This is a list of organizations involved in research in or advocacy of tribology, the scientific and engineering discipline related to friction, lubrication and wear.
Government
editAdvocacy and Professional societies
edit- American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA)
- American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM)
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
- Institute of Physics
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) (USA)
Publications
editHigher education
editAustria
editAustralia
editBelgium
editBrazil
editCanada
editChina
edit- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tsinghua University
- Qingdao University of Technology
Chile
editCzech Republic
editFrance
editGermany
edit- Clausthal University of Technology (ITR)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Leibniz Universität Hannover (IMKT)
- Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
- RWTH Aachen University
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Technical University of Munich
India
edit- Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
- Indian Institute of Technology Rupnagar
- National Institute of Technology Srinagar
- Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Japan
editKorea
editMalaysia
edit- International Islamic University Malaysia
- Universiti Malaya
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Netherlands
editNew Zealand
editNorway
editPakistan
editPortugal
editRussia
editSlovenia
editSweden
editSwitzerland
editUnited Kingdom
edit- Bournemouth University
- Cardiff University
- Imperial College London
- National Physical Laboratory
- University of Bradford
- University of Cambridge - Tribology Research Group
- University of Central Lancashire - Jost Institute for Tribotechnology
- University of Leeds - Institute of Functional Surfaces
- University of Leicester - Mechanics of Materials Research Group
- University of Loughborough - Dynamics Research Group
- University of Oxford - Solid Mechanics & Materials Engineering
- University of Sheffield - The Leonardo Tribology Centre
- University of Southampton - National Centre for Advanced Tribology (nCATs)
- University of Strathclyde
United States
edit- Auburn University - Multiscale Tribology Laboratory and the Undergraduate Tribology Minor
- Georgia Institute of Technology - Tribology Research Group
- George Mason University - Tribology and Surface Mechanics (TSM) Group
- Gonzaga University - Tribology Research Laboratory
- Iowa State University - Convergent Manufacturing, Processing and Advanced Surface Science (CoMPASS) Laboratory
- Lehigh University - Surface Interfaces and Materials Tribology Laboratory
- Louisiana State University - Center for Rotating Machinery
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan Automotive Laboratory
- Miami University - Ye Research Group
- Northwestern University - Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology
- Pennsylvania State University - Tribology/Materials Processing Lab
- Purdue University - Mechanical Engineering Tribology Laboratory
- Rice University - Additive Manufacturing, Performance and Tribology Center
- Rochester Institute of Technology - Tribology Laboratory
- Texas A&M University - Rotor Dynamics Laboratory Tribology Group
- University at Buffalo - Dynamics, Control and Mechatronics
- University of Akron - Timken Engineered Surfaces Laboratories
- University of California, Berkeley - Tribology Group
- University of California, Merced - Tribology Group
- University of Dayton - Tribology Group
- University of Delaware - Materials Tribology Laboratory
- University of Florida - Tribology Laboratory
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Tribology and Microtribodynamics Laboratory
- University of Pennsylvania - Carpick Group
- University of Texas at Arlington - Turbomachinery and Energy Systems Laboratory
- University of Utah - Nanotribology and Precision Engineering Laboratory
- University of Nevada Reno
- University of Wisconsin - Madison - Eriten Research Group