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SUMMARY:2023 Summer School: Tribology and Surfaces Interactions
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. J.F. Molinari (EPFL)\, Dr. Rowena Crockett (Empa)\, Dr. 
 Julien Fontaine (Ecole Centrale de Lyon)\, Dr. Mousab Hadad (Nova Werke)\,
  Dr. Anna Igual (EPFL)\, Dr. Stefano MIschler (EPFL)\, Dr. Guilhem Mollon 
 (INSA Lyon)\, Dr. Nick Randall (Alemnis AG)\, Dr. Claude Rieker (Zimmer Bi
 omet)\, Prof. Aurelien Saulot (INSA Lyon)\, Dr. Eliott Guenat.\nMastering 
 tribological phenomena (friction\, lubrication and wear) is nowadays gaini
 ng special relevance due to concern for sustainable development. Indeed\, 
 improved consideration of tribological principles enables longer durabilit
 y and reliability of devices\, more savings of energy and resources and th
 erefore more efficient use of materials\, equipment or infrastructures.\n\
 nThis course is intended to give participants (graduates\, researchers and
  industrial professionals) a solid background in tribology and surface int
 eractions. It covers the fundamentals concepts of tribology including surf
 aces\, contact mechanics\, friction\, lubrication and wear\, the descripti
 on of different techniques for multiscale wear analysis (experimental and 
 computational) and application examples illustrating how to use the theore
 tical background in engineering practice. At the end of the course\, parti
 cipants will have the tools to identify and to approach tribological syste
 ms combined with appropriate material selection and surface design.\n\nTop
 ics covered: tribology system and main concepts\; surfaces and friction\; 
 from contact mechanics to wear\; wear of systems\; lubrication\; experimen
 tal techniques for tribology\; tribology of materials\; surface treatments
  for tribology\; rock tribology and introduction to rock tectonics. Case S
 tudy 1: Bearings\; Case Study 2: Biotribology\n\nPractical work on a local
  glacier will also form an integral part of the course. Students will have
  to interpret geological features in terms of tribological events\, summar
 izing their on-site (Aletsch\, Saas Fee\, Zermatt) observations and presen
 ting the outcome.\n 
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