Preet Singh Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology Materials Science and Engineering IPST, 500 10th street, N. W., Room 246 Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0620 Phone 404. 894.6641  | Fax: 404.894.4778 email: preet.singh@mse.gatech.edu Website: www.cmcrl.gatech.edu Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering, 1988, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England M.Tech Corrosion Science & Technology, 1985, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India M.Sc. Chemistry, 1983, Punjabi University, Patiala, India Prior to joining MSE in July 2003 Prof. Singh was a faculty member in Corrosion and Materials Engineering Group at The Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) since 1996.  While in IPST Dr. Singh worked on fundamental as well as applied research projects related to the corrosion problems in the pulp and paper industry.  From 1990 to 1996, he was a Senior Research Associate at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, working on various materials and corrosion related research projects, including damage accumulation in metal matrix composites (MMCs), Environmental sensitive fracture of Al-alloys MMCs, and High temperature oxidation of Nb/Nb5Si3 composites. He received the Alcan International's Fellowship in 1988-90 to work on "Effects of Low Melting Point Impurities on Slow Crack Growth in Al Alloys,"  He has published over 50 papers in reputed scientific journals and conference proceedings. He is active member of NACE, TMS, TAPPI and has co-organized a number of international symposiums. Research Interests Corrosion Stress Corrosion Cracking Corrosion Fatigue High Temperature Oxidation Microstructure/Property Relationships in Alloys Coatings Reliable performance of the materials is very important for any industrial process and especially for the chemical process industry for the manufacture of a high quality product. Material selection is generally based on the required material properties, low initial capital investment, and minimum maintenance. Changes in the process parameters to improve products can often lead to higher corrosion susceptibilities of the plant materials. Moreover, with increase in capital cost, there is pressure to extend the life of existing plant equipment beyond its original design life. Corrosion and Materials Engineers are also playing a key role in selecting, maintaining, and modifying materials for changing needs for every industry. Corrosion Science and Engineering research includes understanding the basic mechanisms involved in material degradation in given environments and using that knowledge to develop a mitigation strategy against environment-induced failures. Return to top