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AUTHOR INFORMATION

MICHAEL B. McNEIL, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., is presently a metallurgist, Office of Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. From 1987 to 1991 he was at the Naval Coastal Systems Center, Panama City, Fla. His principal research interest is the interpretation of mineralogical and morphological observations to obtain mechanistic information on long-term corrosion processes, especially those arising from biological processes. Address: Office of Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555.

BRENDA J. LITTLE, B. S., Ph.D., is a research chemist for the Naval Research Laboratory. Her research is directed toward the investigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion of metals and alloys in marine environments. She is the author of numerous journal articles, technical papers, and book chapters on the subject. Address: Naval Research Laboratory, U. S. Navy, Stennis Space Center, Miss. 39529-5004.