NLGI 2025 MEDIA KIT
2025 NLGI Spokesman Magazine Editorial Calendar
January/February: Date Due to NLGI: Jan 6, 2025
President’s Podium: Wayne Mackwood
William Tuszynski, Andy Waynick
Industry Speak Paper #3 – Test Methods
#2311
#2410
Interview
Additional Information:
March/April:
Carl Kernizan, Raj Shah, Kunle Kernizan
Assessment of the Lubricating Efficiency of Current Greases in Electric Vehicle Applications
Erik Willett, Functional Products Inc.
Viscosity Modifiers Versus Bearing Torque in Greases with Re-Refined Oil
Pang Ling Ong, Infineum Singapore LLP
92nd Annual Meeting Information, 2025 Award info, 2025 Abstract info, 2025 Research Grant, Committee Update, Sustainability Series and HPM column
Date Due to NLGI: Mar 3, 2025
President’s Podium: Wayne Mackwood
#2336
#2411
#2427
Kartik S. Pondicherry, Anton Paar GmbH
Paul Staudinger, Anton Paar GmbH
Rheology and Tribological Characterization of Grease – From Sub-Zero Temperature to Influence of Electric Field
Eric R. Sirianni, Jonathan L. Davis, Ethel Garnier, INVISTA
Paul Bessette, Triboscience & Engineering, Inc.
Polyamides: A Novel Pre-Formed Thickener for Grease
Nubar Dailerian, Desilube
Carl Kernizan, KV Tech Consulting LLC
High Performance Additive Packages for Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EAL) and Food Grade Greases
Interview: Vasu Bala, PhD, Textile Rubber & Chemical Company, Inc. dba TRCC
Additional Information: 92nd Annual Meeting Information, 2025 Abstract info, 2025 Research Grant, Committee Update, 2025 Sustainability Series and HPM column
May/June: Date Due to NLGI: May 5, 2025
President’s Podium: Wayne Mackwood
#2414
Gabriel Caleron-Salmeron, Sergei Glavatskih, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Johan Leckner, Axel Christiernsson International AB
Towards More Sustainable Grease Lubrication: Measuring and Understanding Friction Losses in GreaseLubricated Electric Motor Bearings
#2415
Jacob Bonta, Valvoline Global Operations/University of Kentucky
Jonathan T. Pham, University of Cincinnati
Characterizing Lubricating Grease Thixotropy at Different Recovery Strains
Interview: Brandi Ford, Afton Chemical Corporation
Additional Information: 92nd Annual Meeting Schedule, Committee Update, Sustainability Series and HPM column
July/August: Date Due to NLGI: Jul 7, 2025
President’s Podium: Wayne Mackwood
#2420
#2413
Yoshiyuki Nagasawa, Ryosuke Saito, Daisuke Tsutsui, KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD
New PAG Urea Grease Proposal
Gareth Fish, Devon McCune, Chris Hsu, Jennifer Clark, Robert Dura, The Lubrizol Corporation
A New High Performance Calcium Grease as an Alternative to Lithium Complex Greases
Interview Annie Jarquin, Kline & Company
Additional Information: Annual Meeting Recap (Award recipients, photos, statistics on attendees & course participants), Committee Update, Sustainability Series and HPM column
September/October: Date Due to NLGI: Sept 8, 2025
President’s Podium: Wayne Mackwood
#2421
#2405
Kartik S. Pondicherry, Paul Staudinger, Anton Paar GmbH
Electro-Tribological Testing of Grease Under Dynamic Conditions
J. Andrew Waynick
Calcium-Magnesium Sulfonate Complex Greases – The Two Polar Opposites of Rheology, Part 1: Extreme Rheopectic Rheology
Interview Hong Liang, PhD, Texas A&M University
Additional Information: Committee Update, Sustainability Series and HPM column
November/December: Date Due to NLGI: Nov 3, 2025
President’s Podium: Wayne Mackwood
#2405
#2406
J. Andrew Waynick
Calcium-Magnesium Sulfonate Complex Greases – The Two Polar Opposites of Rheology, Part 2: RIODOT Rheology
Joseph Kaperick, Darryl Williams, Afton Chemical Corporation
Recipes for Success: The Impact of Various Promoter Systems on Calcium Sulfonate Complex Grease Performance
Interview Taylor Hudson, Valvoline Global Operations
Additional Information: Year-End Recap, 2026 Abstract Info, 2026 Award Info, 2026 Research Grant, Committee Update, Sustainability Series and HPM column
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