ACA presence at Corrosion 2018 in Phoenix Arizona
Our Australian delegation led by Aca Chairman Dean Wall and newly appointed CEO Richard Reiley will be heading to NACE’s Corrosion 2018, this year.
26th March 2018
Fighting Corrosion | The cutting edge of conservation science
Dr Schofield is working with PhD student Hayley Simon from UCL Institute of Archaeology and Diamond Light Source. Diamond is the UK's national synchrotron and offers many non-destructive techniques that can be used to unlock the secrets of ancient treasures and explore ways to conserve artefacts ranging from ancient scrolls, bones, woods, paintings and materials to maritime treasures like The Mary Rose, the famous Tudor Ship sunk in 1545 and raised from the sea in 1982.
13th March 2018
Corrosion in Airbags | 2.3 Million Australian Cars Recalled
Corrosion by the ammonium nitrate in the gas cylinders used in Airbags since 1999 has resulted in shrapnel being propelled through a vehicle when the canister deploys the airbag. This...
1st March 2018
Flint Michigan | A Story of Corrosion
The Flint Water Crisis has been rolling for many years now. The enquiry is continuing with new information coming available as to how an Entire towns water supply became undrinkable....
26th February 2018
Probing the mysteries of cracks and stresses | MIT Research
New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could ultimately help explain phenomena as varied as the breakdown of concrete under sudden stress and the effects of corrosion on various metal...
22nd February 2018
Corroded wires lead to 600 underground fires in New York?
New York City fire officials say corrosion in underground electrical cables led to a chain-reaction fire that destroyed two cars near manholes. Nobody was hurt in this rolling explosion This...
21st February 2018
INFRASTRUCTURE | THE MOVIE
Corrosion mitigation is not really the sort of thing that they make movies about. Last Week Tonight (2015) took a stab at making incremental maintenance and inspection exciting..
5th February 2018
Rust has been found 555kms below the Earth’s surface
According to research at the University of Alberta rust has been found 555 kilometres below the Earth’s surface, highly oxidized iron, similar to the rust we see on our planet’s...
28th January 2018
Nick Birbilis | Member Profile
Name – Nick Birbilis Company – Monash University Position – Professor and Head of Department 1. What does your role entail and what does your company do? Working at a...
23rd January 2018
ACA Executive Officer Resignation
It is with great regret that I announce that after four years as Executive Officer and ten years with the ACA, Wesley Fawaz has tendered his resignation. His last day...
12th December 2017
EFC | Open PhD positions in the frame of the H2020 European project
Announcement There has been opening of 15 PhD positions for master students wishing to do their PhD abroad, in the field of corrosion and corrosion protection of micro- and nanodevices....
11th December 2017
The AICIP announces launch of new website
The AICIP announces launch of new website The Australian Institute for the Certification of Inspection Personnel (AICIP) is delighted to announce the launch of its new website. Easy to navigate and...
6th December 2017
Board Meeting Summary : November 2017
A meeting of the ACA Board was held on Saturday 11th November 2017 in Sydney and Chairman Dean Wall provides this summary to the ACA membership: The Board on behalf...
26th November 2017
Kingfield Galvanizing wins Premier’s Sustainability Award
Kingfield Galvanizing from Somerton has won the Small and Medium Enterprises category in this year’s Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards for development of a large, automated galvanizing plant with some of...
1st November 2017
Young Engineer Wins Batterham Medal for Corrosion Control
The winner of this year’s medal, which is administered by the Academy of Technology and Engineering, is Monash University engineer Professor Nick Birbilis. Professor Birbilis has had an impressive career...
26th October 2017