Conference: Advances in Lubrication: Linking Molecular, Meso, and Machine Scales; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; 8-13 January 2012

该补助金提供资金，以支持研究生和初级研究人员参加题为“润滑的进步：链接分子，介观和机器尺度”的会议，将于2012年1月8日至13日在哥斯达黎加的蓬塔雷纳斯举行。 本次会议的目标是建立从纳米级到机器规模的联系，以便实现和传播润滑科学的重大进展。 所有具有运动、接触部件的机械系统都会受到摩擦相互作用的影响，因此会损失能量。 据推测，仅在美国，每年的能量和机械损失至少占其GDP的几个百分比，相当于数十亿美元，并且汽车中约5%的能量损失于摩擦。 因此，控制和理解摩擦、润滑和磨损是极其重要的，特别是在能源、可持续性和环境成为全球关注的主要问题之际。（显微镜，分子建模，表面科学，汽车和空间系统），学科（物理，化学，材料科学，生物学，机械工程），和兴趣（生物摩擦学和生物启发的润滑、摩擦化学，甚至消费者水平的摩擦学，例如洗发水，滑雪板，和组织），以激发讨论，这将导致该领域的重大进展。 两个全体发言人，六个额外的特邀发言人，和许多贡献的会谈和海报将提交。 这种形式的设计是为了留出足够的时间进行讨论、提问和建立联系。 参与者将包括学术界、国家实验室和工业界。 在与出版商进行进一步讨论之前，会议记录将在《摩擦学快报》杂志上发表。 将为主办方编写一份执行摘要和最后报告，以记录会议成果。

This grant provides funds to support graduate students and junior researchers to attend a conference entitled "Advances in Lubrication: Linking Molecular, Meso, and Machine Scales," to be held in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, January 8-13, 2012. The objective of this conference is to establish links from the nanoscale up through the machine scale so that major advances in lubrication science may be achieved and disseminated. All mechanical systems with moving, contacting parts are subject to tribological interactions, and therefore lose energy. It has been speculated that energetic and mechanical losses annually in the USA alone are at least a few percentage of its GDP which corresponds to billions of dollars, and that about 5% of the energy in an automobile is lost to friction. The control and understanding of friction, lubrication, and wear is thus of extreme importance, especially as energy, sustainability, and the environment become major global concerns.This conference will bring together approximately 70 scientists from a wide variety of fields (microscopy, molecular modeling, surface science, automotive and space systems), disciplines (physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, mechanical engineering), and interests (biotribology and bio-inspired lubrication, tribochemistry, and even consumer level tribology, such as shampoos, skis, and tissues) to stimulate discussion and that will lead to major advances in the field. Two plenary speakers, six additional invited speakers, and numerous contributed talks and posters will be presented. The format is designed to allow ample time for discussion, questions, and networking. Participants will range from academia to national laboratories to industry. Pending further discussions with the publisher, a conference proceedings will be published in the journal Tribology Letters. An executive summary and final report will be prepared for the sponsor to document the outcomes of the conference.