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Philadelphia STLE
Welcome

Welcome to the new website for the Philadelphia Section of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers!
 
Updatable Website

Three Section officers are being trained to update this website:  Bill Conner, Bob Austin, and Sarah Liebowitz (aka Sarah Murphy). 

 

SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Sarah Liebowitz, formerly Murphy, will be emailing members to solicit donations for the scholarships.  Our goal is to raise $5000 towards scholarship funds.  Last year, we had four scholarship recipients who received $500 - $1000 each.  Scholarships to students pursuing a career in science promotes our mission and benefits members and relatives of members.

Last year, we had four scholarship recipients:

Xin Z. Liu, PhD student of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at University of Pennsylvania (focus on adhesion and friction)

Vahid Vahdat, PhD student of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at University of Pennsylvania (focus on nanoscale tribology)

Ashley Whiting, Master's student at Towson University in Environmental Science (focus on the impact of contaminants on surfaces)

Nicholas Housel, undergraduate student pursuing Chemistry and Muhlenberg College

Check out our PICTURES section to see their photos!

 

 
 
Letter from the Chairman PDF 

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Dear STLE Members and Industry Colleagues,

Welcome to the website of the Philadelphia Section of the STLE.  On behalf of the Board, I invite you to participate in our activities and support our projects.  Our Section will continue our traditions of meetings, educational seminars, networking opportunities, and the annual golf outing.  Our goals are to provide useful Section meetings, educate members about tribology, and promote the lubricants and related industries.  Our Scholarship Program will continue to recognize students and support their development into future professionals.

I take this opportunity to recognize and thank2010-11 Section Chair, Bill Conner(Total Lubricants USA), and the 2010-11 Officers for their contributions of time, effort, and leadership.  I also thank Bob Austin(QualiChem, Inc.), Northeast Regional Vice-President, STLE, for his ongoing help and advice.

I am pleased to introduce and welcome the 2011-12 officers:

Tom O’Brien, Vice-Chairman (Lubrizol Corp.)

Tom Mallon, Secretary (Evonik)

Bill Tuszynski, Treasurer (Ivanhoe Industries)

Dave Ammon, Arrangements Chair (Houghton International)

Bill Conner, Program Chair (Total Lubricants USA)

Gaston Arseneault, Education Chair (Petro-Canada America Lubricants Inc.)

Tom O’Brien and Christy Henley (Sea-Land Chemical Co.), Golf Outing Co-Chairs

Sarah Murphy, Scholarship Chair (Inolex Chemical Co.)

Please check this website and your email for announcements of meetings and other activities.  I look forward to meeting you at our Section events over the coming months. 

With kind regards,

Mary

Mary Moon, 2011 – 12 Philadelphia STLE Section Chair