The corrosion research laboratory at USF is a state-of-the-art facility comprising advanced electrochemical instrumentation used to uncover the mechanisms of corrosion initiation and propagation.  Corrosion causes severe damage to our infrastructure from water distribution systems, reinforced concrete structures, aerospace and aviation components, and much more. Our research addresses this issue by developing techniques to detect and accurately quantify corrosion damage, advance and optimize methods to mitigate it, and uncover the sophisticated mechanisms of its initiation and progression. The knowledge gained may then be used to develop damage prediction tools that can be used to estimate the remaining service life of critical infrastructure, select the optimal material for future infrastructural components, and to design novel materials that will be more corrosion resistant in a continually evolving climate.

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Some of the equipment and capabilities include scanning electrochemical instruments (SKP and SVET), multiple impedance analyzers and potentiostats, a 3D white light profilometer, and much more.