Tribology at Imperial College London

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The tribology group at Imperial College London is one of the world's largest university-based tribology research groups and receives considerable support from industry in Europe, USA and Japan.

Tribology is the study of interacting surfaces in relative motion. This includes lubrication, lubricating oils and greases, contact mechanics, friction, wear, surface damage, surface modifications and coatings.

The group reflects the multidisciplinary nature of tribology and includes chemists, physicists, material scientists, chemical engineers and mechanical engineers. Current research areas include lubricant chemistry, surface coating technology, hydrodynamic and elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication, contact mechanics, wear and surface fatigue. The group has an outstanding history of experimental tribological research which continues today alongside computational modelling and theoretical studies.

Contacts

The group is located in rooms 585 and 485 in the Mechanical Engineering Building, South Kensington Campus. Tel: 020 7594 7236  [Maps]

For general enquiries please contact Chrissy Stevens (c.c.stevens@imperial.ac.uk, Tel: 020 7594 7064). For tribological queries please contact a member of the academic staff or view the consultancy pages for more information.