ICMT Scores at Ohio University’s Student Expo

ICMT graduate students Saba Navabzadeh Esmaeely and Thu Tran won first and second places at Ohio University's Research & Creative Activity Expo on May 3rd. Competing against other graduate students from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Saba scored a blue ribbon with her poster on the "Effect of Calcium Ion on the Formation and Protectiveness of Iron Carbonate Layer in CO2 Corrosion". Thu took a red with her poster on the "Mechanistic Study of Cathodic Reactions in Sweet Corrosion". (Their posters can be viewed by clicking on the icons.) There were 30 participants from the department, divided into 3 categories, with research topics relating to biomolecular engineering, electrolysis, adsorption phenomena, spectroscopy, nanostructured materials and supercritical systems, as well as corrosion. Saba is in the process of completing her MS degree in Chemical Engineering. Thu is pursuing her PhD.

18th International Corrosion Congress

Former Stocker visiting professor Brian Kinsella and Associate Director Marc Singer attended the 18th ICC in Perth, Australia from 20th to 24th November 2011. They presented two papers entitled "Top of the Line Corrosion in Sour Environments – Study of the Controlling Parameters" and "The Mechanical Properties of Surfactant, Corrosion Inhibitor Films by AFM Measurements".