April 19 – 23, 2009 | Las Vegas, USA

Join international delegates in the ‘Entertainment Capital of the World’ for a complete review of the fundamental and applied aspects of wear and friction of materials at the macro-, micro- and nano-scale. 
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Invited Speakers

The following experts will present at WOM2009

  • Bill Bruninga, Facilities Manager, Hoover Dam, USA
  • Dr Michael T Dugger, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
  • Prof Alan Matthews, Head of Department and Professor of Surface Engineering, Department of Engineering Materials, Sheffield University, UK
  • Prof Karl-Heinz ZumGahr, Universität Karlsruhe, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering II and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Materials Research I, Karlsruhe, Germany

Workshop on Practical Wear Problem-Solving

This special session is designed to be an interactive workshop on wear problem-solving. Invited panelists with over a century and a half of combined experience in the wear of materials will field questions and provide illustrations of wear diagnosis and material selection. Interested WOM 2009 conference attendees are encouraged to bring current wear problems to present to the panel for discussion. Please send your questions (or problem statements) to Peter J Blau in advance by email to blaupj@ornl.gov

  • Dr Peter J Blau, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA (leader)
  • Kenneth G Budinski, Technical Director, Bud Labs, USA
  • Prof Kenneth C Ludema, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
  • Ray Bayer, Tribology Consultant, Vestal, NY, USA
  • Greg Dalton, Applications Engineer, TribSys Inc, Coniston, ONT, Canada