2026 Award Recipients

Service and technical awards

Elaine Bowman Distinguished Service Award

Recipients:

Mario Celant

Mario Celant

Douglas C. Hansen

Douglas C. Hansen

Marco De Marco

Marco De Marco

Marco Ormellese

Marco Ormellese

Sunilkumar D Kahar

Sunilkumar D Kahar


Joyce Wright Industry Impact Award

Recipients:

Ashley Caria

Ashley Caria


Educator Award - Herbert Uhlig

Recipients:

Brendy Rincon Troconis

Brendy Rincon Troconis


Educator Award - Richard Drisko

Recipients:

Zoë Coull

Zoë Coull


Oliver Moghissi Asset Integrity Management Award

Recipients:

Mohsen Achour

Mohsen Achour

Carlos Palacios

Carlos Palacios

Thiago Mesquita

Thiago Mesquita

Shelly Zhou

Shelly Zhou

Samuel Okulaja

Samuel Okulaja


Early Career Excellence Award

Recipients:

Ryan Katona

Ryan Katona

Amrutha MS

Amrutha MS


Distinguished Organization Award

Recipients: Belzona Alabama, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company Southwest Company, Consulting Services Department, Materials Corrosion & Inspection Organization, and Bin Quraya Company

Belzona Alabama
China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Company Southwest Company
Consulting Services Department
Materials Corrosion & Inspection Organization
Bin Quraya Company

Willis Whitney Technical Achievement Award 

Recipients:

Nick Birbilis

Nick Birbilis


Oladis Troconis de Rincon Field Technology Award 

Recipients:

Roberto Morana

Roberto Morana

Orlando Salas 

Orlando Salas 

Anil Kumar Chikkam

Anil Kumar Chikkam

Ahmad Raza Khan Rana

Ahmad Raza Khan Rana

Graham Brigham

Graham Brigham

Abdullah Al Nami


Fellows Honor

Recipients:

Nayef Alanazi

Nayef Alanazi

Yoon-Seok Choi

Yoon-Seok Choi

James F. Dante

James F. Dante

Mariano Iannuzzi

Mariano Iannuzzi

Bjorn Helge Morland

Bjorn Helge Morland

Xiangyang Zhu

Xiangyang Zhu

Sublime Ningshen

Sublime Ningshen

Helena Alves

Helena Alves

Brian Dale Chambers

Brian Dale Chambers

Philippe Marcus

Philippe Marcus

George Ian Winning

George Ian Winning

Adhulhameed Al-Hashem

Adhulhameed Al-Hashem

Dake Xu


Christopher M. Fowler Award for International Cooperation 

Recipients:

Sandy Williamson

Sandy Williamson


Russell Brannon & John Keane Signature Award

Recipients:

Kenneth B. Tator


Best Conference Paper

Winner: Characterizing Environmental Severity and Atmospheric Corrosivity Categorization in Alaska

Raghu Srinivasan

Dr. Raghu Srinivasan

Jozek Hunter

Jozef Hunter

Lawrence Giron

Lawrence Giron Jr.


John Fitzgerald III

Winner: Assessment of Inductive AC Interference Mitigation Strategies

Ahmed Mahgoub

Ahmed Mahgoub


Ivy Parker

Winner: Investigation of Iron Dissolution Mechanism in Acidic Solutions with and without Dissolved CO2—Part I: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Measurements

Philippe Marcus

Philippe Marcus

Luntao Wang

Huiru Wang

Negar Moradighadi

Alain Pailleret

Srdjan Nešić


AMPP Craftmanship Award

Recipients:

Wayne Antonenko

Wayne Antonenko

Michael Magro Tavas

Michael Magro Tavas

David Lebrun

David Lebrun

Ralph Cox

Ralph Cox

Alan Griffiths

John Smith

Ron Vasilik

Evan Linquito


Robert Baboian Successful and Innovative Field Application of Corrosion Technology Award

Recipient:

Leila Es Sebar

Leila Es Sebar

Project awards

Outstanding Engineering in the Area of Materials Protection or Remediation

Recipient: Redefining Ni Alloy Boundaries

Excellence in Coating Craftsmanship

Project in honor of E. Crone Knoy and Charles Munger

Recipient: High Falls Gorge Steel Painting

Outstanding Achievement in Coatings Work in a Fixed Shop

Project in honor of Eric Kline

Recipient: Pinnacle Manufacturing

Excellence in Management of a Complex Materials Protection

Project in honor of George Campbell

Recipient: Arraiján Tank Farm, Panamá

Recognition of Excellence in Aesthetic Merit in a Coatings Project

Project in honor of William Johnson

Recipient: BIGO del Porto di Genova

Community Service Award

Recipient: USS Midway