Study: Research Opportunities in Corrosion

关于腐蚀的基本过程，仍然存在许多令人信服的问题，广义的腐蚀起始机制和材料降解的动力学还知之甚少。虽然已经发现并实施了许多缓蚀过程，但人们往往对它们的作用机理知之甚少。需要改进的技术来研究和模拟动态腐蚀系统，以便更好地了解它们，并更好地开发缓解技术。缺乏对腐蚀的了解阻碍了更好的缓解过程和任何替代研究的发展。对于该奖项，研究目标是确定基础腐蚀研究领域最近的进展和成就所产生的科学机会，这些进展和成就将促进对腐蚀过程、材料退化及其缓解的科学理解；优先考虑一系列重大研究挑战问题，以填补已确定的科学空白；并就基础腐蚀研究的国家战略提出建议，目的是获得对(1)材料退化和(2)缓解技术的批判性理解。这一战略还应包括关于如何最大限度地传播腐蚀研究成果以最大限度地将其纳入缓蚀的建议。

Compelling questions still abound about the fundamental processes of corrosion, broadly defined Corrosion initiation mechanisms and the dynamics of materials degradation are poorly understood. While many corrosion inhibition processes have been discovered and implemented, there is often little understanding of why they work. Improved techniques are needed to study and model dynamic corrosion systems, so that they can be better understood and mitigation techniques can be better developed. The lack of understanding about corrosion prevents the development of better mitigation processes and any research on alternatives.For this award, the research objective is to identify the science opportunities that have arisen from recent advances and accomplishments in the field of fundamental corrosion research that will advance scientific understanding of the mechanisms of corrosion processes, materials degradation and their mitigation; prioritize a set of research grand-challenge questions to fill identified scientific gaps; and make recommendations on a national strategy in fundamental corrosion research with the goal of gaining the critical understanding of (1) materials degradation and (2) mitigating technologies. This strategy should also include recommendations on how to maximize the dissemination of the outcomes of corrosion research to maximize their incorporation into corrosion mitigation.