Research by retired professor, MME alums into corrosion of USS Arizona gains notice

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A black sheen of oil floats on the surface of Pearl Harbor. The oil, released from the U.S.S. Arizona, rises to the surface as visitors look on from the memorial above. (NPS Submerged Resources Center)
A black sheen of oil floats on the surface of Pearl Harbor. The oil, released from the U.S.S. Arizona, rises to the surface as visitors look on from the memorial above. (NPS Submerged Resources Center)

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Research by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team - led by Don Johnson, retired professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and MME alums Dana Medlin and John Makinson - is gaining more notice for its research into the possible environmental impact of the corrosion of the USS Arizona, which was sunk during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.



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