Rick Hille, vice president of operations for The Flood Company, Hudson, Ohio, and a past president of The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT), was awarded the FSCT's highest honor, The 2006 George Baugh Heckel Award during the FSCT's Annual General Meeting (AGM) last month in New Orleans.
The Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, will offer a short course on Polymers and Coatings Science during the week of February 5-9, 2007.
Potential of Automotive-Related Coatings in Eastern Europe is a study that covers eight key automotive-producing economies in Eastern Europe and examines the markets of automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinishes, powder coatings and coatings for plastics in each.
A 2006 ASTM International Award of Merit and accompanying title of Fellow have been given to Thomas J. Sliva, vice president and technical director of DL Labs, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry, has published a "Code of Practice for Coated Articles Where the Food Contact Layer Is a Coating."
The Pittsburgh Conference announced the recipients of 12 prestigious annual awards that recognize the significant contributions of leaders in the fields of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.
The NPCA has been tracking the proposed establishment of a new Clean Air particulate matter standard for so called "PM fine," which are particles at 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller.