Sponsoring Divisions:
Division 6, Molecular Electrochemistry
Division 4, Electrochemical Materials Science

Electrochemistry is traditionally used to convert chemical compounds, as well as to synthesize new materials. It is also applied to characterize redox-active molecules and materials with respect to their properties, and the mechanisms of their reactivity (electron-transfer induced chemical reactions).
One part of this symposium is devoted to fundamental and applied studies in electrosynthesis, mechanistic electroanalysis, and electrochemical characterization. It considers both experimental techniques and theoretical treatments to cope with the complexity of electrochemical redox reactions. Opportunities provided by integration with fields such as combinatorial chemistry or catalysis on a molecular level are explored. Advances in experiments at short time and length scales should also be discussed.

Topics will include
• Combinatorial electrosynthesis and redox screening
• Electrochemical reaction mechanisms and techniques for their study
• Electrochemical formation and characterization of functional materials (e.g., dendrimers, catalysts) and molecules (e.g. pharmaceuticals, organometallics)
Another part of this Symposium is devoted to Corrosion Science and Technology
Corrosion is an important aspect of electrochemical materials science, which includes understanding of the surface electrochemical reactions and the control and prediction of the safe working lifetime of metallic structures. The durability of industrial and civil infrastructure, from power plants and oil pipelines to bridges and nuclear waste repositories, is often limited by the corrosion that results from exposure to aggressive agents in the service environment. We solicit papers on electrochemical and surface analytical aspects of corrosion measurement, control, forecasting and mechanism determination, especially novel approaches to these issues.

Topics will include
• Materials composition and microstructural effects on corrosion performance
• Corrosion control by materials selection or engineering (alloying, “nano” composites…)
• Passivity, passivity breakdown, and localized corrosion
• Innovations in corrosion process measurement
• Simulation and modeling of corrosion processes
• In situ corrosion measurements on industrial structures (pipelines, power plants, kraft mills, etc)
• Corrosion lifetime prediction.

Symposium organizers
Bernd Speiser
Universität Tübingen, Germany, bernd.speiser@uni-tuebingen.de
Daniel Guay
INRS Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Canada, daniel.guay@emt.inrs.ca
Ole Hammerich
University of Copenhagen, Denmark, oh@symbion.ki.ku.dk
Philippe Marcus
CNRS, France, philippe-marcus@enscp.fr
David Shoesmith
University of Western Ontario, Canada, dwshoesm@uwo.ca