We want to gain a fundamental understanding of radiation-induced degradation of metals. We study materials relevant to the nuclear industry, including copper and stainless steels, using state-of-the-art scanning electrochemical probes. We have unique access to neutron and gamma radiation with the SLOWPOKE-2 research reactor. 

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Research projects include:

• Hydrogen absorption in copper.

• Decoupling radiolysis and radiation-induced defects during stainless steel corrosion.

• Simultaneous corrosion and mechanical crack formation (i.e., stress corrosion cracking) in the presence of radiation of stainless steels.

• Advancing scanning Kelvin probe technique for localized corrosion analysis.

• Radiolysis and corrosion modelling. 

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