" corrosion is boring until you start talking about it" is one of the nicest things someone has ever said about me

I'm honored to hold this title, and to follow the accomplished gents who held it before I did, Brendan Kochunas and Brian Kiedrowski. Many thanks to my colleagues, my students, and the Schrock family.

The Michigan dinner at the Environmental Degradation Conference is a tradition. Michigan alumni roll deep here because my advisor Prof. Was has had a huge impact on our field. Here we are this week and in 2022. I am glad to continue the tradition. #glowblue @umichNERS

The Michigan Ion Beam Lab is a gem, and I'm fortunate to have it right down the street. I'm stoked to use MIBL and IMTL (another NSUF at @umichNERS) to study IASCC of surface-modified stainless steel with Sunil Chakrapani from Michigan State University.

New work by Dino Sulemanovic on the effect of Eu on corrosion in chloride salt is gracing the cover of ACS Applied Engineering Materials: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

We were fortunate to host our colleagues from Los Alamos National Laboratory this week to discuss collaborations across several areas of materials science and manufacturing. Tarik learned that riding in the front of a bakfiets is a good way to get around campus.

Great visit to the Materials Science and Chemical Engineering department at @CEASSBU hosted by my pal Prof. Karen Chen-Wiegart. Had a lot of fun chatting with her talented students, and meeting the other inspiring folks in this dynamic department!

"Collaborators are for FYs. Friends are forever." -MM

When the red sharpie comes out, it can only mean one thing

Great visit from Ron Crone and Doug Crawford from @INL. We discussed ways to work together to advance nuclear energy using the unique abilities of both of our institutions. Plus, it was a throwback for Doug, who helped build the corrosion labs as a student. @umichNERS

Excellent visit and colloquium from Dr. Ruchi Gakhar of @INL. She has a sprawling and impactful portfolio working to advance molten salt science and technology, including collaborations with several @umichNERS faculty.

Taught the first lecture of NERS 522: Radiation Materials Science II today. This is my worn out book from when I took it as a student, taught by my advisor Dr. Was. It was my favorite class and I'm proud to pass the knowledge on to my students.

Nuclear Santa brings abundant clean energy to all the good children of the world

My man @LaneNuclear giving a heck of seminar for the Institute for Energy Solutions at Michigan.

Come be my colleague!

Yes! Go South Carolina! It's a chain reaction!