{"id":219569,"date":"2025-01-10T12:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=219569"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:45:21","slug":"ampp-winners-annual-technical-and-service","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/ampp-winners-annual-technical-and-service\/","title":{"rendered":"AMPP Announces 2025 Annual Service and Technical Awards Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Textual note taken from Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) on January 7, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. \u2013 (Jan. 7, 2025)&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/ampp-memorandum-of-understanding-awwa\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"94321\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMPP<\/a><\/strong>), the global authority in materials protection and performance, proudly announces the recipients of its 2025 Annual Service and Technical Awards. These prestigious honors will be presented during the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo, scheduled for April 6-10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards highlight the exceptional achievements of individuals and organizations shaping the future of the corrosion and materials protection industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The AMPP Service and Technical Awards are a testament to the groundbreaking work and dedication of professionals who are advancing our industry,&#8221; said Rebecca Griebe, Senior Director of User Experience at AMPP. &#8220;This year\u2019s honorees exemplify innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, inspiring all of us to continue shaping the future of corrosion and materials protection.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 award categories and recipients are as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Service and Technical Awards<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Willis Whitney Technical Achievement Award<\/strong>: Narasi Sridhar&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joyce Wright Industry Impact Award<\/strong>: Abigail Amu&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oliver Moghissi Asset Integrity Management Award<\/strong>: Faisal Mohammed Al-Abbas, Tom Pickthall, Hasan Sabri&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elaine Bowman Distinguished Service Award<\/strong>: Evan Bloomfield, Nafiseh Ebrahimi, Manuela Malfanti, Suryani, Harsh Zala&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Russell Brannon &amp; John Keane Signature Award<\/strong>: William Hedges&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christopher M. Fowler Award for International Cooperation<\/strong>: Roger Francis&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Educator Award (in honor of Richard Drisko)<\/strong>: Sjon Westre&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Early Career Excellence Award<\/strong>:Abdullah M. Al-Ratoee&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oladis Troconis de Rinc\u00f3n Field Applied Technology Award<\/strong>: Helena Alves, Warren Green, Karthik Krishnan, Nicolas Larche, Christina Stewart&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Distinguished Organization Award<\/strong>:Belzona, BP, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Penspen, Petronas&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications Awards<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ivy M. Parker Best Paper in&nbsp;<em>CORROSION<\/em>&nbsp;Journal: Ryan Katona, Erin Karasz, Rebecca Schalle \u2013&nbsp;<em>A Review of the Governing Factors in Pit-to-Crack Transitions of Metallic Structures<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Materials Performance<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>CoatingsPro Magazine<\/em>&nbsp;Award: Michael Winter, et al. \u2013&nbsp;<em>Defining Solvent Free Coatings \u2013 A Volatile Subject<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fellow Honor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipients include David Bastidas, Ronald Bianchetti, Bruce Brown, Tingyue Gu, Julio Maldonado, Roberto Malfanti, Jeremy Moloney, R.G. Pillai, Lee Smith, Dominique Thierry, Mark Wilms, Yu Yan&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AMPP Annual Conference + Expo Award<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient:\u202fAdsorption of Model Inhibitor Compound Characterized Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project Awards<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding Engineering in the Area of Materials Protection or Remediation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient:OPTI-EX (Who Dat)\u2013 Offshore Gulf of Mexico&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure owner: LLOG Exploration&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineer: Sami Abu-Zahra&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community Service Award<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient:The Way at Laumeier Sculpture Park\u2013 Sappington, Missouri, USA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure Owner: Laumeier Sculpture Park&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contractor: Blackline Construction&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicator: Coatings Unlimited&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coating material supplier: Carboline&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excellence in Management of a Complex Materials Protection Project \u2013 in honor of George Campbell<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient: Octopus Mountain 160-ft Communication Tower Recoating\u2013 Kitsap, Washington USA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure owner: NAVFAC&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contractor: Site Master&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coating material supplier: Sherwin Williams&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consultant: DPSI&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excellence in Technical Support of Materials Protection Systems<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient: Cylindrical Pressure Vessel\u2013 La Porte, Texas, USA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structure owner: Belzona Houston&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contractor: BHI Coatings&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coating material supplier: Belzona Houston&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Coatings Work in a Fixed Shop Project \u2013 in honor of Eric Kline<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recipient: Texas Shipyard\u202f\u2013 Galveston, Texas, USA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contractor\/applicator: BHI Coatings&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coating material supplier: Belzona Houston&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineer: Belzona Houston&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consultant: Stefan Trosclair&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Award recipients will be formally recognized during the Honoree Night, a signature event featuring networking opportunities, heavy hors d\u2019oeuvres, and entertainment. Honorees and their guests will gather in an elegant setting at the Country Music Hall of Fame to celebrate excellence and foster connections within the industry. Tickets are $95 and can be purchased during conference registration at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ace.ampp.org\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ace.ampp.org\/registration<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Honoree Night is a hallmark of the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo, celebrating the industry\u2019s finest,\u201d added Griebe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the awards and the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ace.ampp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ace.ampp.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t miss any of our posts and follow us on social media!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampp.org\/blogs\/webmasternaceorg\/2025\/01\/07\/ampp-announces-2025-annual-awards?CommunityKey=80cf9fb6-eb02-41fa-b250-acf1d6096d43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association for Materials Protection and Performance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 AMPP Awards will include an innovative \u201cEducator Award\u201d in honor of Richard Drisko, which will recognize early career excellence in materials protection and corrosion education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":219577,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13050,13028],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-219569","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-corrosion","categoria_noticias-mechanical-integrity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/219569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/219569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=219569"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=219569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}