Joe Payer
Title: Chief Scientist
Research Specialty: Corrosion, electrochemistry, hydrogen effects on materials, integrity/reliability, life prediction,
life cycle costs, risk management, surface treatments, protective coatings, failure analysis,
materials selection, cathodic protection, sensors and monitoring devices, amorphous metals/bulk
metallic glasses
Dept/Program: National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance
Phone: 330-972-2806
Email: jpayer@uakron.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download in PDF format
Biography
Dr. Joe H. Payer is Chief Scientist of National Center for Education and Research on
Corrosion and Materials Performance (NCERCAMP) and Research Professor of Corrosion and
Reliability Engineering He is an internationally recognized expert in corrosion and materials
performance. He directed the University Corrosion Collaboration at UAkron for the U.S. DoD
Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight. At Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Payer
directed the U.S. Department of Energy, multi-university, Corrosion and Materials Performance
Cooperative for improved performance assessment for long-term disposal of spent nuclear fuel,
and he is former director of the Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences at Case. Dr. Payer is
Fellow and past president of NACE International, a Fellow of ASM International, received the
ASTM Sam Tour Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research, Development and
Evaluation of Corrosion Testing Methods.
Research
Awards, Areas of Responsibility:
Wittke Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching, CWRU
Plenary Lecture, “Role of Corrosion Science in Long-Term Performance Assessment”, NACE 2006
Corrosion Conference and Exposition
President, National Association of Corrosion Engineers 1986-87
Fellow, American Society for Metals
Fellow, National Association of Corrosion Engineers
ASTM Sam Tour Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research, Development
and Evaluation of Corrosion Testing Methods, 1980
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Ohio State University, College of Engineering,
Education
Ph.D. 1971 Metallurgical Engineering Ohio State University