Technology Center Advances Coatings Education and Research
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA — California Polytechnic State University's new Kenneth N. Edwards Western Coatings Technology Center (WCTC) opened for classes in September and was officially dedicated this month. It was named after the late Kenneth N. Edwards, former CEO of Dunn-Edwards Paints, in recognition of his efforts in helping to fund the project. Edwards passed away in February of this year.
Funded by $2.5 million in private donations from the polymers and coatings industry, the WCTC includes the Dunn-Edwards Coatings Formulation Facilities, the Behr Process Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, an instrumental analysis laboratory and the Kenneth N. Edwards Conference Room.