2017 Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course

Each year since 1956 in May, AUCSC conducts a three-day training course, offering over 100 classes on the causes of corrosion, corrosion surveys, cathodic protection, instrumentation, pipeline coatings, and miscellaneous methods of corrosion control. For 2017, AUCSC dates are May 9-11. Exhibits and Registration for AUCSC 2017 will be held at the Mylan Park Ruby Community Center in Morgantown, WV, with the classes held on WVU’s Evansdale Campus.

MATCOR is again exhibiting, and MATCOR’s Jeff Didas, George Krewson, Ben Jacobs and Geoff Rhodes are active members of the AUCSC Committee.

• Jeff Didas: Past General Chairman 2005, Scholarship Chairman, Coatings Session Sub-Chairman, Instructor for Period 1 – Coatings “Fundamentals of Pipeline Coatings”
• George Krewson: Past General Chairman 2011. Instructor for Periods 4-5 – Advanced “Materials for Cathodic Protection”
• Ben Jacobs: Chairman Testing Committee
• Geoff Rhodes: Basic Sub Chairman, Instructor for NACE Corrosion Technician Review Course and Periods 3-4 – Basic “Corrosion Fundamentals”