2026
- Registration end dateNov 10, 2026
- Registration deadlineNov 10, 2026
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Andreas Almqvist
Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden;
Talk: Mixed lubrication between rough viscoelastic surfaces.
Andreas Almqvist is Professor in Machine Elements at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. His research focuses on computational tribology, with particular emphasis on multiphysics and multiscale modelling and simulation of continuum-mechanics problems in tribology and sports technology. His work includes elastohydrodynamic lubrication, mixed lubrication, leakage, friction, surface roughness, and contact mechanics. He has contributed to the development and application of numerical methods for understanding complex tribological interfaces, with applications ranging from industrial machine elements to snow- and ice-sports.
Prof. Dr. Antoine Chateauminois
Soft Matter Science and Engineering Laboratory (SIMM), ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Paris, France;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France;
Talk: Friction of thin hydrogel films: Disentangling the contributions of poroelastic flow and interface molecular interactions. Antoine Chateauminois is a CNRS Research Director and Deputy Director of the SIMM (Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle) laboratory at ESPCI Paris. He earned his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Lyon in 1991. He joined the Materials Department of Ecole Centrale de Lyon in 1992, where he conducted research on the durability, mechanical behaviour, and tribology of polymers and polymer-matrix composites. In 2000, he spent a one-year sabbatical in the group of Professor B. J. Briscoe at Imperial College London, where he investigated the micromechanisms of polymer wear. Since joining ESPCI Paris in 2001, his research has focused on the contact mechanics and tribology of soft matter. His work addresses the friction and adhesion of polymer films, elastomers, and hydrogels, with particular emphasis on rubber and gel friction. He has pioneered innovative experimental approaches based on full-field measurement techniques to reveal the local mechanisms governing friction, deformation, and interfacial dissipation in soft matter systems. Antoine Chateauminois has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles and five book chapters. He serves on the Editorial Board of Tribology International. He has coordinated several national and international collaborative research projects involving both academic and industrial partners.
Prof. Dr. Boris Zhmud
Tribonex AB, Uppsala, Sweden;
Over his 25-years professional career, Prof. Dr. Boris Zhmud occupied a number of senior research, consulting, and management positions at various institutions and companies, including AB Nynas Petroleum (Sweden), E-ION s.a. (Belgium), BIZOL (Germany), and Tribonex (Sweden). His specific competence areas include engineering tribology, lubricants and lubrication engineering, and surface engineering. Dr Zhmud has authored or coauthored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and has several international patents. He is a member of the British Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE).
Prof. Dr. Ian Sherrington
School of Engineering and Computing, University of Lancashire, Preston, UK;
Talk: Practical Approaches to Mixed Friction Modelling. Prof Sherrington’s research activities address many theoretical and experimental aspects of tribology across lubrication, friction, wear and surface contact. He is also a pioneer in the ground-breaking topic of “tribotronics”, the development of autonomous, actively controlled tribological components. He is a Professor of Tribotechnology at the University of Lancashire in the UK, and Affiliate Professor of Tribotronics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He also serves as the Executive Director for the International Tribology Council (ITC).
Dr. Janet Wong
The Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK;
Dr. Jun Qu
Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA;
Talk: Does combination of a lubricant anti-wear additive and a hard coating double the surface protection? Dr. Jun Qu is currently a Corporate Fellow and the Group Leader of Surface Engineering & Tribology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research interests include: advanced lubrication, surface engineering, materials tribology, nanostructured materials, and manufacturing. He has developed 2 ASTM standards, published 150+ journal papers, and received 11 U.S. patents. Dr. Qu has received multiple national awards, including three R&D 100 Awards or Finalist. He is a Fellow of both the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Dr. Qu also serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief for the Encyclopedia of Tribology and Lubrication by Elsevier.
Prof. Dr. Marco Paggi
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy;
Talk: High-Fidelity Contact Mechanics: AFM-Informed Simulations and Contact-Induced Fracture. Marco Paggi is a Full Professor of Structural Mechanics at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy. He serves as the Deputy Rector and directs both the Multi-scale Analysis of Materials (MUSAM) research unit and the MUSAM-Lab.
His research focuses on contact mechanics, fracture mechanics, and multiphysics simulations, with applications to a wide range of structural and material systems.
Prof. Dr. Martin H. Müser
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany;
Martin Müser is Professor of Computational Materials Science at Saarland University. He obtained a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Mainz and held postdoctoral positions at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. He was a visiting professor at IBM TJ Watson, held the John von Neumann Professorship at FZ Jülich, was a fellow of the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, and received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the University of Western Ontario. His research focuses on materials simulations from the electronic to the continuum scale, including the development of interatomic potentials, stress-induced phase transitions, and tribology from atomic-scale dissipation to contact mechanics.
Prof. Dr. Seong H. Kim
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA;
Dr. Thomas Lohner
Gear Research Center (FZG), Technical University of Munich, Garching near Munich, Germany;
Thomas Lohner is Head of Division EHL-Tribological-Contact and Efficiency at the Gear Research Center (FZG) of Technical University of Munich (TUM). His research focuses on the tribology of gears and the efficiency and heat balance of geared transmissions, using multi-scale modeling and experimental methods. He deals with gearbox fluid and heat flow, elastohydrodynamics of gear contacts, superlubricity with aqueous lubricants, oil-lubricated thermoplastics, minimum quantity lubrication, tribological coatings, loss of lubrication, and superefficiency.
Prof. Dr. Zhongmin Jin
School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China;
- S1. Lubricants
- S2. Lubricated Contacts
- S3. Mechanics of Contacts
- S4. Friction, Wear, Corrosion and Fatigue
- S5. Emerging Trends in Tribology
Sponsors and Partners
Organizer
Media partner
Ms. Ann Li
Mr. Russell Wang
Ms. Sylvie Shan
Email: iocltc2026@mdpi.com
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