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Digby D.
Macdonald
Distinguished
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology
209 Steidle Building
814-863-7772
macdonald@matse.psu.edu
Center for Electrochemical Science and Technology
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Research
Interests:
• Passivity
and passivity breakdown on metals
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Deterministic prediction
of corrosion damage
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Advanced batteries and fuel cells
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Chemistry and electrochemistry
of supercritical aqueous systems
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Nuclear power generation
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Electrocatalysis |
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Journal
Articles and Publications:
1. Gao, L. and D. D. Macdonald. “Characterization
of Irreversible Processes at the Li/Poly[bis(2,3-di-(2-methoxyethoxy)propoxy)phosphazene]
Interface on Charge Cycling”. J. Electrochem. Soc., 144(4),
1174-1179 (1997).
2. Macdonald, D. D., “Passivity: The Key to Our Metals-Based
Civilization”, Pure Appl. Chem., 71, 951-986 (1999).
3. Macdonald,
D. D., M. Al-Rafaie and G. R. Engelhardt, “New
Rate Laws for the Growth and Reduction of Passive Films”,
J. Electrochem. Soc., 148(9), B343 - B347 (2001).
4. Macdonald,
D. D., “Probing the Chemical And Electrochemical
Properties of SCWO Systems”, Electrochim. Acta, 47, 775-790
(2001).
5. Engelhardt, G. and D. D. Macdonald, “unification of
the Deterministic and Statistical Approaches for Predicting
Localized Corrosion Damage. I. Theoretical Foundation”,
Corros. Sci., 46, 2755 (2004).
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