2010 Short Courses

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Course : Corrosion Protection by Coatings: Testing and Lifetime Prediction (June 6 - 8, 2010)

This course will be a practical guide to the corrosion process, characterization of corrosion, corrosion protection by coatings, and testing of coating. This course will also focus on hands-on laboratory work.  Participants are invited to bring their own samples for testing.

  • Introduction to Corrosion
  • Redox Potentials
  • Corrosion Potential
  • Mixed Potential Theory
  • Experimental Polarization Curves
  • Passivation and Inhibition
  • Polarization Methods
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemical Noise
  • Types of Corrosion
  • Corrosion Control by Coatings
  • Accelerated Testing of Coating Systems


Course Faculty

Gordon P. Bierwagen
Victoria J. Gelling
Dennis Tallman

Course Fee

The course fee, if the registration and payment is received by May 1, is $995. The course fee is $1,095 for registrations and payments received after May 1. The course fee includes course materials, lab supplies, continental breakfast and lunch each day, as well as transportation between hotel and campus.

Course Schedule

The course begins on Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. and ends on Tuesday. Lectures begin each day at 8:00 a.m. and continue through 5:00 p.m.


Register

Send the filled in Registration Form (pdf) through mail or fax to:

Carol Johnson, Program Coordinator
NDSU, Dept of Coatings and Polymeric Materials
Dept 2760
P O Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Fax: 701.231.8439

Registration details can also be emailed to Carol Johnson at carol.johnson@ndsu.edu


For additional information on the technical program, contact:

Dr. Victoria J. Gelling
Program Director
v.j.gelling@ndsu.edu
701.231.8027

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009