September 12 (Sat) |
17:50-18:00 |
Opening |
18:00-19:00 |
Plenary Lecture |
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Prof. Koji Kato ( Nihon University, Japan ) |
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"Stiction, Friction and Wear of Ceramics and Polymers in Gases and
Water" |
19:00-21:00 |
Welcome Party |
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September 13 (Sun) |
8:30-9:10 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Stephen Hsu ( George Washington University, USA ) |
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"Tribological Challenges in the 21st Century" |
9:10-9:50 |
Invited Talk |
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Dr. Tze-Chi Jao ( Afton Chemical Corporation, USA ) |
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"Microstructural Transformations in Micropitted Gears" |
9:50-10:30 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Tomoko Hirayama ( Doshisha University, Japan ) |
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"Tribology Phenomena Analyzed by Synchrotron X-Ray and Neutron Scatterings" |
10:30-10:50 |
Break |
10:50-11:30 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Jean-Michel Martin ( Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France ) |
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"The many facets of the lubrication properties of carbon" |
11:30-12:00 |
Prof. Akira Miyamoto ( Tohoku University, Japan ) |
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"Introductions and Applications of Novel Tribology Simulators" |
12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00-13:40 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Malcolm F. Fox ( University of Leeds, UK ) |
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"A Proposal for a Predictive Map of Tribofilm Formation" |
13:40-14:20 |
Invited Talk |
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Dr. Atsushi Suzuki ( Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan ) |
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"Toyota's Tribological Technologies" |
14:20-15:00 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Sujeet K. Sinha ( National University of Singapore, Singapore ) |
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"Ultra-thin polymer films for lubricating MEMS devices" |
15:00-15:40 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Mitjan Kalin ( University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ) |
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"The slip at the solid-liquid interface of non-fully wetted surfaces
and it's consequences on lubrication design" |
15:40-16:00 |
Break |
16:00-16:40 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Denis Mazuyer ( Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France ) |
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"Lubricant film dynamics in stationary and transient regimes"
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16:40-17:20 |
Invited Talk |
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Prof. Dae-Eun Kim ( Yonsei University, Korea ) |
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"Application of Biotribology in Next Generation Endoscope Development" |
17:20-17:50 |
Prof. Kazue Kurihara ( Tohoku University, Japan ) |
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"Molecular packing and interactions in confined liquids: how crystalline-like?
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19:00-21:00 |
Banquet |
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September 14 (Mon) |
9:30-11:00 |
Sightseeing in Matsushima |
11:00-12:00 |
Bay Cruise |
12:00-13:30 |
Lunch at Bayside |