Wom 2013 keynote speakers and their topics have been announced:
Dr Ali Erdemir
Argonne National Laboratories, USA
Innovative surface engineering strategies for mitigating wear of materials under extreme conditions
Dr Michael Moseler
FhG-IWM Freiburg, Germany
Atomistic understanding of wear in carbon tribomaterials
Dr Phil Shipway
Nottingham University
Wear of cermets and cermet coatings – the role of microstructure
Dr Bikramjit Basu and Dr Mitjan Kalin
Engineering ceramics and their composites - tailoring material variables for tribological application
The 19th International Conference will be taking place in Portland, Oregon, USA 14-18 April 2013. To check the Speakers' biographies or to register for the conference, go to http://www.wearofmaterialsconference.com/conference-speakers.html