Ray Fernando Wins 2019 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings
SOLON, OH — Dr. Ray Fernando of the Department of Chemical and Biochemistry at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2019.
Fernando has been a Professor and Arthur C. Edwards Endowed Chair and the Director of the Polymers and Coatings Program in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California Polytechnic State University since 2002. Previously, Fernando was a Lead Research Chemist at Air Products and Chemicals Inc., a Principal Scientist at Armstrong World Industries Inc. USA, and a Research Officer at USA and Rubber Technology Division of Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Colombo, Sri Lanka.