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Market Vertical: General: Coatings & Surface Preparation

Track: Coating Materials
Symposia Session

Next-Generation Coatings: Predictive Strategies for Service Life, Durability, and Sustainable Performance

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central
Location: 372 BC

This symposium spotlights cutting-edge advancements in protective coatings, focusing on predicting and extending service life across diverse applications. Emphasizing the integration of accelerated testing, field validation, and computational modeling, this section invites technical contributions addressing emerging strategies in high-performance coating systems' life prediction. Topics include bridging laboratory testing with real-world performance, degradation kinetics, environmental exposure modeling, and failure analysis. Special attention will be given to innovations that support sustainability by extending coating durability, reducing maintenance cycles, improving worker safety, and incorporating environmentally conscious materials. The symposium also explores how predictive analytics and digital tools transform the development and qualification of next-generation protective coatings, ensuring long-term reliability and environmental stewardship.

Presentations:

  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central
    The Impacts of Photochemical Degradation on Organic and Inorganic Coatings

    Presenting Author: Kristen Blankenship – RPM International Inc

  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Central
    Non-Stick Behavior of Diamond-Like Carbon and Polymer-based Coatings against Asphaltene and Petroleum Wax Deposits

    Presenting Author: Virendra Singh – Schlumberger Limited

  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Central
    COMPARATIVE CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF ELECTROLESS NICKEL COATINGS ON BEARING STEEL IN ACIDIC AND ALKALINE ENVIRONMENTS.

    Presenting Author: lizeth Sanchez – The Timken Company

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Central
    Field validated, durable steel protection in severe corrosion environments

    Presenting Author: Alex Yagüe – Hempel Fonden

  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Central
    Shielding Effects of Coatings in Cathodic Protection Systems: Experimental Techniques, Observations, and Case Histories

    Presenting Author: mehrooz zamanzadeh – Matergenics

  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Central
    Waterborne Silicone Binder for Fire and Temperature Resistant Coatings

    Presenting Author: Dean Kondos – KCC Corporation

  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Central
    Accelerated Corrosion Testing of Metallic Zinc Coatings

    Presenting Author: Martin Gagne – ZELIXIR Inc.

  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Central
    On the Right Track: The Benefits of Transitioning from Conventional Acid-Resistant Baked Phenolic Technology within the Rail Market

    Presenting Author: Jamie Mamuji – Akzo Nobel NV