The Gold Medal for Tribology was established and first awarded in 1972. Since then, it has been awarded to 47 individuals from 18 different countries.
2018 -Professor Nicholas Spencer, Switzerland
2017 - Professor Kenneth Holmberg, Finland
2016 - Professor Friedrich Franek, Austria
2015 - Professor Shizhu Wen, China
2014 - Professor Gwidon Stachowiak, Australia
2013 - Professor Jacob Israelachvili, USA
2012 - Professor Jacob Klein, Israel
2011 - Professor Qunji Xue, China
2010 - Professor Frank Talke, USA
2009 - Professor Irena Goryacheva, Russia
2008 - Professor Eustathios Ioannides, UK
2007 - Professor Koji Kato, Japan
2006 - Professor Roberto Bassani, Italy
2005 - Professor Dmitrii Garkunov, Russia
2004 - Professor Hugh Spikes, UK
2003 - Professor Y Kimura, Japan
2002 - Professor N Bushe, Russia
2001 - Professor W Bartz, Germany
2000 - Professor L Rozeanu, Israel
1999 - Professor J Frene, France
1998 - Professor E Ravinowicz, USA
1997 - Professor B O Jacobson, Sweden
1996 - Professor V N Constantinescu, Romania
1995 - Professor S J Pytko, Poland
1994 - Professor J-M Georges, France
1993 - Professor K Ludema, USA
1992 - Professor H S Cheng, USA
1991 - Professor A V Chichinadze, USSR
1990 - Professor T Sakurai, Japan
1989 - Professor G Fleischer, Germany
1988 - Professor M Godet, France
1987 - Professor F Hirano, Japan
1986 - Professor W O Winer, USA
1985 - Professor K Johnson, UK
1984 - Professor H Peeken, Germany
1983 - Professor A Cameron, UK
1982 - Professor G V Vinogradov, USSR
1981 - Professor N Soda, Japan
1980 - Dr M E Merchant, USA
1979 - Professor D Dowson, UK
1978 - Professor D D Fuller, USA
1977 - Professor F T Barwell, UK
1976 - R L Johnson, USA
1975 - Professor I V Kragelski, USSR
1974 - Professor M D Hersey, USA
1973 - Professor H Blok, Netherlands
1972 - Professor D Tabor, UK
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