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The awards celebrate engineers, researchers and innovators improving performance, reliability and efficiency across engineering systems through advances in friction, wear and lubrication. From emerging talent to internationally respected experts, now is the time to put outstanding people and achievements in the spotlight.
This year, nominations are particularly encouraged for the Bronze and Silver Medals, recognising promising early-career achievement and sustained contribution to the profession.
Outstanding tribology work often happens quietly behind the scenes, despite its huge impact across engineering. These awards are an opportunity to recognise the people driving innovation, performance and reliability across the profession.
Celebrate talent at every stage
The Tribology Medals recognise excellence across every stage of a career and help raise the profile of impactful engineering work internationally.
- Bronze Medal: celebrating emerging talent, innovation and promising early-career achievement
- Silver Medal: recognising sustained contribution, technical excellence and growing influence in the field
- Gold Medal: tribology’s highest international honour for outstanding and supreme achievement
Together, the medals showcase the engineers shaping the future of tribology worldwide.
Don’t let outstanding work go unnoticed
If you know an engineer, researcher or team making a real impact in tribology, now is the time to recognise them. Submit your nomination before 30 May 2026 and help celebrate the people advancing engineering performance worldwide.
Nominating someone takes far less time than you might think, and recognition can have a lasting impact on careers, visibility and the wider profession.
The Donald Julius Groen Prize 2026 is also open for nominations until 18 May 2026, recognising outstanding work in tribology research and practice.
Make your impact count
If you or a colleague are making a difference in Tribology, this is your opportunity to be recognised on a global stage.