Synthesis and derived properties of rare‐earth‐doped diffusion coatings on alloy materials for extreme environments (SYNPROCOAT)
Professor Fernando Pedraza is leading the surface engineering for high temperature applications. He holds an MSc and European PhD in Chemistry of Materials from the University Complutense of Madrid, with merits. Grantee of Région Poitou-Charentes for a 1st post-doc (University of La Rochelle, France) and of Marie Curie Fellowship (SIFCO Turbine Components, Ireland), he joined La Rochelle University in 2004, obtained his habilitation in 2008 and became full professor in Chemistry of Materials in 2011. He teaches at BSc, MSc and PhD levels in La Rochelle and in MSCs at Ecole des Mines d’Albi (France) as guest professor. His research activities are carried out in close cooperation with different French and international public and private bodies. Professor F. Pedraza is author of more than 130 publications, 12 patents, 100 conferences and acts as key reader/editorial board and reviewer for more than 25 journals (materials and corrosion field). He is also expert for various French and international funding agencies, including the European Commission. Current research activities of Professor F. Pedraza include onset of hot corrosion of superalloys, hydrogen-charging effects on additive manufactured materials, electrochemical surface treatments and synthesis of functional coatings, including thermal barriers.
