ECOTRIB 25

ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 28-30 JULY 2025

About ECOTRIB 25

The European Conference on Tribology—ECOTRIB— is a biennial conference organized in collaboration between the Austrian, Italian, Slovenian and Swiss tribology societies.

Previous Ecotrib meetings have taken place in Ljubljana (2007, 2017), Pisa (2009), Vienna (2011, 2019), Turin (2013), Lugano (2015), and Bari (2023).

The 9th Ecotrib meeting will organized by Swiss Tribology in Zurich, Switzerland, in the main building of ETH Zurich.

Topics to be covered in the meeting include:

biotribology and biotribomaterials

coatings and surface engineering
friction, wear and contact mechanisms
green tribology
industrial, automotive and manufacturing case studies
lubrication and lubricants, including solid lubricants
modeling and simulations in tribology
nano and microtribology
tribochemistry
tribocorrosion

Organizing Committee:

Rowena Crockett, Empa (Chair)

Nicholas D. Spencer, ETH Zürich (Co-Chair)

Uroš Gorjanc, Olma d.o.o.

Aleš Arnšek, Petrol

Andreas Pauschitz, AC2T

Ewald Badisch, AC2T

Giuseppe Carbone, AIT

Enrico Ciulli, AIT

Scientific Committee:

Emanuel Tack, Oerlikon

Cord Henrik Surberg, OST

Anna Igual Muñoz, EPFL

Jiri Nohava, Anton Paar

Mitjan Kalin, University of Ljubljana

Urban Klanjšček, University of Ljubljana

Marko Polajnar, University of Ljubljana

Nicole Dörr, AC2T

Adolfo Senatore, AIT

Paolo Pennacchi, AIT

Sponsors:

Conference Location, Access, and Accommodation

Zurich: Access and Attractions

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, served by excellent rail, air, and road links to Europe and beyond. The city, which is compact compared to other major European cities, boasts an extraordinarily efficient public-transportation system and attractions ranging from art galleries and museums through lakeside or old-town strolls, to outstanding restaurants and nightspots. For those who like hiking in the mountains, the Alps are only a short trainride away.

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Conference Location

The conference will be held in the main building of ETH Zurich—consistently the highest-ranked university in continental Europe. The conference is easily reached by public transportation from the airport, the main station, and all points of the city.