Materials Science & Engineering

Biography

Igor Kosacki, Ph.D. is currently Engineering Manager, Corrosion Solutions at Honeywell International Inc. In his current role, Dr. Kosacki is responsible for the operation of Corrosion Solution Laboratory and the development new research program for oil and gas materials. Igor Kosacki received his Ph.D. in physics from the Institute of Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. In 1992 he joined the Crystal Physics and Electroceramics Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked as Visiting Professor. In 1995-2001 he was employed by University of Missouri-Rolla as Associate Professor. Next, he was working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2001-2006) and Shell Exploration & Production (2006-2013) as Senior Scientist. He recently joined (since July 2013) Honeywell. Igor Kosacki’s research activity is focused on the processing of advanced functional materials for energy and oil and gas technologies. The area of interest includes ceramics, thin films and nanocrystalline structures and the study of their electrical, structural and optical properties related to microstructure and fabrication. Dr. Kosacki is an active member of Materials Research Society, The American Ceramic Society, as well as, NACE. He has been involved as a member of the number conference advising committees and served as the chairmen for various symposia. Igor Kosacki is widely published and has over 100 technical papers including book chapters and review articles in the area of materials research. He has more than 4500 citations in the scientific literature.

Abstract

Abstract : Nanomaterials and new technologies for Oil and Gas