Tribology on the 300th Anniversary of Amontons' Law
1999 MRS Workshop Series

June 20-22, 1999
Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California

Organizers:
M. D. Drory, Timken Aerospace-MPB
M. O. Robbins, Johns Hopkins University

Mankind's study of friction and wear predates recorded history, but tribology began as a quantitative science with the discovery of Amontons' law: the frictional force between two surfaces is proportional to the load pushing them together.

A workshop on recent advances in tribology will be held to mark the 300th anniversary of this law. Talks will cover experimental studies, molecular simulations, and modeling of a broad variety of material systems at length scales ranging from interatomic spacings to earthquake faults. A broad range of applications will be considered including magnetic storage media, semiconductor processing, MEMS, and tribology in space environments.

Abstracts are solicited for a poster session which should be sent directly to
the chair. Abstracts submitted by mail are due April 15; abstracts submitted via e-mail are due April 30. Publication of extended abstracts is planned.

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Partial List of Invited Speakers:

Partial List of Invited Speakers:
T. Baumberger, Univ. of Paris
J. Carlson, UCSB
J. Dieterich, USGS
A. Gellman, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
S. Granick, Univ. of Illinois
J. Harrison, U.S. Naval Academy
J. Israelachvili, UCSB
J. Krim, NCSU
U. Landman, Georgia Tech
S. Loewenthal, Lockheed-Martin
M. Mate, IBM
D. Rigney, Ohio State Univ.
I. Singer, NRL
W. Unertl, Univ. of Maine