Dr. José Rodolfo Galvele (March 10, 1937 – July 31, 2011) was an
Argentine
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chemist
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.
His research focus was on the mechanism of intergranular corrosion of aluminum-copper alloys and on the pitting of metals. He proposed a mechanism of stress corrosion cracking
He was awarded the Konex award in 2003.
Galvele was the first dean of
Instituto Sabato from 1993 to 2007.
Books
*''Jorge A. Sabato, creador de la metalurgia en CNEA : ¿cómo se hace para crear un laboratorio de excelencia?'' (November 2009). Inst. de
Tecnología Professor Jorge A. Sabato,
*''Degradación de materiales I : corrosión'' (2006). Jorge Baudino Eds.,
References
External links
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1937 births
2011 deaths
Argentine chemists
University of Buenos Aires alumni