NACE Fellow Award
NACE International President, Elaine Bowman and NiDI Consultant Gerard Sorell |
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Materials/corrosion engineer recognized for his distinguished contributions to
solving difficult corrosion problems
Nickel magazine, March 16, 2003 -- Gerard Sorell is the fifth
consultant to the Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) to be honoured by NACE International for
distinguished contributions in the field of corrosion and its prevention.
Sorell received the NACE Fellow Award from the association's president, Elaine Bowman at the awards banquet
of the 58th Annual NACE Conference and Exposition, held in San Diego, California, U.S.A.
The award recognizes Sorell's career-long demonstration of technical excellence in the application of
materials in areas with difficult corrosion problems, including petrochemicals, fossil energy technologies
and waste incineration.
Sorell is the author of NiDI Technical Series No. 10086: "Corrosion- and Heat-Resistant Nickel Alloys: Guidelines
for Selection and Application" and NiDI Reprint Series No. 14045: "The Role of Chlorine in High Temperature Corrosion in
Waste-to-Energy Plants."
NiDI consultants who have received this award previously include: Paul Dillon (1993), G. B. Elder
(1995), Bruce Craig (1996) and Jim Jenkins (2001).
The annual NACE Corrosion Conference is the largest gathering of corrosion specialists in the world.
Total attendance at this year's meeting exceeded 4,200.
NACE International has a membership of 15,000 from 91 countries, making it the largest organization committed
to the study and prevention of corrosion.
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