Introduction

This is the sixth international meeting in a series organised in conjunction with the RSC Industry and Technology Forum's Applied Materials Group.  

The last edition, in 2007, attracted almost 200 delegates from 18 different countries.

More information regarding speakers will be posted on this site by June 2008.

Themes

• Fuel and lubricant additives
• Tribology and surface chemistry
• Engine and transmission lubricants
• Low environmental impact technology
• Biofuels: the additive challenge

Aims

The aim of the meeting is to bring together the automotive, lubricant and chemical industries with academia and provide a multi-disciplinary forum for chemists, engineers and tribologists to share ideas for future developments in the science and technology of fuels and lubricants.

Scientific Committee

• Alan Armour, Climax Molybdenum Ltd, UK (chair)
• Ian Bell, BP, UK
• Richard Biggin, UK
• Michael Gahagan, Lubrizol Ltd, UK 
• Philip Mitchell, University of Reading, UK
• Roy Mortier, UK
• Martin Priest, University of Leeds, UK 
• Paul Shayler, University of Nottingham, UK
• Moray Stark, University of York, UK
• Robert Ian Taylor, Shell Global Solutions (UK) Ltd