The 2016 annual meeting of the Worldwide Corrosion Authority (NACE International) was held in Vancouver from Mar. 6th to 10th. During this meeting, Prof. HAN Enhou from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences won the Willis Rodney Whitney Award and gave a lecture titled “Understanding the Corrosion Mechanism of Materials in Nuclear Power Plants”.
NACE International is the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting people, assets and the environment from the effects of corrosion. It was established in 1943 by eleven corrosion engineers from the pipeline industry as the “National Association of Corrosion Engineers.” Since then, NACE International has become the global leader in developing corrosion prevention and control standards, certification and education.
The Willis Rodney Whitney Award founded in 1947 is given in recognition of significant contributions to corrosion science, such as the development or improvement of a theory that provides a fundamental understanding of corrosion phenomena and/or the prevention of corrosion. An individual who has made a major contribution to corrosion science may qualify. Prof. HAN Enhou is the first and only Chinese scientist who wins the Willis Rodney Whitney Award in history.
