Founded: 1984
Full Time: 0
Part Time: 5
Budget: $400,000/yr
Director: Dr. James D. Garber
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Lafayette, LA 70504
Telephone: 337/482-6151 FAX: 337/482-6688
E-Mail: jdg7717@louisiana.edu
Website: http://engr.louisiana.edu/crc/
Research Areas:
The mission is to provide the state of
Louisiana and its industries a resource base for help in the area
of corrosion. This is done by teaching industry personnel,
graduate students and performing research.
Ongoing projects include:
Development of a Windows' based model of the USL program for
predicting tubing life in gas wells and oil wells
Determination of anodic well behavior by using a scanning
reference electrode
Downhole pH calculations including organic acids
Ion implantation for corrosion resistance
Application of cathodic protection to highway steel culverts
Areas of Expertise:
Corrosion Modeling
Electrochemical Testing
Failure Analysis
Special Capabilities and Facilities:
Numerous faculty who are available from other sectors of the university.
Research Equipment:
("s" indicates shared equipment)
Four electrochemical systems - EE&G and Solartron
Scanning electron microscope with KEVIX(s)
Metallurgical laboratory
Ion Implantation System(s)
Ion Chromatograph(s)
Scanning Electron Microscope
Raman Spectrometer
Keywords:
1009002 Corrosion
1009008 Polymer Materials
1009040 Corrosion Science
0606015 Materials Engineering
0606016 Materials Properties
0606019 Materials Testing
0605006 Mass Transfer
1003021 Electrochemistry
1003022 Surface Chemistry
1008025 Marine and Ocean Science - Biocorrosion