Francisco Presuel-Moreno

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.

The mission of the Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering (IOSE) is to provide an environment for advanced engineering research and technology development aimed at solving problems in the ocean. IOSE builds on and complements the academic programs of the Department of Ocean Engineering and forms the means for technology advancement, collaboration with academia, industry, and government, and transition of research products to applications.