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Podcast: Meet New Materials Performance Editor Kerry Cole

Photo courtesy of Kerry Cole.

Moore Named Chairman of STI/SPFA Legislative Advocacy Committee

Randy Moore (pictured) was appointed chairman of the STI/SPFA Legislative Advocacy Committee. Photo courtesy of Tnemec.

SteelTrace Announces Selection by Chevron for Catalyst Program

NTSB Warns U.S. Bridge Owners of Uncoated, Weathering Steel

This 3-D laser scan image shows the remaining section beneath the northwest leg (rotated on its side) after the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. More information is available in the NTSB’s Materials Laboratory report. Image courtesy of NTSB.

Leading Water Tower Company Changes Name to Maguire

Photo courtesy of Maguire.

Selective Catalyst for Curbing Corrosion in Automotive Fuel Cells

Left: Hydrogen spillover is depicted, wherein TiO2 undergoes transformation into TiOOH under high hydrogen concentration conditions, which promotes hydrogen mobility on the surface and consequently produces conductivity. Right: Under relatively low hydrogen concentration conditions, the strong interaction between Pt and TiO2 leads to the covering of Pt by TiO2. Images courtesy of POSTECH.

Northwestern Researchers Develop Sponge That Removes Heavy Metals From Water

The sponge is coated with an ultrathin layer of nanoparticles, which enables it to absorb toxic heavy metals such as lead from contaminated water. Photo courtesy of Northwestern University – McCormick School of Engineering

Podcast: Alan Thomas Takes Reins as AMPP’s New CEO

Bob Chalker and Alan Thomas at the 2023 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in Denver, Colorado, USA. Photo courtesy of AMPP.

Hardide Coatings, Gardner Aerospace to Coat Airbus Components

Philip Kirkham, CEO of Hardide plc. Photo courtesy of Hardide.

AMPP Announces Town Hall Webcasts to Introduce New CEO

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U.S. DOT Funds University Research on Sustainable Concrete

From left to right: UTA Engineering Dean Peter Crouch, Panagiotis Danoglidis, UTA assistant professor of civil engineering; Maria Konsta-Gdoutos, civil engineering professor and director for the Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure; Robert Hampshire, U.S. Department of Transportation deputy assistant secretary for research and technology; and Kate Miller, UTA vice president for research and innovation. Photo courtesy of UTA.

ACI Elects New President, Vice President, Board Members

Clockwise from top left: Antonio Nanni, Maria Juenger, Oscar R. Antommattei, Peter Barlow, Arturo Gaytan Covarrubias, and Carol Hayek. Photos courtesy of ACI.

New Interpon Initiative Helps Customers Calculate Energy Savings

Kerry Cole Joins Materials Performance Magazine as Editor

PPG Completes $15M Expansion of Indiana Coatings Plant

Photo courtesy of PPG.