ProfessorMike Yongjun Tan

* Corrosion science and engineering
* Applied electrochemistry with particular focus on localised electrode processes such as localised corrosion
* The reliability and durability of civil and industrial infrastructures such as oil and gas flowline, water and wastewater facilities

Knowledge Areas
Corrosion science and engineering
Applied electrochemistry
Materials performance and selection
The durability of civil and industrial infrastructures

Sample research projects:
2021: M. Tan, B. Varela, Prototyping and demonstrating a new pipeline corrosion control technology, Future Fuels CRC, $251,000 (cash)
2020: M. Tan, R. Melchers, Developing a tool for predicting the lifespan and corrosion behaviour of decommissioned O&G metallic infrastructure in the ocean, National Energy Resources Australia, $298,300 (cash)
2019: B. Varela, M. Tan, Validation of quality assurance tests for two-part epoxy coatings, Future Fuels CRC, $459,000 (cash)
2020: B. Varela, M. Tan, Methods for keyhole coating damage treatment based on corrosion mitigating fluids, Future Fuels CRC, $342,800 (cash)
2019: ARC DP200100568, Peter Junk, Mike Yongjun Tan, Glen Deacon, Understanding and improving rare earth corrosion inhibitors, $420,000 (cash)
2018-2021: ARC IH150100006, Wenhui Duan...Mike Yongjun Tan... Hub for Nanoscience based Construction Material Manufacturing, $5m for the Hub
2019, Gap analysis of smart monitoring and data analytics for fuel infrastructural networks, Future Fuels CRC $78,000 (cash), $105,500 (in-kind),
$183,500 (total) Mike Tan, Yong Xiang, Bruce Hinton, Indivarie Ubhayaratne and Bob Varela
2019-2022, Assessing Atom Probe Tomography for understanding hydrogen interactions with steel pipelines Future Fuels CRC $305,066 (cash), $ 762,500 (in-kind), $1,050,566 (total) Tim Hilditch and Mike Tan (joint project leaders), Daniel Fabijanic, Ross Marceau
2019-2020, A scoping study of a closed-loop cathodic protection system for existing and future fuel networks, Future Fuels CRC, $192,000 (cash), $269,000 (in-kind), $466,000 (total), Bob Varela and Mike Tan
2016 - 2017, Shore-crossing cathodic protection program, $177,600 ($60,000 in cash), Energy Pipeline CRC, Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader)
2016-2019, Predicting pipeline failure through corrosion modelling, $438,500 ($114,100 in cash), Energy Pipeline CRC, Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader), Daniel Fabijanic
2015-2018, Method for assessing coating integrity and CP efficiency under complex pipeline conditions, $855, 240 ($308,000 in cash), Energy Pipeline CRC, Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader), Maria Forsyth, Bruce Hinton
2015-2018, Cathodic Shielding & Corrosion under Disbonded Coatings, $1,056,360 ($318,800 in cash), Energy Pipeline CRC, Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader), Maria Forsyth, Bruce Hinton
2015-2018, Pipeline condition monitoring sensors, $1.579,680 ($489,800 in cash), Energy Pipeline CRC, Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader), Maria Forsyth, Bruce Hinton
2012 - 2015 Energy pipeline health monitoring and life prediction Energy Pipeline CRC $1,452,540 ($429,500 in cash) over 3 years from 2012 Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader) Bruce Hinton, Subrat Das, Alex Stojcevski
2012 - 2015 Evaluating and understanding coating failure due to cracking and disbondment Energy Pipeline CRC $940,000 ($293,000 in cash) over 3 years from 2012 Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader), Qipeng Guo, Maria Forsyth
2012 - 2015 Transient loss of cathodic protection Energy Pipeline CRC $822,500(299,000 in cash) over 3 years from 2012 Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader), Maria Forsyth, Subrat Das
2012 - 2015 Smart Materials for Corrosion Management National centre of excellence in desalination Australia $450,000 cash (2012-2015)
Maria Forsyth (Principal Investigator), Jim Efthimiadis, Lingxue Kong, Peter Hodgson, Daniel Fabijanic, Bronwyn Fox, Yongjun Mike Tan (Project Manager), Nick Birbilis, Frank Collins, Frederic Blin, Sarah Furman, Peter Hillis, Gabriel Xiourouppa, Terry Little, Michael Keough, Rudolph G. Buchheit
2012 Electrochemical testing /study of stainless steel weldments on desalination pipelines Sussex Material Solutions Pty Ltd Contracted industry
research funding $17,750 Mike YJ Tan (Project Leader)