ACA Presents Awards at 2017 CoatingsTech Conference
WASHINGTON — The American Coatings Association (ACA) presented a series of awards recognizing both students and professionals for their innovative work in coatings technology, at the association’s 2017 CoatingsTech Conference. The conference, held March 20-22 in Cleveland, featured the CoatingsTech Best Paper Award, Joseph J. Mattiello Award and Student Poster Session Awards.
The inaugural CoatingsTech Best Paper Award was presented to Kurt Wood, principal scientist at Arkema, for his paper titled, “Evaluation of the ASTM D7869-13 Test Method to Predict the Gloss and Color Retention of Premium Architectural Finishes.” Wood explained that a recently developed xenon arc-based accelerated weathering cycle, ASTM D7869-13, has been validated for automotive and aerospace coatings, but its ability to predict the gloss and color retention of premium architectural finishes was untested. Wood undertook this endeavor, the results of which were offered in his paper, selected as the conference’s best.