Research Committee Activities
The Research Committee of NACE is responsible for:
- All research activities organized or sponsored by the Association
- Research in Progress Symposium
- Research Topical Symposium
- Encouraging student participation in the Association by providing students with a forum for presenting their research
- Maintaining liaison with national and international research activities
Research in Progress (RIP) Symposia
Research in Progress (RIP) Symposia provide a forum for the presentation of information and ideas derived from current orrecently completed research and provide opportunities for discussions of these presentations.
The RIP Symposium at CORROSION 2012
Chair: Christopher Taylor (Los Alamos National Laboratoy,Los Alamos, New Mexico)
The following sessions will be presented:
- Accelerated Testing
- Coatings and Inhibitors
- Corrosion Modeling
- Passivity and Localized Corrosion
Research Topical Symposium (RTS)
Research Topical Symposia (RTS) provide a forum for presentation and discussion of corrosion topics that are of significant business impact, but cannot be resolved because of gaps in scientific understanding. The specific objective is to span the communications gap between the research and corrosion engineering communities.
The RTS for CORROSION 2012 is:
Corrosion Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Reactors- Lessons Learned and Future Challenges.
Student Poster Session
The Student Poster Session at each CORROSION conference encourages students to become active in NACE and present the results of their work to the membership.
Students may enter posters in one of three categories:
- The Marcel Pourbaix category for the field of corrosion science
- The Mars Fontana category for the field of corrosion engineering
- The Harvey Herro category for the field of applied corrosion technology
First-, second-, and third-place prizes are awarded towinners in each category.
Collegiate Student Certificate Program
The NACE Collegiate Student Certificate Program (CSCP)recognizes the accomplishments of students who successfully complete a course in corrosion offered as part of the regular curriculum at a college or university.
Goals of program:
- Increase the number of engineering graduates with basic knowledge of corrosion and
- Encourage students to consider the field of corrosion in their post-collegiate careers.
Eligible students receive a certificate and complimentary one-year NACE student membership, which includes online access to NACE journals.
Instructors/professors may apply to have their courses approved. Corrosion must be a major component of the course subject matter, comprising more than 50% of the class time. Students who complete an approved course with a minimum course grade of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 or the equivalent are eligible for the certificate and one-year membership.
Course Approval Application-Instructors/professors who teach corrosion classes use this form to apply for course eligibility in the NACE Collegiate Student Certificate Program.
Report of the International Roundtable
Prepared by R. Winston Revie
Convened at CORROSION 2009; Published February 2011
NACE Research Seed Grant Program
The NACE Research Committee solicits proposals for new Research Seed Grant projects.
Types of corrosion research sought:
- New areas of corrosion research
- Significant expansion of current research within the corrosion field
- Applied research, which will likely have practical value to business and industry
Recipients of seed grants are recommended by the Research Seed Grant Task Group and chosen by the Research Committee.