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Walter W. Smeltzer Corrosion Laboratory
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Room: JHE-A202 |
Mission
The laboratory (i) provides experimental research facilities for faculty, research associates and graduate students, (ii) functions as a vehicle for the promotion of corrosion knowledge among university, industry and government, and (iii) provides a service to industry in corrosion assessment and the examination and testing of corrosion-related problems.
History
Corrosion research at McMaster University has a long history. An international reputation for excellence in the field was established through the high temperature corrosion research directed by Walter W. Smeltzer, beginning in 1959, and the aqueous corrosion research directed by M. Brian Ives, beginning in 1961.
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The Corrosion Laboratory was formerly established as a research centre at McMaster University by Ives and the (Brockhouse) Institute for Materials Research in 1987. In 1994, the laboratory was renamed as the Walter W. Smeltzer Corrosion Laboratory by McMaster University in honor of Smeltzer’s significant contributions to the university and the international corrosion research community.
Official Renaming Ceremony
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Left to Right: Mike Graham (NRC-IMS), Walt Smeltzer, Ron Childs (McMaster) |
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12528W Solatron Mid-Frequency System |
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McMaster University Facilities
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Laboratory Alumni
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Left to Right: Ives, Scepanovic, Heimann, |
Left to Right: Guo, Srivastava, Ives, Luo, |
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Left to Right: Turi, Ives, Lu, Luo |
Left to Right: Rodda, Hu, Zdero, Virtanen, |
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Left to Right: Li, Ives, Zdero, Rodda, Draou , Macdonald |
Left to Right: Krishnan, Kish, Pal, Kamal, Taheri, Dabrowski, Jones, Phillips, Thuss, Hu |
