Environmental Effects and Coatings

Research and experiments related to environmental durability, atomic oxygen, and low Earth orbit.

The Environmental Effects and Coatings team assesses the environmental durability of high-performance aerospace materials and coatings to meet NASA, national, and U.S. industrial needs.

Our researchers use a variety of simple, quick, and cost-effective mechanisms to provide services to external companies and organizations. Interested organizations may contact us via phone, or e-mail.

Testing support for external organizations can be accomplished on a cost-effective and timely reimbursement basis, which allow test samples and/or materials to be sent directly to NASA GRC. After testing, the samples are returned, and the results obtained are held proprietary to the requesting organization.

For more information concerning potential collaborative activities, contact:

Raymond Robinson
Environmental Effects and Coatings Branch Chief
NASA Glenn Research Center
21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135
(216) 433-5590

Additional Contacts

Area of Expertise	Name/Email	Phone
Chief, Space Environment and Experiments	Raymond Robinson	(216) 433-5590
Spaceflight Experiment Investigation (e.g., Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE)) Atomic Oxygen Effects on Materials Thermal Control Materials Durability (e.g., Teflon FEP) Optical Properties Characterization Materials Characterization (e.g., SEM, AFM, Nanoindentation, tensile properties)	Kim de Groh	(216) 433-2297
Extreme Temperature Electronics (-190 C to +300 C)	Ahmad Hammoud	(216) 433-8511
Space Environment Simulation, Exposure and Durability Testing Atomic Oxygen Effects on Materials Ultraviolet Effects on Materials Thin Film Coatings and Surface Texturing Atomic Oxygen Art Restoration Ion Beam Sputtering Lunar Dust Mitigation Optical and Thermal Characterization	Sharon Miller	(216) 433-2219