| Scope |
Articles addressing advanced materials, as well as materials operating in specific or extreme environments, are welcome. Relevant advanced materials include, but are not limited to, high-entropy alloys, clean-energy materials (e.g., wind, solar, hydrogen, battery/fuel cell, and nuclear energy systems), sensor materials, smart materials, biomedical materials, and other functional materials. Relevant service environments include, but are not limited to, body fluids, seawater, soil, polluted atmospheres, wastewater, industrial service environments, and media associated with clean-energy systems.
The symposium will focus on the following topics:
(1) Advanced characterization techniques for materials degradation and corrosion, including but not limited to scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), electrochemical impedance microscopy, Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), and related in situ or operando techniques.
(2) Fundamental understanding of corrosion and degradation mechanisms, including selective dissolution and passivation in high-entropy alloys, degradation behavior of functional and smart materials, and material responses to complex corrosive environments.
(3) Testing, monitoring, and mitigation strategies for materials in extreme environments, including recent advances in methods for evaluating and protecting materials and devices used in hydrogen production, nuclear energy systems, and other harsh service conditions.
(4) Corrosion-resistant coatings and protective materials, including advances in synthesis, processing, characterization, and performance evaluation of coatings and other protective material systems. |