NOMATEN ONLINE-SEMINAR July 8: Use of AI and high throughput corrosion tests for accelerated discovery of molten salt corrosion resistant materials

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NOMATEN Online Seminar

Location: gotomeeting room - https://meet.goto.com/NCBJmeetings/nomaten-seminar

Seminar date: July 8th, 2025, 13 PM (CEST)

 

Use of AI and high throughput corrosion tests for accelerated discovery of molten salt corrosion resistant materials

 

Speaker name: Annabelle Vernouillet, PhD

Speaker affiliation: CEA, Service de recherche en Corrosion et Comportement des Matériaux, Gif-sur-Yvette, France 

 

Abstract:

The demand for resources and materials is rapidly increasing due to population growth, technological advancements, the need for an urgent response to climate change and rising energy demands. In this context, developing new technologies for clean and affordable energy requires high-performance, corrosion-resistant materials with minimal environmental impact, particularly for fourth-generation Molten Salt Reactors. The A-DREAM project proposes an integrated approach that involves: (i) analyses of bibliographic data to create a database of the best corrosion resisting materials and AI-driven predictive models, (ii) high-throughput synthesis of these materials, and (iii) the development of a high-throughput corrosion testing methodology.

Bio:

After my PhD in Toulouse (CIRIMAT laboratory) where I studied metal dusting corrosion of additive manufactured nickel-based alloys for the production of hydrogen, I moved to the Parisian region. I first worked at the LAPA laboratory on the corrosion of carbon steel in contact with soil. This study was in collaboration with ANDRA (French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) and focused of determining the corrosion degradation of the metallic structure that is envisaged to receive nuclear waste. Currently at the CEA corrosion department, I work on nitric acid and molten salt corrosion. My focus is on one hand understanding the corrosion mechanisms by a multi-scale and multi-technique approach and on the other hand developing high throughput corrosion tests for accelerated discovery of new materials.

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This project has received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 857470 and from European Regional Development Fund
via Foundation for Polish Science International Research Agenda PLUS programme grant
No MAB PLUS/2018/8.
Poland
The project is co-financed from the state budget within the framework of the undertaking of the Minister of Science and Higher Education "Support for the activities of Centers of Excellence established under Horizon 2020".

Grant: 5 143 237,70 EUR
Total value: 29 971 365,00 EUR
Date of signing the funding agreement: December 2023

The purpose of the undertaking is to support entities of the higher education and science system that have received funding from the European Union budget in the competition H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020/WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019: Teaming Phase 2. in the preparation, implementation and updating of activities, maintenance of material resources necessary for carrying out activities, acquisition and modernization of scientific and research apparatus, maintenance and development of personnel potential necessary for the implementation of activities, and dissemination of the results of scientific activities.