We are delighted to announce the 3rd China-Europe Tribology Conference, to be held at Gansu Ningwozhuang Hotel, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China. This high-level academic event is co-organized by Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) and INSA Lyon. It provides an international exchange platform for experts, researchers and industrial specialists to share academic achievements and technological innovations in tribology.

The conference centers on state-of-the-art progress in tribology and aims to promote in-depth cooperation between Chinese and European academic communities. Attendees can present their research outcomes, keep abreast of frontier research trends and establish worldwide academic and industrial partnerships.

Distinguished keynote speakers will deliver plenary lectures covering the most promising research directions of tribology. Their presentations will showcase cutting-edge innovations, applied research breakthroughs and emerging trends that define the future of this discipline. Participants will be offered valuable opportunities to:

· Exchange research results with global peers

· Learn about the latest advances in tribological science and engineering

· Establish academic connections with researchers, industrial elites and practitioners

The Program Committee warmly welcomes abstract submissions covering (but not limited to) the following topics:

· Tribology for transportation

· Industrial tribology

· Space environmental tribology

· Tribology in energy engineering

· Nanotribology

· Local and global contact characterization

· Multi-scale & multi-physics tribological modeling

· Intelligent tribology

· Other related tribology subjects

Conference Date：

16-18 July，2026

Conference Venue：

Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

No.18 Tianshui Middle Road, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, P.R.China

Conference Managers:

Haiyuan Hu: (+86)13919361308 hyhu@licp.cas.cn

Qiang MA: (+86) 13572180272, maqiang@nwpu.edu.cn

Emmanuel MONTERO: emmanuel.montero@insa-lyon.fr