Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In a time of division, the tribology and engineering community should be commended for participating in open dialogue.This dialogue is critical for advancement and progress.Disagreements have arisen, as they inevitably do, but they were illuminated-and often resolved-through reasoning and communication.This could be labeled as debate.The path of progress and knowledge is illuminated and mapped through this process.Communication can be through different modes, such as conferences, symposiums, workshops, courses, research papers, and written discussions.We must keep these options open, although details of the formats may evolve.Tribology is multidisciplinary, and exists in different disciplines, but should not do so in isolation.Bridges between these are built and traveled through by the tribology community.It is important that those working in one area of the field communicate with others and have access to these bridges to do so.I believe the field is built on strong foundations, but this does not mean we cannot expand the groundwork by placing new stones or filling gaps with material.At times, we must revisit older foundations-repairing cracks, leveling surfaces, and ensuring the integrity.This means that previous work can be returned to, reevaluated and corrected if necessary.It is important for us to keep our foundation strong while also building upward so that it all doesn't topple over.We can also still communicate with those no longer active in the community.This is also a critical practice for current researchers and authors.We can do that through books, courses, recordings and the previous papers.This is essential for continued progress.No work is completely original and created in a vacuum.It is Important to explain how new works relate to, improve, or expand upon previous ones, even if their creation may have not consciously been synthesized from the previous works.Relating this to the Journal of Tribology, it has and continues to serve as a conduit for these
Source: Journal of Tribology
DOI: 10.1115/1.4070136
Author: Jackson, Robert L.
Institution: Auburn University
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4415126371
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