AMPP Interview Series

Cindy O'Malley, Chief Operations Officer and AMPP Global Center Executive Director, joins our podcast to discuss corrosion concerns in residential buildings and the possible implications of corrosion in the Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside, Florida, USA.

Oladis Troconis de Rincón, the founder and former Director of 30 years of the Centro de Estudios de Corrosion at the University of Zulia (LUZ) in Venezuela, joins the CORROSION journal Interview Series to discuss her career in corrosion. Currently an advisor at LUZ and a Research Scientist at UTSA, Oladis talks about why she switched from studying polymers to corrosion, starting the corrosion prog...

Tristan de Servins and Solveig Parent of  Heuristech and Dr. Homero Castaneda-Lopez of Texas A&M University join the MP Interview Series to discuss their Differential Reflectometry Mapping (DRM) technology, which was recently named as a winner in the 2021 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards  program . DRM is described as a novel technology that uses electromagnetic reflectometry to assess t...

Marcelo Senatore, technical marketing manager for the Americas region at Sandvik , joins our podcast to discuss the features of his company’s new Sanicro 35 alloy. The technology was honored in the recent 2021 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards program. With an official launch in August 2020, the alloy is the latest addition to Sandvik’s growing Sanicro portfolio of nickel alloys and auste...

Kamal Taher, Director of Global Operations at AMPP , joins our podcast to explain how his department is helping members and customers around the world adjust to the combination of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. Topics include common questions and feedback from members in different world regions; priorities in blending NIICAP and SSPC QP contractor accreditation p...

Dr. Patrick Dodds, founder and CEO of Hexigone , joins our podcast to discuss his company’s high-performance corrosion inhibitors — which were recently honored in the 2021 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards . Known as Intelli-ion, Hexigone's range of products replace toxic chemicals with safer, smarter, and sustainable inhibitors that bring coatings to life by enabling them to react and pr...

Lesley Martinez, Manager of Conferences at  AMPP , joins our podcast to recap the recently completed CORROSION 2021 Virtual Conference & Expo. Martinez shares highlights from the show and lessons learned from the virtual experience, along with a preview of the upcoming transition to in-person events. She also offers an early look at the Coatings+ 2021 show and the first AMPP Annual Conference + Ex...

Tony da Costa, vice president of engineering at MOBILTEX , joins the podcast to discuss recent advancements in remote cathodic protection (CP) monitoring.  His company's CorTalk RMU1+INT1 package, which was honored as an MP Corrosion Innovation Awards winner, is designed to enable utilities and pipeline operators to remotely perform interruption, obtain CP measurement data, and dramatically reduce...

In a new series spotlighting winners of the 2021 MP Corrosion Innovation Awards , Northrop Grumman's Harvey Hack and Jim Wandgassen join us to discuss the technology behind the NiobiCon underwater electrical connector. Topics include the historical limitations of connector technologies; how NiobiCon overcomes those challenges and offers additional benefits; recent field testing results; and the pa...

Narasi Sridhar, CEO of MC Consult LLC, shares some of the highlights from his 40-year career in corrosion. He discusses how creativity and openness to possibilities in your career can lead you to unexpected places, such as working on a project for NASA to detect past life on Mars with Raman spectroscopy. Other topics in this episode of the CORROSION journal Interview Series include the importance...

Danos, Graco, and Tesla NanoCoatings recently worked together to develop a functional non-slip deck coating for offshore clients. Their work, which was  profiled  in Materials Performance (MP) magazine, explains how a coatings applicator was able to overcome many traditional challenges through the use of an innovative protective coatings pump design with a new single-coat carbon nanotube non-slip...

The January 2021 issue of Materials Performance magazine featured the article , “Enabling Manufacturing and Fuel Efficiencies with Novel Pretreatment,” written by John D. Watkins, senior scientist, and Crystal G. Morrison, leader of business development, both with LumiShield Technologies, Inc. In this episode, they join the MP Interview Series to discuss the subject of their article in greater det...

Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries (Paris, France), joins the MP Interview Series to discuss an executive order signed by President Biden that will begin a review of the supply chains that support several crucial American manufacturing industries, including automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and clean energy.  In this episode, he covers the intention to insulate the American economy from future sho...

Lesley Martinez, Manager of Conferences, and David Briley, Manager of Global and Specialty Exhibits, join the AMPP Interview Series to discuss preparations for the upcoming CORROSION 2021 Virtual Conference & Expo. Topics include why the time is right for the annual conference to go virtual for the first time; what the virtual experience is likely to feel like for attendees and exhibitors; new ben...

Robert "Bob" Dahlstrom, CEO of aerial robotic systems provider Apellix, joins our podcast to explain the increasing role of drones in corrosion and coating inspections — with a particular emphasis on aboveground storage tanks (ASTs). Topics include the past, present, and future of drone technologies, as well as the recent launch of  Apellix NDT  as a new field services company.

R. Winston Revie, CORROSION journal's longest-serving Associate Editor, looks back over his 55-year career on this episode of the CORROSION journal Interview Series. Winston provides insight into changes he has seen over the years and gives advice for those in the corrosion industry.

Rob Zmud, integrity consulting division manager at PureHM (a Xylem Brand) and Chukwuma (Chuks) Onuoha, global product manager for Spectrum XLI and cathodic protection at­­­­­­­­­ Xylem, join the MP Interview Series to discuss pipeline integrity pitfalls and how to avoid them. In this episode, they cover the reasons unnecessary digs persist and how operators can combat the problem; why missed digs...

This episode features a roundtable discussion with Elisabeth Charmley, Naval Architect for one of the world's largest ship managers; Johnny Eliasson, Hull and Coatings Engineer at Chevron Shipping; and Buddy Reams, Captain USCG (retired), Chief Technical/Maritime Officer of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance ( AMPP ).  All three are members of TEG532x, which is a Technical Ex...

Bo Andersen, product manager for thermal spray aluminum (TSA) at Integrated Global Services ( IGS ), shares experiences and lessons learned from his company's pilot project at one of Nigeria LNG's six trains. Topics discussed on the podcast include benefits of the technology; how it can be safely applied in an online plant environment; and challenges overcome during the project.

Tony da Costa, vice president of engineering at Mobiltex (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), and Shawn Lawrence, service manager, join the MP Interview Series to discuss lightning immunity in pipelines, as well as the use of remote monitoring systems to evaluate potential damage. In this episode, they cover the ways in which a lightning strike could affect a pipeline. Other topics discussed include why "f...

Professors Joey Kish (McMaster University) and Geraint Williams (Swansea University) join the CORROSION journal Interview Series to discuss corrosion of magnesium and its alloys and provide highlights of CORROSION’s magnesium-themed February issue.

Troy Rankin, president of Farwest Corrosion Control Co. (Downey, California, USA), discusses his company's  latest advances  in cathodic protection (CP) technology and shares feedback that he's heard from clients in the field. Other topics include what business in the corrosion industry is likely to look like in 2021, especially in the context of a new U.S. administration and the evolving COVID-19...

With a new U.S. president and new changes to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope of safety in the construction sector is likely to see some changes for 2021. Anthony Krake, VP of operations for ConstructSecure, shares opinions, trends, and outlooks with CoatingsPro in today’s episode. For more information, connect with Anthony at https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonykrake/

Bob Chalker, CEO of the new Association for Materials Protection and Performance ( AMPP ), sits down with us for an exclusive interview. Topics discussed are the combination of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings; implications for various segments of the corrosion industry, including coatings contractors; feedback during the initial weeks of the merger; key dates and m...

In this episode, four industry experts and leaders with the new Association for Materials Protection and Performance ( AMPP ) share their perspectives on what the merged organization could mean for the corrosion control and protective coatings industries. Guests include Tim Bieri, Sam Scaturro, Joyce Wright, and Cris Connor.