Success for the Swedish Research School in Tribology

In 2008, the Swedish Research School in Tribology started with the aim to increase the number of doctors with international excellence. The program has been financed by VINNOVA and recently a closing seminar was being held as the support from VINNOVA ended in spring 2015, but the successful research school will continue.

Course schedule for 2015

There is now a schedule for the courses are planned for 2015th

New licentiate theses

4 New licentiate theses were published During the autumn of 2014.

Lubricating grease: Experiments and modeling of wall-bounded- and free-surface flows

On 19 December Jinxia Li presented her doctoral thesis entitled Lubricating Grease: Experiments and Modeling of wall-bounded- and free-surface flows.

Impact of Water Contamination and System Design on Wet Clutch tribological performance

Nowshir Fatima defended his doktorsavhanling with the theme: What happens to the gearbox when the system is contaminated by water? The thesis was presented October 24, 2014.

Wear simulations in Joel Furustigs doctoral thesis

Joel Furustig defended his doktorsavhanlding entitled "Semi-deterministic numerical simulations of wear on various scales: From Chemo-Mechanical Effects to the wear of components in the orbital type hydraulic motor" December 9, 2014.

Formation and Function of Low-Friction Tribology Films

On November 28, Harald Nyberg presented his doctoral thesis entitled Formation and Function of Low-Friction Tribology Films.

Friction in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication and Coatings for Lower Friction

The title above summarizes the thesis that Marcus Björling presented at LTU October 2, 2014.

Advanced Engineering Surfaces, metrology, function and manufacturing

New PhD theses and attention towards the tribology research at LTU

Andrew Spencer and Leonardo Pelcastre obtained their doctorates after defending their dissertations. Marcus Björling recent results have caught the attention of the scientific journal Nature.

Multiple examinations and new courses

It has been and will continue to be a busy autumn in the academic tribology world.

Nya kurser

The next course in the research school takes place on 28-30 of May at KTH. The course in question is Tribological components. A plan for upcoming courses is under way and will be available on the website shortly.

Silvia studies alternative biomaterials for hip implants

Silvia Suñer Moreno presented her Licentiate Thesis on February 14th, 2013.

Energy aspects of tribology!

The course in Energy aspects of tribology will be held on 26-28 February 2013.

A change in the course schedule

The courses "Introduction to friction and wear in unlubricated contacts" and "Tribological materials" change places in the schedule.

Tribology days in Örnsköldsvik

The annual tribology days will take place in Örnsköldsvik between 6 and 8 of november. A mini course will also be given for PhD students enrolled in the research school.

New doctoral and licentiate theses

A number of PhD and licentiate theses have been presented recently.

Schedule 2012

The schedule for 2012 is ready and available for download on the website.

Published:11 February 2014
Updated: 2 July 2015
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