| Robert G. Kelly | | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering | | Director, SEAS Rodman Scholars Program | | Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University | | | | Dr. Kelly joined the University of Virginia faculty in 1990. He is the co-director of the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering. He has published more than 50 technical articles. Before Virginia, he conducted research at the Corrosion and Protection Centre of the University of Manchester, U.K., as a Fulbright Scholar and as a National Science Foundation/NATO postdoctoral fellow. | | | | Research Interests | | Robert Kelly's research focuses on the corrosion of metals and alloys in marine environments, non-aqueous and mixed solvents, stress-corrosion cracking, exfoliation, localized corrosion, and high-energy density batteries. His current work includes the electrochemical and chemical conditions inside localized corrosion sites in ferrous, nickel-based and aluminum alloys; atmospheric corrosion; and the development of microinstruments for corrosion monitoring. | | |
Sponsored Research
Microfabrication Methods Applied to the Development of Rigorously Defined Corrosion Samples (funded by: National Science Foundation, Alcoa, the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Waters Corp.)
Measurement of the Chemical Composition of Solutions Inside Aircraft Lap-Splice Joints Developed During Service (funded by: NASA Langley Research Center)
The Role of Coating and Substrate Heterogeneities in the Long-Term Performance of Painted Aluminum Alloys (funded by: AFOSR)
Corrosion Management Options: Chemical Suppression Technologies (funded by: NCI Information Systems)
The Science of Localized Corrosion: Atomistics and Continuum Modeling (funded by: U.S. Department of Energy)
The Development of an Environmentally Compliant, Multi-Functional Coating for Aerospace Applications (funded by: AFOSR/MURI)
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