Kevin Ogle
Professor ENSCP
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Tel : 33 (0)1 44 27 26 40
kevin-ogle.at.chimie-paristech.fr
Academic degrees:
1985 : PhD in Physical / Analytical Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin (Professor J. M. White).
1980 : BS in Chemistry, East Tennessee State University
Research team (as of May, 2010):
Polina Volovitch (Assistant Professor)
Recent PhD Graduates – Matthieu Siebentritt (2013), Sophie Lebouil (2013), Marcelle Salgueiro
(2014)
Current PhD Students – Viacheslav Shkirskij, Oumaïma Gharbi, Peng Zhou, Barbara Laurent, Hazem
Mubarak
Research fields:
My research group seeks to understand, predict and control the stability of materials in contact with
electrolytes and humid atmospheres. On an applied level, we are developing new methods of
enhancing and prolonging stability through metallic and/or organic coatings and through the intelligent
use of organic and inorganic corrosion inhibitors. On a fundamental level, we are interested in the
kinetics of reactions at the solid / electrolyte interface as well as the development of advanced
analytical methodologies for characterizing elementary reaction rates in real time and in situ.
We work in close collaboration with European industry including the chemical & nuclear industry, the
steel & aluminum industry, surface treatments, & the aeronautical and automotive industries. Our
research work has a strong analytical foundation. We have developed a new time resolved analytical
technique - Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC) permitting real-time kinetic measurements of corrosion, dealloying, and leaching phenomena. We are
also working with conventional electrochemistry to understand electron transfer reactions at the
metal/oxide/polymer interface and in confined zones.
Short biography :
Professor Ogle obtained the PhD degree in 1985 in Chemistry from the University of Texas, Austin
working with the late Professor J. M. White in the field of surface science applied to heterogeneous
catalysis. For the next three years, he worked under the guidance of Dr. Dale Perry at the Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory investigating the reactivity of metal sulfides using XPS analysis combined with
electrochemistry.
From 1987 to 1991, he was assistant Professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1991,
he relocated to France to work in R&D for the in the multinational steel manufacturer, Arcelor (now
ArcelorMittal) where he was head of the “Physical Chemistry of Surfaces” group and Program Director
for surface treatment and corrosion related projects. During this period (2000 – 2005) he taught
"Corrosion and Surface Treatment" at the Université Henri Poincaré in Nancy, France, in the Material
Science graduate program and was Associate Research Director, CNRS, at the Centre d’Etudes de
Chimie Métallurgique, in Paris. He has been a faculty member of the Chimie-ParisTech since 2005.
Major teaching assignments:
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Corrosion & corrosion protection
History of science & chemistry
Professional & scientific culture
Main collective and official responsibilities:
Industrial Consultant for problems related to corrosion and surface treatment
Associate Editor “Corrosion”
Past Deputy Director, ENSCP, in charge of International Relations from 2005 to 2009
Publications 2014 / 2015
S Lebouil, O Gharbi, P Volovitch, K Ogle “Mg dissolution in phosphate and chloride
electrolytes: Insight into the mechanism of the negative difference effect”, Corrosion,
71(2015)234-241.
V Shkirskiy, AD King, O Gharbi, P Volovitch, JR Scully, K Ogle, N Birbilis, “Revisiting the
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Magnesium with Online Inductively Coupled
Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy”, ChemPhysChem, 16(2015)536–539.
M S Azevedo, C Allély, K Ogle, P Volovitch, “Corrosion mechanisms of Zn (Mg, Al) coated
steel: 2. The effect of Mg and Al alloying on the formation and properties of corrosion
products in different electrolytes”, Corrosion Science, 90(2015)482-490.
M S Azevedo, C Allély, K Ogle, P Volovitch Corrosion mechanisms of Zn (Mg, Al) coated
steel in accelerated tests and natural exposure: 1. The role of electrolyte composition in the
nature of corrosion products and relative corrosion rate” Corrosion Science 90(2015)472481.
M S Azevedo, C Allély, K Ogle, P Volovitch “Corrosion mechanisms of Zn (Mg, Al) coated
steel: The effect of HCO3− and NH4+ ions on the intrinsic reactivity of the coating”
Electrochimica Acta 153(2015)159-169.
M Siebentritt, P Volovitch, K Ogle, G Lefèvre, “Surface potential of hematite particles in
high concentration electrolytes: Electroacoustic measurements and suspension stability”,
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 443(2014)338-344 .
S. Lebouil, J. Tardelli, E. Rocca, P. Volovitch, K. Ogle, "Dealloying of Al2Cu, Al7Cu2Fe and
Al2CuMg intermetallic phases to form nanoparticulate copper films", Materials and
Corrosion, 65 (2014)416-424.
J. D. Yoo, K. Ogle, P. Volovitch, "The effect of synthetic zinc corrosion products on
corrosion of electrogalvanized steel. II. Zinc reactivity and galvanic coupling zinc/steel in
presence of zinc corrosion products." Corrosion Science, 83(2014)32-37.
M. Serdechnova, P. Volovitch, Fr. Brisset, K. Ogle, "On the cathodic dissolution of Al and Al
alloys", Electrochimica Acta, 124(2014)9-16.
S. Lebouil, A. Duboin, F. Monti, P. Tabeling, P. Volovitch, K. Ogle, "A novel approach to online measurement of gas evolution kinetics: Application to the negative difference effect of
Mg in chloride solution", Electrochimica Acta, 124(2014)176-182.
J.D. Yoo, K. Ogle, P. Volovitch "The effect of synthetic zinc corrosion products on corrosion
of electrogalvanized steel: I. Steel reactivity under zinc corrosion products." Corrosion
Science, 81 (2014)11-20.
C. Allely, L. Dosdat, O. Clauzeau, K. Ogle, P. Volovitch "Anticorrosion mechanisms of
aluminized steel for hot stamping" Surface and Coatings Technology, 238(2014)188-196.
M. Siebentritt, P. Volovitch, K. Ogle, G. Lefèvre, "Adsorption and electroreduction of
hematite particles on steel in strong alkaline media" Colloids and Surfaces A:
Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 440( 2014)197-201.