| description abstract | I am honored and excited to begin a term guiding the Editorial Board of the ASME Journal of Tribology. Led by an excellent group of Associate Editors, we hope to build on the journal's established place in the field and its purpose of providing an outlet for the best research on contact, friction, wear, and lubrication. Due to many new trends in society and the research community, it feels like a new era for tribology and a transformative time for scientific publications.With rising urgency, the tribology community continues to prove that tribology serves as an integral part of sustainability. Control of friction and wear has a profound impact on mankind's use of energy and resources. Improving our understanding of tribology will have positive effects on how humans impact the Earth's ecosystem. As part of this, a new special issue on Electric Vehicle Tribology is now open for submissions (Special Issue on Electric Vehicle Tribology—ASME). | |
