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Center for Marine Materials
University:	Florida Atlantic University
Director:	Richard Granata
Address:	Dept. of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering SeaTech Campus 101 North Beach Road Dania Beach, FL 33004
Phone:	(954) 924-7237
Fax:	(954) 924-7270
E-mail:	rgranata@fau.edu
URL:	http://www.ome.fau.edu/labs-centers/marine_materials.php
Type:	University Institute or Center
Mission:	The Center for Marine Materials is dedicated to 1) understanding the mechanisms whereby materials deteriorate in marine environments, 2) developing means for reducing and preventing such deterioration, and 3) promoting transfer of developed technologies for integrity retention to the private sector. Although corrosion of materials in marine environments has been estimated to cost approximately one percent of the GNP per annum, the Center is the only stand-alone academic unit in the country that focuses exclusively upon marine materials.
Research Descriptors:	Marine Engineering Materials Engineering Materials Testing Oceanography