Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology 2025

Contributions for oral and poster presentations are invited on the themes listed below.

Themes

• Tribochemistry and green lubricants
• Tribology of materials used in new transport technologies such as electric vehicles and hydrogen engines
• Surface engineering, coatings and tribology in extreme environments
• Tribology of soft materials
• Biotribology
• Tribology-driven contact and interface processes
• Surface morphology, multiscale and fractal surfaces
• Machining, wear, fatigue and fretting
• Machine learning research tools in tribology
• Tribology of composites, coatings and novel materials
• Advanced measurement and simulation methods

Abstract Guidelines 

Authors are requested to adhere to the mandatory abstract template and specifications. 

Download Abstract Template (Word Document) 

Download Abstract Template (PDF) 

Please note that abstracts must be submitted in Times New Roman Size 10, in two columns and no longer than one page.  

For advance information, posters should be in the following format: A1 landscape (h 594mm x w 841mm); A0 portrait (w 841mm x h 1189mm). 

Abstract Submission

Extended submission deadline of 1 page abstract for oral presentation: Monday 17 March 2025

Submission of 1 page abstract for poster presentation: Monday 2 June 2025 

Abstracts must be submitted via CMT, click here

For more information on how to create a CMT account, click here.

For more information on how to submit an abstract, click here. 

Abstract acceptance for oral presentation is conditional upon at least one author registering for the Symposium by Monday 7 July 2025 to present. Oral abstracts without a registered presenting author after this date will be omitted from the final Symposium programme. 

Submitting Full Papers for Journal Publication

Oral and poster presenters are encouraged to submit full papers for publication in special issues in one of the following international journals, subject to standard peer-review process and their normal refereeing procedures. This offers high visibility for research papers presented at the symposia, full recognition as contributions to peer reviewed journals and electronic access.

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
Editor: Professor Andreas Almqvist Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
The Journal of Engineering Tribology publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from academia and industry worldwide on the engineering science associated with tribology and its application to machine elements. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Tribology International
Editors: B. Bou-Saïd, H. Liang
Tribology International seeks to publish original research papers of the highest scientific quality to provide an archival resource for scientists from all backgrounds. Written contributions are invited reporting experimental and modelling studies both in established areas of tribology and emerging fields. Scientific topics include the physics or chemistry of tribo-surfaces, bio-tribology, surface engineering and materials, contact mechanics, nano-tribology, lubricants and hydrodynamic lubrication.

The final full paper submission deadline a chosen journal is Monday 29 September 2025.  Unless the paper is a Dowson Prize application then the earlier date given under ‘Dowson Prize’ applies (Wednesday 2 July)