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Roger Alexander is a cathodic protection expert with more than four decades of experience in the field. He is the inventor of the Alexander Cell, a...
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An Introduction to the Alexander CellDella is a civil engineer with extensive and progressing experience in a consulting industry with a unique technical skill that combines civil and...
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AC Corrosion Mitigation Strategies with RMUsThe ACA is a not-for-profit, membership Association which disseminates information on corrosion and its prevention or control by providing training,...
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How CCTV is Changing Sewer and Pipeline Asset ManagementDenis Baker has been with Rhino Linings for more than 7 years overseeing major projects, and supplying technical information, specification, and...
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Flexible Coatings for Protection of Marine StructuresLevente Bazsanyi studied at the University of Debrecen in Hungary, where he earned his BS in Chemical Engineering, specializing in Polymer Industrial...
David Beamish is President of DeFelsko Corporation, a New York-based manufacturer of hand-held coating test instruments sold worldwide. He has a...
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8 Methods of Coating Thickness MeasurementA past board member of NACE, Ron Bianchetti has 38 years of professional experience in corrosion engineering design, project management, and...
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A Look At New Trenchless Technology for Water InfrastructureGlen Bishop was the Surveyor for Class Society (insurance authority) World-wide. While surveying, he saw ships with electrolysis hull damage, most...
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How to Stop a Ship's Marine Corrosion in 3 StepsDavid Blackwell is the Engineering Director at Belzona Polymerics Ltd. As Engineering Director, David has the responsibility for providing product...
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How Industry Teamwork Can Reduce Coating FailuresGavin Bowers started his professional career in ship maintenance, repair and conversion, where the effects of erosion and corrosion are severe and...
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Case Studies of a Novel Elastomer for Cavitation ResistanceSteven Bradley is currently the principal consultant at Bradley Consulting Services having retired after 44 years from UOP-Honeywell as Senior...
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6 Tests to Assess Intergranular Corrosion Using ASTM A262Warren Brand has worked in every aspect, and eventually owned, an industrial coating company for more than 20 years and is currently an industry...
Monica Chauviere is a recognized expert in the field of corrosion under insulation (CUI), with more than 30 years’ work with ExxonMobil Baytown...
Mark has worked more than 35 years in the corrosion protection industry mostly in the Oil and Gas sector. He started out on an operating oilfield and...
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Writing Safety Into Your Coating SpecificationMr. Greg Denton has more than 20 years of experience in the pipeline coatings industry. Working literally “from the ground up” with...
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In Support of Phosphoric Acid Wash for Pipe CoatingSenior cathodic protection engineer interested in all corrosion branches. I want to be a cathodic protection specialist with high experience in...
Doug is an experienced technical professional with a passion for learning and applying knowledge to support the goal of solving customer problems. As...
Mónica Fernández is an active member of NACE with 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. She holds a Bachelor’s...
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Why Pigging Out Is A-OK When It Comes to Cleaning PipelinesPast President of the Polyurea Development Association (PDA), Kyle Flanagan is a coatings and polyurea chemist and entrepreneur based in California....
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Polyurea Coating Spotlight with Kyle FlanaganPh.D., Corrosion Science, University of MelbourneRob Francis has 40 years’ experience in the corrosion and coatings fields, with emphasis on...
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IOZ Coating Surface Preparation Is Easier than You ThinkJim Gooden has been involved with the corrosion control industry since 1989. He aspires to improve the quality of corrosion prevention projects...
Fred Goodwin is a chemist with more than 30 years of experience in the construction chemicals industry, including cement manufacture, research,...
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Concrete Flooring Moisture IssuesRaghvendra Gopal is a post graduate in Industrial Metallurgy from IIT Chennai, India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy from IIT...
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Corrosion Prevention and Lightweighting VehiclesWade Hannon is an Area Sales Manager – Specialty Products at GRACO Inc. with responsibilities for equipment demonstrations, technical support...
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Blast Pressure: How to Get It RightTed Huck is an electrical engineer and cathodic protection expert with over 25 years of experience in technical sales. He has authored over a dozen...
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Decommissioning Your Cathodic Protection WellDr. Reza Javaherdashti holds a double degree in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering. He has more than 20 years of industrial and academic...
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Corrosion Knowledge Management Vs. Corrosion ManagementDennis Jayasinghe is a Senior Corrosion Engineer with over 15 years of combined experience in industry and research. Dennis brings substantial...
Raouff Kattan is a chartered engineer with a background in academia, seafaring, shipping, shipbuilding, and naval architecture, and specialist...
Alan Kehr has more than 40 years’ experience in the pipeline and reinforcing steel coatings industries, specializing in research and...
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How to Control Corrosion by Improving DesignJohn Kilbane is a project manager in oilfield and petroleum microbiology at Intertek and an adjunct professor of biology at the Illinois Institute of...
Dileep Koodalil is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT). He holds a Master's degree in NDT and Bachelors's...
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Coring: How to Properly Remove This Damaging Alloy DefectAmes Kulprathipanja is the Innovation Leader for the Insulation Systems business unit of Johns Manville as well as the Technology Leader for the...
Mike Lawson is President and CEO of Persyst Enterprises, Inc. and the inventor of the first and only refrigeration machine distiller-reclaimer that...
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The Best Process for Distilling Waste SolventsWith more than a decade of experience working as a coatings applicator and formulator, MacMoy has seasoned experience in mitigating fastener failure...
Osvaldo Mejia currently serves as a Sr. Pipeline Integrity Engineer at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) LLC. He has over 15 years of experience...
Mohamed Mohamadein is the head of the corrosion department at Arab Petroleum Pipelines company (Sumed). He has 20 years of experience in the...
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How to Perform an ACVG SurveyKashif Mohammad is a Chartered Engineer, currently working at BS Stainless Limited based in the UK. He leads the R&D activities within the...
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The Role of Metal Jacketing in CUIKrystal is a civil engineer and project manager with an MSc in Construction Engineering and Management. Her experience includes the...
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Futureproofing New and Existing PipelinesChikezie Nwaoha, Ph.D. is a Process Engineer with more than 7 years’ research and development experience in carbon capture and utilization from...
A chemical engineer and Master in Engineering Sciences by profession, Osmay Oharriz has 8 years’ experience in the coatings industry. In his...
Nemanja is a mechanical engineer with a B.Sc. degree in ICE engines. He is currently working on his M.Sc. in Welding Engineering, and his scientific...
Managing Director, CHLOR RID International, Inc., a global supplier of surface preparation testing and surface treatment products.Educational...
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Salt Limits to Prevent Premature Coating FailuresMichael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E. is Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. He provides metallurgy training and metallurgical...
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Why is Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistant?Martin A. Rodriguez is a senior researcher of the National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA) and the National Scientific and Technical Research...
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The 4 Key Types of Crevice CorrosionFrancisco Servigna has 15 years of experience in the Venezuelan National Oil Company as a process and corrosion engineer.Francisco holds a...
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Important Facts You Might Not Know About Copper PatinaAndry Soetiawan is an independent material and corrosion consultant with 14 years of experience working across a broad range of the industry value...
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An In-Depth Look at Materials SelectionArun Soman is a mechanical engineer with more than 10 years’ experience in the field of asset integrity of static equipment in the oil and gas...
Chrissy Stewart is a senior chemist with KTA-Tator, Inc. Employed with KTA since 2006, she is heavily involved in coating failure investigation and...
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The Composition of a Paint CoatingMs. Heather Stiner is a 1997 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where she studied chemistry. She has been with SSPC since 2006 as the...
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Soluble Salts and Coating PerformanceThomas Swan is Manager of M-TEST (Montipower–Test Equipment & Specialty Tool), a distributor of coating inspection, welding inspection and...
Ken is the Chairman of the Board of KTA-Tator, Inc., the son of KTA’s founder, and an internationally renowned industry expert with over 45...
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An Overview of Alkyd ResinsSarah Taylor is a materials and corrosion specialist with over 10 years of experience in the areas of materials, welding, corrosion, fabrication...
Britney Taylor is a civil engineer by education and has spent the last 5 years working as a professional in the pipeline and corrosion mitigation...
Aldrich Tyto is a corrosion and fouling expert and manager of the in-house laboratory at the CORROSION headquarters.
Dr. Mike O’Donoghue is the Director of Engineering and Technical Services for AkzoNobel Coatings Ltd. (Canada). He has a Ph.D. in Inorganic...
Paul Vince is an Associate Materials Engineer with WSP, focused primarily on condition assessment and durability within the water industry. He has a...
Renowned corrosion-industry author and teacher, Lou Vincent has 57 years’ experience in the coatings industry. Lou co-authored the third...
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The Anatomy of a Coating FailureMark Weston, a native of South Australia, is a distinguished corrosion expert with over 45 years’ experience in technical management roles at...
Mehdi Yari currently serves as a postdoctoral fellow in the Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario. He was...
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The 6 Corrosive Components That Can Be Found in Crude OilCorrosionpedia includes a range of industry viewpoints, news and perspectives.
Prior to EonCoat, Merrick Alpert served in increasingly senior executive positions at R&D Altanova, Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Turbine Generator...
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The Dangers of Typical Corrosion Prevention SolutionsTom Belli received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Lincoln. After graduating, Tom began working for...
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Coating Holidays & Pinholes: Chinks in the ArmorCommunications Director, A&E Systems LtdOriginally trained as an educator in the UK, Tim Davison worked in the Australian publishing industry...
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Rust in Bolted Systems: Causes and PreventionFaysal Eliyan is a professor of mechanical engineering in Qatar. His interests cover pipeline engineering and corrosion in oil and gas systems. He...
Brad Erickstad is a mechanical engineering graduate from LeTourneau University and UT Austin MBA recipient with nearly 40 years of experience in the...
Wesley Fawaz is the Executive Officer of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA), responsible for implementation of the strategic direction of...
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Correcting and Preventing Concrete CorrosionKurt Gribnitz is the CEO and owner of Ovolifts, a company that develops engineered lifting solutions for the petrochemical industry. He was...
Andy Hoffman, Product Manager of Insulation and Specialty Products with Tnemec Company Inc., covers new product development, management of specialty...
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Combating Wet Insulation and CUI with Aerogel CoatingsAs industry manager for the refinery market, Kevin employs his 25-plus years of experience in engineering, application support and sales to develop...
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Case Study: Faster, Safer Monitoring on Offshore PlatformsAn experienced writer and journalist, Annemarie Mannion has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature and Humanistic Studies from St....
Tabitha has a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Mumbai University, India, and is currently freelancing as a technical content writer. Prior...
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Quiz: Health and Safety in the Oil and Gas IndustryTatsuya Nakagawa is the VP of Marketing and co-founder of Castagra Products, a storage tank and wastewater coatings manufacturing company that is...
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Tips for Running Coating Projects in WinterMichelle Otutu, P.Eng. is a Process Engineer and property developer with over 7 years of experience in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Engineering,...
Shivananda Prabhu is a Graduate Engineer from the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India and PGDBM (Equivalent to MBA) from XLRI, a top-ten...
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Anodize This: The Brilliance of AnodizingCorrosionpedia aims to provide the first steps in the research journey for asset integrity professionals the world over.Working with our team of...
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Corrosion Jobs: How to Become a Corrosion Technician in 2023Jessica Zimmer is a news reporter based in northern California with over 20 years of experience as a journalist. She has previously written for...
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