Events organised or supported by Young EFC

Corrosion Awareness Day 2024

April 24th is World Corrosion Awareness Day. From April 1 to May 24, the Young EFC promotes Corrosion Awareness Day through activities in cooperation with the World Corrosion Organisation (WCO) and the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC). We encourage the corrosion community globally to organise events or cooperative initiatives to raise corrosion awareness.

More than 12 activities has been registered this year and will take place worldwide. Check the list here to participate to one or more activities.

Let's come together to commemorate World Corrosion Awareness Day and make a lasting impact on global corrosion prevention efforts!

Best oral presentation @ Eurocorr24

online / Paris

Two oral presentation prizes, recognizing outstanding communication skills of early career corrosionists, will be awarded during Eurocorr2024 (Paris 01-05.09).

If warranted by the quality of the presentations, one award is directed to corrosion-related applied/industrial advances and the other to more fundamental research. 

The awards are donated by Mankiewicz. 

Up to the challenge? Then upon acceptation for an oral presentation, register here and send us your 3M video by July 28th.

Key dates:
April 30th 2024: registration open
July 28th 2024: 3M video due
August 19th 2024: finalists informed
September 5th 2024: awardees announced

Details about eligibility and application process can be found here: Eurocorr2024_best oral presentation awards

By registering to the event, the finalists agree that their information can be posted on EFC social media and agree to be interviewed by the YEFC.

Corrosion performance of additively manufactured metals

This program prepared with academia and industry experts has a transverse approach designed to gather the actors involved in the corrosion performance in order to provide an opportunity for networking and learning more from each other.

It will cover topics related to the corrosion performance and other technical properties of additively manufactured metals (Stainless steel, alloys (Ni, Al, Cu, Ti)) in relation with the application conditions, including the post treatments. Furthermore, these performances will be put into perspective with the requirements as diverse as those in the nuclear, transport and also maritime sectors.

 Monitored by Iris De Graeve and Reynier Revilla Castillo (Vrije Universiteit Brussel – VUB group of Electrochemical and Surface Engineering) as moderators, the webinar is scheduled with two sessions (AM & PM), 4 speakers per session.

 Free independent registrations to both sessions

Morning session : https://dechema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r0XvnrPjSNe2u-Ri_uN61Q

Afternoon session: https://dechema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4HGHj2QaSduqjliGBKoDHA

YEFC career webinar - Yolanda Hedberg - “My path to an academic career in corrosion science.”

online

This career webinar aims to inspire about different career paths in corrosion science and engineering.

In the frame of the International Women In Engineering, we welcome Yolanda Hedberg.

Yolanda Hedberg did her engineering degree in materials science at Friedrich Alexander University, specialized in corrosion and surface science, under the supervision of Prof. Sanna Virtanen, in Germany. She did her PhD in corrosion science under the supervision of Prof. Inger Odnevall at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Interested in medical aspects of corrosion, she did a postdoc in occupational and environmental toxicology under the supervision of Prof. Carola Lidén at Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Since 2020, she is Canada Research Chair in corrosion science at Western University in Canada. She also leads an international training program in corrosion and will introduce some of its opportunities.

Register here

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Summer school (WP14: Coatings and WP22: Corrosion Control in Aerospace) - Multifunctional and smart coatings for corrosion protection

University of Mons (UMONS) Materials Science Department (Belgium)

The EFC (European Federation of Corrosion) working parties 14 Coatings and 22 Corrosion Control in Aerospace join forces to bring you the summer school : Multifunctional and Smart Coatings for Corrosion Protection.

 During one week you will have the chance to learn and practice (lab experiences) about hot topics like:

• Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
• Surface analyses
• Localized electrochemical techniques
• Different types of multifunctional coatings
• Corrosion evaluation
• Plenary lecture form industry
• Poster session

*Fee: 200 € (accommodation, lunches and teaching/lab activities included)

 Pre-registration here until 15 of March filling this form (brief CV and motivation letter required)

 Professors: Mikhail Zheludkevich (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon- and Kiel University – Germany), João Tedim Tedim (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal), Michele Fedel (University of Trento, Italy), Marta Mohedano (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain), Tom Hauffman (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium), Leonardo Bertolucci Coelho (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Véronique Vitry (UMONS, Belgium), Damien Thiry (UMONS, Belgium) and Marjorie Olivier (UMONS, Belgium)

EFC Summer school - CORROSION IN GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Paris, France

Career fair @Eurocorr2024

Paris, France

This year for the first time, the EFC and YEFC are pleased to host a career fair for young professionals after the annual meeting of the YEFC @Eurocorr2024.

Do you have less than ten year professional experience in a corrosion-related field (incl. PhD)? Do you seek a new position in academic or industry?

Are you hiring in your group or company?

Then join us at the career fair! More details about the event will follow soon!