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| Project Leader: | Hanna Hlushko hanna.hlushko@tamu.edu Materials Science & Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili, Ph.D. |
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Team Size:
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4 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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After a couple of semesters of productive work, there is an opportunity to be a part of conference thesis or peer-reviewed publication.
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Team Needs:
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Enthusiastic students with a basic knowledge of chemistry, polymer chemistry and physics, willing to work in the team.
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Description:
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Development of polymer coatings for corrosion protection of metal substrates, using layer-by-layer assembly or film casting techniques. The corrosion of the coatings will be studied with electrochemical impedance measurements. The properties and composition of the coating will be characterized by FTIR, contact angle measurements, and spectrofluorimetry. Additionally, we will study UV-degradation of polymer coatings and the influence of different additives on degradation using FTIR.
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