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Elinor Coatings, LLC | Dante Battocchi, PhD Introduction Surface engineers that are involved with water in liquid form are familiar with the terms hydrophilic, hydrophobic and superhydrophobic. As the surfaces are exposed to extreme cold the terms icephobic and snowphobic become relevant. These surface properties guide coating designs that minimize ice and snow buildup. Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Law [1] provides an excellent starting point in defining surface properties rel

Elinor Coatings, LLC | Dante Battocchi, PhD Introduction Cold weather mitigation strategies to prevent surface ice formation that focus on superhydrophobicity consider three main approaches, not necessarily mutually exclusive. They are to a) deny ice the opportunity to nucleate from humid air and form frost, b) delay nucleation sufficiently to enable water to be shed prior to ice formation and c) to minimize the adhesion strength of ice that has nucleated and attached to a su

Aurora Center for Extreme Weather Materials | Michelle Pierre, PhD Introduction Atmospheric corrosion testing in extreme environments is critical for understanding real-world material performance beyond controlled laboratory conditions. Traditional accelerated testing methods often fail to capture the complex environmental interactions between temperature, moisture, contaminants, and component configuration. Aurora’s approach integrates field exposure testing with controlled