Thank you for making the 2026 STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition a HUGE Success!

Mark your calendars for the 2027 STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

2027 STLE Annual Meeting: Innovating Through Tribology & Lubrication
May 2-7, 2027
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Chicago, Illinois (USA)

Hope to see you at next year's conference!

Thank you to all of our attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, and sponsors of the 2026 STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition for such an amazing conference. Industry professionals from 29 countries joined us for five focused days of technical presentations, professional development, and business networking, as well as connecting with exhibitors displaying the latest products and services in the trade show.

2026 STLE Annual Meeting by the Numbers

Attendees and exhibit booth staff: 1652
Papers: 409
Exhibitors: 91
Sponsors: 31
Networking Reception Co-Host: 10
CMF Presentations: 34
Student and Early Career Posters Submitted: 42
Travel Grant Partners: 5
Wellness Session Partners: 5

Salute this year's STLE Award Recipients
Help us congratulate this year's STLE Annual Meeting Award Recipients.

Congratulations to the Winners of the Art of Tribology Competition
The Glass Staircase by artists Hsu-Ming Lien & Filippo Mangolini from the University of Texas at Austin.

Attendee Survey - Tell us about your experience at the STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition
To help us improve our programs and shape our offerings in the future, please evaluate your experience attending the STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition while it is still fresh in your mind. Your feedback is critical in helping STLE design future programs. Click here to complete the STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition Survey.

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors

Rhodium Plus Level - $5,000 +

    
    

Rhodium Level - $5,000

Palladium Plus Level - $4,000 +

     

Titanium Plus Level - $3,000+


     

Titanium Level - $3,000


          

Platinum Level - $2,000


          
           

Gold Level - $1,000