The Society For Surface Protective Coatings- India

Each year during the annual SSPC India conference, SSPC awards students, researchers, scientists, consultants, industrialists, and employees for their outstanding contributions in the area of corrosion and coating. For each award the application is judged and evaluated independently by a panel of leading corrosion and coating experts from industries and academia, using a numerical scoring system. Individual with the highest rated score receives the award consisting of an honorarium, and a certificate. Applications are received from all over India and abroad, and the Top Candidate(s) are chosen for the award. Awards and criteria are listed below.

1. Kansai Nerolac Award for Best PhD Thesis

The "Kansai Nerolac Award for Best PhD Thesis" is presented to the author(s) of the best doctoral dissertation(s) that display highly innovative, unique, and outstanding research on all aspects of coatings and/or corrosion during their PhD program. Innovation must display significant improvements to current products, services, methods, and techniques.

Eligibility criteria

Current and former students (both national and international) working closely in corrosion and coating related field who will be awarded the PhD degree, or who have successfully defended their PhD dissertation within the last 2 years from the date of conference.

Award Criteria

Does the thesis of his/her PhD program display outstanding, innovative and unique research?
Does the research solve corrosion related problems, locally and globally?
Does the research demonstrate solution where none previously existed?
Does the research demonstrate improvement to the existing corrosion control solution?
Is the research finding cost effective, providing both cost and time saving?
Does the research innovation help protect the safety and health of the corrosion professional and/or the general population?
Will the research benefit the corrosion and coating industries?
Can the research findings be easily incorporated into existing corrosion prevention and control strategies?

2. Kansai Nerolac Award for Best Master Thesis

The "Kansai Nerolac Award for Best Master Thesis" is presented to the author(s) of the best master dissertation(s) displaying highly innovative research, and which addresses current and future challenges in the field of coatings and corrosion science.

Eligibility criteria

Current and former students (both national and international) working closely in corrosion and coating related field who will be awarded their master degree, or who have successfully defended their master dissertations within the last 2 years from the date of conference.

Award Criteria

Does the thesis of his/her master program display highly innovative research?
Does the thesis of his/her master program addresses current and future challenges?
Will the research benefit the corrosion and coating industries?
Can the research findings be easily incorporated into existing corrosion prevention and control strategies?

3. AkzoNobel Excellence award for Innovation in Coating Research & Application

The "AkzoNobel Excellence Award for Innovation in High Performance Coating Applications" is awarded to academic or industrial researchers who display significant contribution working with High Performance Coatings.

Eligibility criteria

Academic or industrial researchers are eligible for this award.

Award Criteria

Research must be on high performance coatings.
Research must demonstrate improvement to the existing high performance coating.
Research must address existing corrosion and coating issues.
Research must be unique and address current and future industrial challenges.
Research must be cost effective.
Research must address the safety and health of the corrosion professional and/or the general population.

4. AkzoNobel Excellence Award for Research in Coating and its promotion

Eligibility criteria

Industrial researchers/experts are eligible for this award.

Award Criteria

Research must display extraordinary process and method.
Research must address challenges to the coating application in specific site.
Research must display innovation and coating promotion.
Research must address current and future industrial challenges.
Research must demonstrate significant impact on the practice of corrosion control.
Research must address the safety and health of the corrosion professional and/or the general population.

5. Berger Special Award for the Coating Research and Promotion from Industryn

Eligibility criteria

Consultants, scientists, industrialist in government or private organizations, and employees working in paint specification, implementation, testing, and inspection.

Award Criteria

The research must be innovative, and of wide-ranging interest.
Research must display extraordinary process and method.
Research must address challenges to the coating application in specific site.
Research must display coating promotion.
Research must address current and future local/global industrial challenges.
Research must be unique and demonstrate improvement to the existing challenges.
Research must address the safety and health of the corrosion professional and/or the general population.