Proceedings of the Materials Forum 2007
Corrosion Education for the 21st Century
Michael H. Moloney, Editor
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CORROSION EDUCATION WORKSHOP ORGANIZING PANEL
FIONA M. DOYLE,
University of California, Berkeley,
Chair
RALPH ADLER,
Army Research Laboratory
RAM DAROLIA,
GE Aviation Engines (retired)
GERALD S. FRANKEL,
Ohio State University
RONALD M. LATANISION,
Exponent, Inc.
DAVID H. ROSE,
Quanterion Solutions, Inc.
JOHN R. SCULLY,
University of Virginia
MARK L. WEAVER,
University of Alabama
Staff
MICHAEL H. MOLONEY, Senior Program Officer
TERI TOROWGOOD, Administrative Coordinator
NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD
KATHARINE G. FRASE,
IBM,
Chair
LYLE H. SCHWARTZ, Consultant
Chevy Chase, Maryland,
Vice Chair
JOHN ALLISON,
Ford Motor Company
PAUL BECHER,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
CHERYL R. BLANCHARD,
Zimmer, Inc.
EVERETT E. BLOOM,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (retired)
BARBARA D. BOYAN,
Georgia Institute of Technology
L. CATHERINE BRINSON,
Northwestern University
JOHN W. CAHN,
University of Washington
DIANNE CHONG,
The Boeing Company
PAUL CITRON,
Medtronic (retired)
FIONA M. DOYLE,
University of California, Berkeley
SOSSINA M. HAILE,
California Institute of Technology
CAROL A. HANDWERKER,
Purdue University
ELIZABETH HOLM,
Sandia National Laboratories
ANDREW T. HUNT,
nGimat Company
DAVID W. JOHNSON, JR.,
Stevens Institute of Technology
ROBERT H. LATIFF,
SAIC, Alexandria, Virginia
TERRY LOWE,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
KENNETH H. SANDHAGE,
Georgia Institute of Technology
LINDA SCHADLER,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ROBERT E. SCHAFRIK,
GE Aircraft Engines
JAMES C. SEFERIS,
GloCal University
SHARON L. SMITH,
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Staff
GARY FISCHMAN, Director
MICHAEL H. MOLONEY, Senior Program Officer
EMILY ANN MEYER, Program Officer
TERI THOROWGOOD, Administrative Coordinator
HEATHER LOZOWSKI, Financial Associate
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Paul Citron, Medtronic (retired),
Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University,
Srdjan Nesic, Ohio University, and
Lyle H. Schwartz, Consultant.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
Preface
The U.S. industrial complex and its associated infrastructure are essential to the nation’s quality of life, its industrial productivity, international competitiveness, and security. Each component of the infrastructure—such as highways, airports, water supply, waste treatment, energy supply, and power generation—represents a complex system requiring significant investment. Within that infrastructure both the private and government sectors have equipment and facilities that are subject to degradation by corrosion, which significantly reduces the lifetime, reliability, and functionality of structures and equipment, while also threatening human safety. The direct costs of corrosion to the U.S. economy represent 3.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), and the total costs to society can be twice that or greater.1 Opportunities for savings through improved corrosion control exist in every economic sector.
Better education for the nation’s engineers is essential to improving corrosion control and management practices throughout the national infrastructure. In this regard, an assessment of the corrosion curricula of undergraduate engineering schools is timely. With this in mind, the National Research Council (NRC) convened the 2007 Materials Forum on March 30th, 2007 to address corrosion education as it exists today.
The workshop, Corrosion Education for the 21st Century, brought together corrosion specialists, leaders in materials and engineering education, government officials, and other interested parties. The workshop was also attended by members of NRC’s Committee on Assessing Corrosion Education,2 who are carrying out a study on this topic. The workshop panelists and speakers were asked to give their personal perspectives on whether corrosion abatement is adequately addressed in our nation’s engineering curricula and, if not, what issues need to be addressed to develop a comprehensive corrosion curriculum in undergraduate engineering. This proceedings consists of extended abstracts from the workshop’s speakers that reflect their personal views as presented to the meeting.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the members of the Corrosion Education Workshop Organizing Panel for their hard work in preparing for and executing a very valuable workshop. I would also like to thank the speakers, panelists, and participants who attended the workshop for their critical contributions. Finally, I’d like to acknowledge the contributions of the NRC staff members Michael Moloney and Teri Thorowgood, without whom none of the good plans would have come to fruition.
Fiona M. Doyle
Chair
1 |
See Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States, available at <http://www.corrosioncost.com/downloads/pdf/index.htm>. Accessed April 2007. |
2 |
For more information, see <http://www.nationalacademies.org/corrosioneducation>. Accessed April 2007. |