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| PROGRAM |
| There are 5 sessions - one on each day of the conference. Typically there will be a trend-setting talk for about an hour on each day, followed by general talks on the session topic in the morning. For informal discussions and interactions, there will be a break for 3 hours following lunch and the specialised talks are scheduled for the evening. The posters will be open on all days of the conference during coffee/tea breaks. Some of the speakers for trend-setting and general talks are given below. |
| Session I - Fundamentals of Friction | | 8th November, Monday |
| Friction: Perspective & Status Bo Persson Institut für Festkörperforschung, Deutschland | | Role of third bodies in low friction sliding contacts Irwin Singer Naval Research Laboratory, USA |
| Mechanism by which lubricant additives influence friction Hugh Spikes Imperial College of Science & Technology, UK | | Dissipation Mechanisms in Nano Contact John Pethica University of Oxford, UK |
| Session II -Interfacial Physics and Chemistry of Friction | | 9th November, Tuesday |
| From Nanofluidics to Microfluidics Steve Granick University of Illinois, USA | V. Martin Indian Oil Corporation Limited, India | |
| Structured surfaces and their impact
upon static and dynamic wetting
John Ralston University of South Australia, Australia | | In situ study of lubricating films under pressure and shear by vibrational spectroscopy Colin Bain University of Oxford, UK |
| Session III - Friction: Simulation & Theory | | 10th November, Wednesday |
| From atomic simulations to macroscopic models of contact mechanics and friction Mark Robbins The Johns Hopkins University, USA | | Models for static and dry friction and possible mechanisms for lubrication Jeffrey Sokoloff Northeastern University, USA |
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Dynamics and relaxation of confined inhomogenous fluids
Ayappa Ganapathy Indian Institute of Science, India | | Understanding friction as a non equilibrium surface force Manfred Heuberger Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland |
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Friction forces, Amonton's Law, and diffusion: from the molecular to the macroscopic scale Uzi Landman Georgia Tech, USA | | |
| Session IV - Novel Experiments in Friction | | 11th November, Thursday |