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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Associate Professor, 1997-present
Assistant Professor, September, 1994 - 1997
Institutional Research Assistant Professor, July, 1992 - September, 1994
Research Assistant Professor, July, 1990 - July, 1992
Visiting Research Fellow
Corrosion and Protection Centre, University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom
September, 1988 - July, 1990
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Prof. Kelly's present work includes studies of the electrochemical and chemical conditions inside localized corrosion sites in various alloy systems, corrosion in aging aircraft, atomistic and continuum modeling of electrochemical processes, development of embeddable corrosion microinstruments, as well as the use of microfabrication methods to probe the fundamentals of localized corrosion.
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2004 All-University Teaching Award
2000 UVa MSE Undergraduate Teaching Award
1999 H. H. Uhlig Award (NACE International) – young educator award
1997 A. B. Campbell Award (NACE International) – best paper by young author (< 35 y)
Fulbright Scholarship 1988 89 Academic Year
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H. Wang, F. Preseul, R. G. Kelly, “Computational Modeling of Inhibitor Release and Transport from Multifunctional Organic Coatings,” Electrochimica Acta, Vol 49/2, pp. 239-255.
O. Schneider, R. G. Kelly, “Localized Coating Failure of Epoxy-Coated AA2024-T3 in 0.5 M NaCl Solutions: Comparison of Conventional Electrochemical Techniques and Microelectrochemical Methods,” Corr. Eng. S&T, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 119-128 (2003).
K.S. Ferrer, R.G. Kelly, “Development of an Aircraft Lap Joint Simulant Environment.” Corrosion, 58(5): 452-459, 2002.
R. G. Kelly, J. Yuan, C. M. Weyant, K. S. Lewis, “Capillary Electrophoresis Applications in Corrosion Science and Engineering,” J. Chrom. A, Vol. 834, (1999) 433-444.
C. S. Brossia, R. G. Kelly, “Occluded Chemistry Control and the Effects of Alloy Sulfur in the Initiation of Crevice Corrosion of Austenitic Stainless Steel,” Corrosion Science, v. 40, pp. 1851-1871 (1998).
G. Salamat, G. A. Juhl, R. G. Kelly, "The Mechanism of Dissimilar Metal Crevice Corrosion in Superferritic Stainless Steel," Corrosion, 51, pp. 826-836 (1995).
C. S. Brossia, E. Gileadi, R. G. Kelly, "The Electrochemistry on Iron in Methanolic Solutions and Its Relation to Corrosion," Corrosion Science, 37, pp. 1455-1471 (1995).
P. D. Bastek, R. C. Newman, R. G. Kelly, "Experimental Determination of the Effects of the Surrounding Passive Film on Scratched Electrode Behavior," J. Electrochemical Soc., 140, pp. 1884-1889 (1993).
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