EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Materials and Corrosion, Institute of Physical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1987

       Dissertation: "Effect of Electrochemical Polarization on Corrosion Fatigue Crack Growth Rates in Steels and Titanium Alloys"

       The first Ph.D. in Russia awarded for research on environment-assisted cracking of materials using fracture mechanics.

       Adviser: Dr. Viktor A. Marichev

• Research Internship, Chemistry/Materials Science, Institute of Physical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1981–1983

       Research area: Environment-Sensitive Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Rehbinder effect). Adviser: Prof. Eugene D. Shchukin, NAE​

• Lieutenant Engineer Officer (Reserve), Army ROTC, Fuel Transportation, Storage, and Distribution—graduated with a grade of “Excellent” (top 5%) on the State final exam, Moscow Institute of Petroleum and Gas Technology, 1981 (promoted to Senior Lieutenant in 1984)

• Mechanical Engineer’s Degree (5-year program), Moscow Institute of Petroleum and Gas Technology (a.k.a. Gubkin University), 1981

       ​Thesis: "Designing an Assembly Line for Tricone Bit III 215.9 (8.5 in.) SZ-GV with Welded Teeth, Centrifugally Reinforced with PCD Inserts" 

       The world's first assembly line for manufacturing drill bits with teeth welded onto bit cones – a groundbreaking innovation at the time.*

       Adviser: Prof. Konstantin A. Krylov (Manufacturing Engineering). Co-Adviser: Dr. Sergei N. Bobrov (Materials Engineering)

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( * ) In roller cone drill bits, the teeth are traditionally either milled directly into the cone (milled-tooth bits) or made of tungsten carbide to be pressed into pre-drilled holes in the cone (insert bits). The semi-automated assembly line designed by Shipilov enabled, for the first time, welding steel teeth reinforced by PCD inserts directly onto cones.

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Accredited Technical Training:

• Certified Lathe Operator, Class 2, (exams passed for Class 3), Krasnodar Oil Drilling Machine Factory “Neftemashremont,” 1979

• Federal Certificate, Aircraft Mechanic, Level 3 (airframe and powerplant), Ministry of Civil Aviation of the USSR, 1976

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Academic Appointment: Adjunct Professor, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2018-present

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AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST/EXPERTISE

• Long-term performance and integrity of materials under in-service conditions

• Lifetime prediction of materials behaviour in corrosive environments; microstructure long-term stability

• Stress corrosion cracking (SCC), corrosion fatigue, and hydrogen embrittlement

• Irradiation-assisted SCC (IASCC) and irradiation-assisted fatigue corrosion cracking (IAFCC)

• Environmentally induced aging and degradation of engineering equipment

• Biocompatibility and medical implant device corrosion and durability

• Applied (experimental) fracture mechanics; metallurgical failure analysis

• Corrosion and corrosion control science and technology

• Ferrous and non-ferrous (aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and nickel-based) alloys and cast irons

• Nuclear power systems, aerospace and space technology, naval technology, medical devices, oil and gas pipelines, and public infrastructure: water mains, bridges, railway bridges, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants.

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INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

• S.A. Shipilov, “Corrosion and Materials Research to Meet 21st-Century Defense Needs,” Teleconference Meeting of DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight (CPO) and Military Department Corrosion Control and Prevention Executives, chaired by CPO Director Daniel J. Dunmire, February 17, 2016.

• S.A. Shipilov, “Advances and Challenges in Understanding the Influence of Environments on the Long-Term Stability and Integrity of Materials” Meeting at the DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight (CPO) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)), chaired by CPO Director Daniel J. Dunmire, Department of Defense, Alexandria, VA, January 14, 2016.

 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS

• S.A. Shipilov, “Impact of Materials Deterioration and Corrosion on the U.S. Naval Aviation’s Readiness,” Proceedings of the 2023 Department of Defense Corrosion Prevention Technology and Innovation Symposium: Corrosion Prevention as Readiness Enabler, paper no. DOD-AUG22-19858 (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2019). [online]

• S.A. Shipilov, “An Experimental Irradiation Assembly for the Investigation of Corrosion Fatigue Crack Growth in the Structural Components of Naval Reactors,” Proceedings of the 2019 Department of Defense-Allied Nations Technical Corrosion Conference, paper no. 2019-0099 (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2019). [online]

• S.A. Shipilov, “Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation in a Stryker Combat Vehicle,” DoD CorrDigest, 1(2), 2018, 18-24 (Cover Article/Feature
  Article). Reprinted from Proceedings of the 2017 Department of Defense-Allied Nations Technical Corrosion Conference, paper no. 2017-761104 (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2017). [online]

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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND HONOURS (since 2000)

• Morris Cohen Award for “advances in the fundamental understanding of environmental effects on mechanical properties and integrity of materials,” The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2025

• O.T. de Rincón Field Applied Technology Award for “achievements in applying engineering and scientific principles to protecting and preserving
  the U.S. Army’s double V-hull Stryker combat vehicles,” Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), 2023

• Finalist for the MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award in the Instrumentation Category, 2023

• Finalist for the MP (Materials Performance) Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award in the Testing Category, 2021

• Best Paper Award in the Corrosion Resistant Materials track (Top Honour), 2017 U.S. Department of Defense-Allied Nations Technical Corrosion
  Conference, sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense

• CIM Fellowship Award, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), 2016

• R.A. Brannon Award, The Signature Award of NACE International, 2015

• Fellow of the American Society for Metals (ASM) International, 2014

• CIM Distinguished Lecturer Award, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), 2012 [read more: English or French]

• G. MacDonald Young Award, the highest honor bestowed on a member of ASM International in Canada, 2011

• Fellow of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International, 2011

• Named a 3M William L. McKnight Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011-2012 (12 months)

• Technical Achievement Award, NACE International, 2010. This award recognizes individuals for exceptional technical achievements in corrosion engineering and research that have had a significant impact on the practice of corrosion control or the enhancement of the profession of corrosion engineering.

• ASM-Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Visiting Lecturer Award, 2007. Host: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

• Morris Cohen Award, The Metallurgical Society of CIM, 2007. This award recognizes “significant contributions to the achievement of corrosion
  science and engineering in Canada.”

• Foreign Visiting Professorship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2007. Host: University of Science and Technology Beijing.

• Distinguished Service Award, NACE International, 2007

• ASM Canada Council M. Brian Ives Lectureship Award, 2005. This award is presented biennially by ASM International to a distinguished scholar

• from among university professors in Canada working in the field of materials.

• Special Recognition Award “for contribution and dedication to the organization of COM 2005,” The Metallurgical Society of CIM, 2005

• Elected to Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, 2003

• Fellowship, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnología, Portugal, 2000

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Other Highlights (partial list)

• Key reference author for the 2021 IMPACT (International Measures of Prevention, Application, and Economics of Corrosion Technologies)
  Canada Study, Houston, TX: NACE International, 2021

• Authored the first fact-based report on the impact of materials degradation and corrosion on the readiness of U.S. naval aviation, 2020. It was
  recognized as “the most impressive account of corrosion-related issues in the U.S. Armed Forces and the military as a whole“ during the 2023
  U.S. Department of Defense Corrosion Prevention Technology and Innovation Symposium.

• Featured on the homepage of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Corrosion Policy and Oversight’s website for 12 months, 2018-2019

• Cover Article/Feature Article, Spring 2018 edition of DoD CorrDigest, the biannual publication of the DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight

• Appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2018

• NSERC Site Visit Committee, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, 2017

• Pioneered research on irradiation-assisted fatigue corrosion cracking (IAFCC), the most complex and multi-variable mechanism of materials degradation, which is also one of the highest priority issues affecting the longevity of existing nuclear power plants worldwide and that potentially can jeopardize the U.S. sea-based strategic deterrent, 2016

• A $950,000 U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Laboratory Directed R&D (LDRD) Grant in Transformational Nuclear Science and Technology,
  2016 – the only one awarded within the ORNL Materials Science and Technology Division, consisting of over 200 Ph.D. researchers

• Invited Lecturer/MeV Faculty, DoE’s Modeling, Experimentation and Validation (MeV) Summer School “Addressing Nuclear Fuel and Structural
  Materials Challenges for Current and Future Fuel Cycle Technologies,” 2016

• Awarded a $1 million contract by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at the request of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, 2016

• Invited to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to help develop a science-based strategy for addressing corrosion of military equipment and
  infrastructure, which costs the U.S. Armed Forces over $20 billion annually, 2016. Two programs, developed for the DoD, were
  described by Daniel J. Dunmire, then Director of the DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight, as “the only way to reduce the costs” in
  2017.

• The only expert sought by U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Kendall L. Card (Ret.), former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations and Director of Naval
  Intelligence, for advice on tackling corrosion issues faced by the U.S. Armed Forces, 2015

• Cover Article/Feature Article, August 2015 issue of Materials Performance (with J. Beavers and F. King) – MP 54(8), 2015, 30-37.

• NACE International Expert Panelist on “Pipeline Stress Corrosion Cracking: Detection and Control,” 2015

• Interviewed for Materials Performance, the flagship publication of NACE International and the world’s most prominent circulation journal
  dedicated exclusively to corrosion prevention and control – MP 54(6), 2015, 70-72.

• Appreciation Letter from The Hon. Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport of Canada, April 16, 2015

• Participated in an advisory capacity to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (Rail Transportation), 2014

• Interviewed for CIM Magazine, Canada’s #1 mining and minerals magazine – CIM Magazine 8(2), 2013, 79.

• ASM Ontario Chapter 2007 Annual Keynote Lecture, Education Night “Partnering with Students,” University of Toronto

• Guest Scientist, Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, India, 2007

• Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2007

• Chair and Organizer, Second International Conference on Environment-Induced Cracking of Metals (EICM-2), 2004

• CIM Materials Performance and Integrity Section Luncheon Lecture, 43rd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2004)

• Visiting Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2004

• Visiting Professor, Faculty of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 2003

• NSERC Site Visit Committee, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2003

• International Expert Panelist on “Perspectives of Localized Corrosion Modeling,” SCK-CEN: Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 2002

• Guest of the Organizing Committee, XIIth International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals, Miskolc, Hungary, 1994

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Plenary and Keynote Lectures

• Keynote, European Corrosion Congress (EUROCORR 2017) and 20th International Corrosion Congress (20ICC), Prague, Czech Republic, 2017

• Keynote, 56th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2017), Vancouver, BC, 2017

• Plenary Lecture, NACE Corrosion Shanghai 2011 Conference, Shanghai, China, 2011

• Keynote, NATO Research Workshop on “Corrosion Protection of Pipelines Transporting Hydrocarbons,” Biskra, Algeria, 2010

• Keynote, 48th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2009), Sudbury, Ontario, 2009

• Opening Keynote Address, NACE Northern Area Eastern Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 2008

• Keynote, 47th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2008), Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2008

• Keynote, Iranian Corrosion/2007 ICA International Congress (ICIC 2007), Tehran, Iran, 2007

• Keynote, 16th International Corrosion Congress (16ICC), Beijing, China, 2005

• Opening Keynote Address, NACE Northern Area Western Conference, Saskatoon, Sask., 2005

• Plenary Lecture, 5th NACE Latin-America Region Corrosion Congress, Santiago, Chile, 2003

• Keynote, 42nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2003), Vancouver, BC, 2003

• Keynote, Opening Plenary Session, 2nd China International Corrosion Control Conference (CICC’2002), Beijing, China, 2002

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Recognitions and Highlights in the 1980s and 1990s

• Logovaz Travel Grant, International Science Foundation/Soros Foundation, 1996

• Guest Lecturer, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 1995

• MacArthur International Travel Grant, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1995 [read more]

• International Conference Travel Grant, Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Physical Sciences: Condensed Matter Physics), 1994

• Guest of the Organizing Committee of the XIIth International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals (ICMFM XII), Miskolc, Hungary, 1994

• Technical Consultant to Alexey V. Yablokov, President Boris Yeltsin’s State Adviser on Environmental Policy and a Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, 1992

• Excellence in Research and Volunteering Achievement, Oktyabrsky District, Moscow, USSR, 1988

• Patent No. SU 1413488 A1 (Feb. 24, 1987): “Method for Measuring Corrosion Crack Growth Rates in Metals,” USSR’s Bulletin of Inventions 28 (1988), 182 (with V.A. Marichev)

• Young Investigator’s Achievement, Institute of Physical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1987

• Rationalization-Proposal Certificate No. 2-85 (March 22, 1985): “A System for the Transformation of a Semi-Automatic Electromechanical Tensile Testing Machine R-5 into a Fully Automatic Low-Frequency Testing Machine,” Institute of Physical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Sciences (with V.V. Lunin)

• USSR Academy of Sciences Doctoral Fellowship, the most prestigious and highly competitive fellowship in the country that provided a full stipend for three years to pursue a Ph.D., 1983

• USSR Academy of Sciences Research Internship, granted to recent master’s-level graduates with strong academic and research skills that provided a full stipend for two years before entering Ph.D. studies,* 1981

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( * ) In the Soviet Union, in addition to a university degree (equiv. to a master’s), the law required two years of work experience in the relevant field after graduation and passing three highly competitive exams to gain admission to doctoral studies.

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IN THE NEWS (partial list)​

• J. Miller, “Shipilov’s Research Helps Protect Troops,” Advanced Materials & Processes, 176(8), 2018, 77.

• C. Greenwood, “DoD Announces 2017 Awards for Lifetime Achievement and Corrosion Research Excellence,” Armed with Science (U.S.
  Department of Defense Science Blog), August 11, 2017; reprinted by Paint Square, August 11, 2017, and Materials Performance, 56(12) 2017, 22–23.

• G.A. Jacobson, NACE International Expert Panel “Pipeline Stress Corrosion Cracking: Direction and Control,” Materials Performance, 54(8), 2015, 30–37 (Feature Article and Cover Story). [online]

• G.A. Jacobson, “2015 R.A. Brannon Award Recipient – An Interview with Sergei Shipilov,” Materials Performance, 54(6), 2015, 70–72. [online]

• A. Lopez-Pacheco, “Exposing the Cracks: Sergei Shipilov Reveals the Perils of Corrosion,” CIM Magazine, 8(2), 2013, 79. [online]

• L. Carlson, “Northern Area Eastern Conference Built on Infrastructure,” Materials Performance, 48(1), 2009, 79.

• J.J. Robinson, “The Editor’s Blog from MS&T’06: Some Highlights Drawn from One Man’s 2.5% Solution,” JOM, 58(12), 2006, 11. [online]

• “MSU News: Faculty of Materials Science,” Moscow University, 8(4028), February 2003.