OBITUARY--Joseph Benga; Was Expert on Coatings Test Methods
PITTSBURGH -- Joseph Benga, senior Research associate for PPG Industries Inc.'s Analytical Services Group and regarded as one of the industry's foremost authorities on coatings test methods, died suddenly May 31 at his home in Allison Park, PA. He was 48.
A member of ASTM Committee D-01 on Paint and Related Coatings Materials and Applications since 1983, Dr. Benga was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of coatings test methods and standards. He also taught a Committee D01-sponsored course, "Compliance Methods for VOCs and HAPs for paints and other products," for the past eight years.