Sabina Aghasibayli

Sabina is a Corrosion Engineer with a background in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis on downstream oil and gas: refinery and petrochemistry. She has obtained her MSc degree in Corrosion Control Engineering from the University of Manchester in 2016. Sabina has a particular interest in material degradation in the marine environment and renewable energy sector. She has joined the Renewable Energy Marine Structures (REMS) CDT program to investigate in-depth the corrosion problems the offshore wind industry faces today with the degradation of steel foundations. Her research approach is experimental and highlights the importance of data collection through realistic long-term testing. Sabina’s long-term corrosion experiment in a near-natural-like environment was successfully carried out in collaboration with the Queen's University Belfast (QUB) in their Marine Laboratory in Northern Ireland. The results of this research will improve the current understanding of metal degradation in the weakest zones of the offshore wind turbine foundation and lead to new approaches in corrosion management and protection methods of the assets.