Corrosion: Fundamentals and Experimental Methods

Corrosion

Next Offering:

April 29, 2024 – May 3, 2024

 

Course Description

The Corrosion: Fundamentals and Experimental Methods course will cover the fundamentals of corrosion and various electrochemical techniques. Lectures and laboratories will be used to illustrate how electrochemical techniques are applied when they should be used, and how the various techniques can be integrated to solve complex problems. The course will be useful for people entering the corrosion field and for professionals looking for a refresher course.

Students must attend and complete all sessions in order to obtain a certificate of completion. The course will be taught by Dr. Gerald Frankel and Dr. Jenifer Locke from the department of Materials Science and Engineering and also Dr. Rudy Buchheit, Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky.

This course is based on the long-running corrosion short course that occurred annually at Penn State University and was taught in part by the lecturers of this course at OSU. The content and approach will be very similar. However, changes will be made to accommodate the online format. We have tried to build flexibility into the schedule, knowing that many people are working from home and have responsibilities and constraints that might limit the amount of time they can dedicate to the course each day. Numerous options for informal discussions and questions are provided. Here are the different components of the course:

 

View the Spring 2024 course schedule and covered topics here. 


Course Delivery

 

Live, synchronous lectures

Most of the lectures will be live over Zoom, allowing interactions and live questions. However, to make the online format of the corrosion short course more enjoyable and effective, more breaks have been inserted and lecture lengths have been reduced. Participants are expected to be present for these live lectures.

 

Pre-recorded lectures

Some of the content has been removed from the live lectures and will be provided as pre-recorded lectures. These pre-recorded lectures will be available through a course website starting one week prior to the course so participants can, if they wish, view them during the week or weekend before the course starts. However, each day begins with an hour, from 8:30-9:30 AM Eastern US time, that may also be used for viewing of the pre-recorded lectures. 

 

Labs

Labs are an important part of this course. The intent is to provide participants with experience using electrochemical methods to address corrosion problems. To provide the best lab experience, the labs will also be in a live, synchronous fashion. Teaching assistants will be in the laboratory performing each experiment, and the instructors will be narrating the activities. Students will be able to ask questions as it happens. Data from the labs will provided through the course website.

 

Data analysis time

After each lab, one hour at the end of the day, 4:00-5:00PM, is set aside in the schedule for students to spend some time analyzing the data from the lab of that day. Professors will be available in breakout rooms to help with the analysis, but attendance during this time is not required. Students might opt to do this analysis later in the evening.

 

Office Hours 

The instructors will be available every evening from 7:00-8:00PM for discussions, questions, data analysis, etc. They are also willing to discuss data from students’ work in breakout rooms. This time is also optional.

 

Lunch & Learn

During lunchtime, the instructors will also be available for discussions and questions.

 


The course will include these topics:

  1. Thermodynamics of corrosion
  2. Kinetics of corrosion
  3. Polarization
  4. Corrosion rate measurement techniques
  5. Passivity/localized corrosion
  6. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
  7. Environment Assisted Cracking
  8. Corrosion protection with Coatings
  9. Atmospheric Corrosion

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Understand the basic science underpinning the corrosion of metals.
  • Recognize the various forms of corrosion and their underlying causes.
  • Be aware of various approaches for mitigating corrosion.
  • Know how to perform electrochemical measurements to assess corrosion rate and susceptibility.

 


Prerequisites

The students will self-select based on their interest in the field of corrosion and training needs. It is strongly recommended that participants have a degree in engineering or science, or work experience in the field of corrosion.

 


What Students Are Saying 

 

"Lots of information was well presented in a short amount of time. Did not feel too overwhelmed with new material." 

 

"I liked the fundamental knowledge of corrosion and practical lab technique we received and the flexibility of taking the online course on my own pace."

 

"I loved how detailed the course was, and I loved that all of the lectures were recorded. There are many times in a class, where very important technical statements were communicated and one wishes that they could hear the statement again. Recording of the lectures provided an ability to pause the lecture and truly let the information sink in."

 


A special thanks to our course sponsor

Gamry

COURSE REGISTRATION

Registration ends on Friday, April 26, 2024.

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PRICE

Course Fee:

$2,095 per person

 

Early Bird Discount:

$1,995 per person if registered & paid by Monday, April 8, 2024. 

 


Cancellations and Refunds

A full refund, minus a $75 administrative fee, will be made if cancellation is received three weeks prior to the start of the course.

No refunds will be issued within three weeks of the course start date. 

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

G. Frankel

Gerald S. Frankel is Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Director of the Fontana Corrosion Center at the Ohio State University. He is a fellow of NACE International, The Electrochemical Society, and ASM International. His technical interests are in the areas of passivity, localized corrosion, protective coatings, and atmospheric corrosion. He is also involved with corrosion issues associated with nuclear waste storage and disposal.

 

J. Locke

Jenifer Locke is Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at OSU. She specifically has examined the ability of specific microstructures to self-inhibit the deleterious effects of a corrosive environment or the ability of chemical inhibitors to produce passivity to inhibit the deleterious effects of a corrosive environment. Professor Locke began work in alloy development and thermo-mechanical processing at Alcoa. She came to The Ohio State University in Jan 2015 and primarily performs research in corrosion and environment-assisted cracking.

 

R. Buchheit

Rudy Buchheit is the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering.  Prior to joining UK, Dr. Buchheit was the associate dean for academic affairs and administration of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. His research is in the area of the chemistry and electrochemistry of corrosion, corrosion modeling and corrosion prediction. He has also worked in the area of surface engineering, including surface modification and corrosion resistant coatings. He is a fellow of NACE International and the Electrochemical Society.

 

Dr. Xiaolei Guo

Xiaolei Guo is a research associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. He earned Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2016. His research interests include localized corrosion of alloys, near-field corrosion interaction between different nuclear waste forms, smart coatings for corrosion mediation, and additive manufacturing. He is the author of over 30 research articles, including Nature Materials and Chemical Reviews. In 2016, he was nominated as the deputy director of the Center for Performance and Design of Nuclear Waste Forms and Containers (WastePD).