STLE 2024 Scholarship Announcement

Scholarship of $2000.00 for Graduate or Undergraduate Students

The Detroit Section of STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) is announcing our 2024 Scholarship Program.   We intend to award one scholarship:  for $2000.   Both graduate and undergraduate students may apply.

The STLE Detroit Scholarship Program is based on three items:

1. copy of transcript
2. letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
3. a written essay to describe “how does tribology and/or lubrication relate to your research or future career goal?” or “detail a frictional application that interests you?”  Please keep your response to 1500 words or less.

All information is due on or before April 1, 2024.   The Detroit STLE Scholarship Committee will evaluate all submissions during April, and a winner will be notified in May.  

The STLE Detroit Section has a long history of supporting education thru scholarship.   We look forward to encouraging and rewarding the future tribologists and lubrication engineers in the area.  Attached below, please find the STLE Detroit Section Scholarship Application Form.    For more background on STLE, please visit http://www.stle.org.    Please let me know if you have any questions.   I look forward to receiving your submission online or by mail.

Mr. Bill Kearney

E-mail: Bill.Kearney456@gmail.com

Tel: (248) 380-7596 or (248) 302-8531 (cell)

Anna Morozova – Oakland University – $2000

Meetings will be online vis Microsoft Teams – check your email two weeks in advance for the invitation to register for the event! Registration is required.

• October 10, 2023 10am
  • Effect of lubricant properties and contact conditions on false brinelling damage, Dr. Victor Brizmer, SKF
• November 14, 2023 1pm
  • State of STLE and sustainability, Dr. Hong Liang, STLE President, Texas A&M University
• December 12, 2023 10am
  • Tribology challenges of e-Mobility applications, Daniel Merk, Schaeffler Group
• January 9, 2024 1pm
  • A review of tribological performance of bearings and gears in electric vehicle environments, Anna Morozova, Oakland University, STLE Detroit 2023 Scholarship Winner
• February 13, 2024 1pm
  • Predicting gear sliding losses and scuffing, John Bair / Dr. Parviz Merati, CAVIDS Consortium, Western Michigan University
• March 12, 2024 1pm
  • Tribology 101, Katherine Helmetag, Henkel
• April 9, 2024 1pm
  • Application of novel computational and data-driven methods for testing and surveillance of machine elements, Dr. Tobias Bender, FUCHS lubricants / Dr. Mahdi Mohammadpour, TriboDENS, Loughborough University
• May 14, 2024 1pm
  • Compatibility of lubricants with materials, William Fick, Molykote
• May bonus seminar in the works! Stay tuned for details!

Award Winners

2015-2016 STLE-Detroit Scholarship winner Chuanlin Tao (center) along with her Advisor Gary Barber
(right) and STLE-Detroit Scholarship Chair, Simon Tung (Left)

2015-2016 STLE-Detroit Scholarship winner Jingchao Ma (Center) along with his Advisor
Gary Barber (right) and STLE-Detroit Scholarship Chair, Simon Tung (left)

STLE members are invited to attend the Lubrication Technology for Metal Formers and Die Shops Conference, Feb. 12-13, at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel. Metalforming magazine, published by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), with the support of STLE, have created this conference for industry professionals to provide updates on new lubricants for stamping and tool and die machining, as well as opportunities to evaluate new formulations and to network with peers to discuss challenges and best practices.

The conference features 12 subject-matter experts speaking on topics, such as:

• The Role of Engineered Lubricants in Advanced Automotive Body Structure Construction
• Methods of Applying, Containing and Collecting Lubrication
• Centralized Die Lubrication Delivery Systems – The Heart and Flow of the Pressroom
• Applying Lubricants: Cost Reduction, Continuous Improvement, and Lean/6S
• Lubricants for Lightweighting, and How to Measure Lubricant Coating Weight
• Dry Film Lubrication – The Basics
• Using Industry 4.0 Technology to Track and Measure Stamping Lubricant Use

STLE members are eligible to receive a reduce rate (50%) on conference registration. Attached is an advertisement about the PMA conference that we encourage you to share with your industry colleagues in the Detroit area that might be interested in attending. You can view the full program agenda and register at www.metalformingmagazine.com/lubetech, and enter code LUBSTLE50 to receive the discounted STLE member rate.

January 22, 2020 Brunch Meeting and President’s Visit

7:30 am – 8:00 am – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 11:30 am – Presentations

State of STLE & Calcium Sulfonate Grease for Transportation Industry
Dr. Michael Duncan, STLE President

Bearing Failures and How to Avoid Them
Dean Thayer, NSK

Tribological Behavior of Heat Treated Steels with and without Shot Peening
Xue Han, Oakland University

11:30 am – 12:00 pm – Lunch and Networking

Venue (NEW):
The Engineering Society of Detroit
20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450
Southfield, MI 48076

Registration Fee
Students —-    $10                  STLE Members —-   $25
Retirees —-     $20                  Non- Members —–  $40

Registration Contact – Prof Beth Zou, qzou@oakland.edu, Phone: 248-370-2271

Registration Deadline – January 17, 2020

Please join us at

Meriwether’s, 25485 Telegraph Rd. • Southfield, MI 48033

for our December Lunch meeting and meet your section officers!

Registration – 11:00 am

Board Meeting and lunch 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Adjourn – 1:00 pm

Cost – Members pay for their own lunch. However, we are offering free lunch to first 10 members confirming their attendance with the expectation of serving in the Board in near future.

Reservation – Please confirm attendance by sending Email or Call – Beth Zou, Ph.D. qzou@oakland.edu 248-370-2271 by close of business on November 26, 2019

and… don’t forget our upcoming January 22nd brunch meeting and seminar!

7:30 – 8:00 am – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 11:30 am – Presentations

State of STLE & Calcium Sulfonate Grease for Transportation Industry – Dr. Michael Duncan, STLE President
Bearing Failures and How to Avoid Them – Dean Thayer, NSK
Tribological Behavior of Heat Treated Steels with and without Shot Peening – Xue Han, Oakland University
11:30 – 12:00 pm – Lunch and Networking

Venue (NEW):
The Engineering Society of Detroit
20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450
Southfield, MI 48076

National opened a new Section award for 2019 – the Section Achievement Award, given to a section with an outstanding program that supports the goals and mission of STLE.

Detroit Section won!

Alene and Bulent were present to receive the award.

Our Chairman, Bulent Chavdar, volunteered at the Southfield FRC event. He worked as spare parts and as field setup.

Welcome to Deep Space, Bulent! Field setup is a big task. This year’s field is a little less messy that last year’s, but it’s still a lot of work.

Bulent with Kathy Weber, Volunteer Coordinator, and a view of the pits.

Kirstyn Hein from Eaton joined Bulent.

Cass Tech is running their annual STEM Expo! Participating kids will get a close-up look at many interactive demonstrations and activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

The event will take place at Cass Tech High School on Wednesday, 27 March, 2019, from 0900 to 1420 (that’s 9am to 2:20pm).

Cass Tech is located at 2105 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201.

Please consider volunteering for the event! If you can volunteer, please contact katherine.teany@detroitk12.org.