Dear Philadelphia Section STLE Members,

On behalf of the STLE Philadelphia Section, I want to welcome you to the 2026-2027 Program Year.  Our Board members look forward to meeting you at our events and meetings.

Education is the cornerstone of the Philadelphia Section.  Our meetings are a great place to expand your knowledge of tribology and lubrication and an opportunity to support our next generation of tribologists.

Even the most seasoned professional can learn from the Philadelphia Section’s six technical meetings during our 2026-2027 program.  Speakers include expert tribologists in a variety of fields.  And the collegial format gives guests the opportunity to ask questions, meet and interact with the speakers.  Further, we invite student scholarship winners to present their cutting-edge research at Section meetings. 

The Philadelphia Section supports education from Middle School through Graduate School.  Local STLE members judge at the Delaware Valley Science Fair and give awards to five aspiring students interested in science and technology. 

In 2026, our Scholarship program awarded $18,000 to 14 local undergraduate and graduate students.  Our goal is to expand this tradition in 2027 with the generous support of our members and corporate sponsors. 

We begin our program year with a September networking event and conclude with the traditional Ed Haney golf outing.  These events are not only terrific opportunities to meet and mingle with industry colleagues, but they also raise money to support the Scholarship program.

Dedicated volunteers make this all possible, and I am pleased to introduce the Philadelphia Section’s Board members for 2026-2027:

Immediate Past Chair   David Gray (Infineum, retired)

Vice Chair               Luis Cerquiera (TotalEnergies)

Secretary                Collin Reigel (SeaLand)

Treasurer                James Brooks (RichardsApex)

Program                  Neil Canter (Chemical Solutions)

Program Co-Chair   Shannon McGee (QuakerHoughton)

Program Co-Chair   Collin Riegel (SeaLand)

Social                      Loubna Jebbanema (Italmatch)

Membership            Shannon McGee (QuakerHoughton)

Scholarship             Jeremy Styer (RT Vanderbilt)

Scholarship Committee members include S. Rea (Lanxess), Claire Lutz (Cargill), Tom O’Brien (Muenzig), Bill Tuszynski (Unami Group)

Golf Co-Chair         Thomas O’Brien (Munzing)

Golf Co-Chair          Doug Placek (Zschimmer & Schwarz)

Golf Co-Chair          Christy Henley (SeaLand)

Announcements     David Adelman (Weber Oil)

STEM                           Stephanie Zublick (QuakerHoughton)

Website & Technology   Claire Lutz (Cargill)

Respectfully,

Salvatore Rea (Lanxess)

2026-2027 Philadelphia STLE Chair