NW Branch held their AGM on 1st October 2024 at the Luther King House Conference Centre. Representatives from industry and academic research heard from two excellent speakers, Dr Patricia Conder from ESR Technology and Dr Paul Lambert of Mott MacDonald.
Patricia presented on the topic of “Non-Destructive Testing Challenges in the Net Zero World,” covering the challenges of inspecting and testing assets in relation to carbon capture and offshore wind. Conversion of existing assets to process hydrogen and carbon dioxide and testing for the associated changes in degradation mechanisms were some of the many highlights.
Paul Lambert covered the 200-year anniversary of cathodic protection since its conceptualisation at the Royal Society by Humphry Davy in 1824. The patenting of Portland Cement by Joseph Aspdin, also 200 years ago (!) was also touched upon in an excellent and enlightening presentation.
Both presentations can be found on the NW Branch Website – www.icorr.org/northwest/ at Local Technical Programme, along with previous presentations for what has been an excellent year for ICorr NW.
Our New Honorary Secretary
Brenda has been a long-standing member of the Institute and North-West Branch for over 30 years and has served in several important positions and is now the Honorary Secretary of ICorr and a new Trustee. She has been a consultant scientist for 40 years and has acted as an expert for the defence in criminal trials. Brenda is also an RAC-appointed independent inspecting engineer for vehicle paintwork and consultant to the Road Haulage Association. We wish her the very best as she takes over the role of secretary for ICorr nationally.
Photo. Dr Patricia Conder Delivering Her Presentation.
Photos: Slides from Patricia Conder’s Presentation.
Photos: Slides from Dr Paul Lambert’s Presentation.
Photo. Brenda Peters our New Honorary Secretary
Our New Committee Members
New members with a wealth of academic experience have now joined the committee in the form of Vincenzo Bongiorno and Alyshia Keogh. We look forward to the continued growth of the branch and more successful events next year.
Vincenzo is a research associate at the University of Manchester, where he has been recently awarded his PhD in Materials Science. His research focuses on organic coatings for corrosion protection, electrochemistry, and the interpretation of the electrochemistry of corroding systems with artificial intelligence.
Before starting his PhD, Vincenzo got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering at the University of Palermo and worked as a materials engineer at Solvay Speciality Polymers.
When he is not too busy in the lab, Vincenzo loves walking/hiking (when it’s not too rainy), reading and writing, and playing guitar.
Alyshia Keogh is soon due to complete a PhD at the University of Manchester in metallurgy and corrosion. Her research has focused on the effect of microstructure on the localised corrosion behaviour of stainless steel for aerospace applications. Alyshia holds a Masters’ degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Sheffield and has previously worked in the heat treatment and manufacturing industries. She has participated actively in ICorr this year through her enrolment on the Young Engineer’s Programme. Aside from her interest in corrosion, Alyshia enjoys running, cooking, live music, and spending time with her cat.
Upcoming Events:
For future events please visit: www.icorr.org/events/
If you wish to present, please contact: nwchair@icorr.org
Photo: Vincenzo Bongiorno, University of Manchester.
Photo: Alyshia Keogh, University of Manchester.
