Current ICMT students and alumni had noteworthy recognition at AMPP2024 in New Orleans.
Neda Norooziasl and Yi He, both in the final stages of completing their PhDs, each received the AMPP Graduate Student Book Award.
ICMT PhD students also took top places in different poster award categories. Kasra Shayar Bahadori took 1^st in the Fontana category, which focuses on corrosion science, for "Methodological Development for Corrosion Inhibitor Persistency Studies", with Adam Cutright placing 3^rd with "CFD Simulations of Strong Acid and CO₂ Corrosion in Various Flow Geometries". Sahithi Ayyagari secured 2^nd in the Pourbaix category, for corrosion engineering, with "Influence of Acetic Acid on the Protectiveness of Iron Carbonate Layers".
ICMT alum Francois Ayello, PhD 2010, was also recognized for his contributions to the field of corrosion and its prevention by being named an AMPP Fellow. Francois is a Principal Engineer with DNV. Thu Tran Addis, PhD 2014, received the AMPP2024 Early Career Excellence Award. Thu is a Corrosion Engineer with BP.
Former ICMT post-doctoral researcher and Top-of-the-Line Corrosion JIP project leader Zineb Belarbi, also received AMPP's Joyce Wright Industry Impact Award, which recognizes women for "creating a positive impact on the culture of the materials protection and performance industry, mentoring, and providing wisdom to others in the industry". She is a Corrosion & Materials Scientist at National Energy Technology Laboratory, Task Lead for Pipeline Material Technologies.