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Slick Science

The Swanson School team won the 2025 ASME Journal of Tribology Best Paper Award for their friction model.
They validated a multiscale hysteresis mechanics model predicting shoe-floor friction on oily floors.
The study tested three shoe types across ten tile surfaces to ensure reliability.
Results could help footwear and floor makers design safer products and reduce slip risks.
Henry Ing led the work as part of his master's thesis under supervision from Beschorner and Jacobs.
The research was built in the Human Movement & Balance Laboratory at Pitt.
The model helps predict friction when contaminants are present on floors.
Ing will begin work as a perception researcher at Brooks Running.
The award underscores the model’s potential to guide material choices for safety.
The Pitt team’s work has implications for workplace safety and product design.

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