Dr. James D.R. Talbot graduated with a B.Sc. ARCS, from Imperial College, London, and received his M.Sc. from Brunel University, London. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Reading, Berkshire, England, for research on the physical chemistry of aqueous solutions and its application to natural waters. Dr. Talbot worked at the River Laboratory of the Institute of Freshwater Ecology, Dorset, United Kingdom, where he assessed and predicted physical chemical changes occurring in river management. He has written papers on the speciation of solutes in natural waters. From 2000 to 2006, he was a lecturer in materials research chemistry at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, where he specialized in the physicochemical aspects of corrosion, polymer science, and process science. He is presently a chemist with interests in species specific corrosion mechanisms. Dr. Talbot is a current member of the Structure and Properties of Materials Committee of the Institute of Metals, Minerals and Mining. He has published in the fields of corrosion, polymer chemistry, solution chemistry, and the chemistry of natural waters. Source: [About the Author](https://www.amazon.com/Corrosion-Science-Technology-David-Talbot/dp/0367735342)