Study: Research Opportunities in Corrosion

关于腐蚀的基本过程，广泛定义的腐蚀引发机制和材料降解的动力学仍然存在很多令人信服的问题。虽然已经发现并实施了许多缓蚀工艺，但通常对它们的工作原理知之甚少。需要改进的技术来研究和模拟动态腐蚀系统，以便更好地理解它们，并更好地开发缓解技术。对腐蚀的缺乏了解阻碍了更好的缓解过程的发展和任何替代品的研究。对于这个奖项，研究目标是确定基础腐蚀研究领域的最新进展和成就所带来的科学机会，这将促进对腐蚀过程，材料降解及其缓解机制的科学理解;优先考虑一系列研究重大挑战问题，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，目标是获得对（1）材料降解和（2）缓解技术的深入了解。 这一战略还应包括如何最大限度地传播腐蚀研究成果的建议，以最大限度地将其纳入缓蚀措施。

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.