Dr. Hua Yong is a Senior Engineer and PhD supervisor. He currently holds a position at Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., Ltd., in Huzhou, China. Dr. Hua graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Bradford in 2009 and later graduated his master at the University of Sheffield in 2010. In 2015, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leeds, UK. Having returned to China in 2022, he now has over 10 years of research experience in the...
Saman Hosseinpour holds a PhD in Surface and Corrosion Science from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. After a postdoc period at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP-Mainz), Germany, he moved to the University of Erlangen as a group leader and later was appointed as an honorary adjunct professor in materials engineering at FUM. In 2016, Saman received the Morris Cohen Award for outstanding graduate research in the field of corrosion science and/or engineering from the Electrochemical...
Andrea Galperti, CEO of Galperti Group, is dedicated to continuing his family’s tradition of excellence in the oil and gas and industrial sectors. With a focus on teamwork and understanding client needs, he strives to guide the company toward innovation and sustainable growth while maintaining its commitment to quality and strong relationships built over generations....
Raquel Rodríguez, PhD in Material Science, is a Research Scientist in TUBACEX GROUP since 2011. Her expertise lies on the metallurgy of stainless steels and nickel-based alloys. She is involved in the development of new materials and technologies for different applications (oil&gas, power generation, fertilizer and hydrocarbon processing industries), with also a strong focus on new developments for energy transition. Before joining TUBACEX, she was a researcher in CEIT-BRTA....
Hervé Marchebois has a Ph.D. in electrochemistry and corrosion. He started his career working as corrosion and Risk based Inspection engineer for both downstream and upstream environments. Then, he moved to a steel making company as research head manager of a corrosion and surface treatment department, in charge of developing sour service grades as the main activity. Hervé currently works with TotalEnergies since more than 10 years as materials and corrosion specialist. He ovesees the metallic materials selection, research and...
Christian Schenk has been part of the BUTTING family since 1981, Christian Schenk first trained as an industrial clerk and then studied business administration. His expertise is in project business. As a project manager in the Stainless Steel Welded Pipes business unit, Christian Schenk has successfully managed major international projects in the chemical, petrochemical, fertiliser, oil and gas and LNG sectors for over 30 years. As a passionate networker, he maintains contact with customers as well as suppliers all over the world...
Andrew Balev is a Dpl. Materials Engineer, Head of R&D of CENTRAVIS PRODUCTION UKRAINE PJSC. He has published more than 50 scientific papers including 10 patents. He is a technical expert with 18 years of experience in mechanical and material engineering. He is also a developer of next – generation materials BALEV 304L and BALEV 316L for automotive, hydrogen and industries where high and ultra-high pressure are applied....
Yuhei Suzuki is a General Manager of NIPPON STEEL EUROPE GmbH. NIPPON STEEL is formed by the merger of Nippon steel and Sumitomo Metals on October 2012. He earned his master’s degree from Kyoto University Graduate School of Energy Science. He started his career as a pipe and tube engineer at Sumitomo Metals. After ten years of material development and process improvement in stainless steel and Ni base alloy seamless tubes and pipes, in 2021, he was transferred to NIPPON STEEL EUROPE GmbH (Dusseldorf,...
Willem Maarten van Haaften holds a PhD in material science from TU Delft, after which he started his career at Tata Steel in IJmuiden, The Netherlands. After ten years of product development and process improvement in high strength hot rolled steels, he joined Shell in 2012. First in upstream technology, later in materials and corrosion technology; two areas in Shell that cannot do without stainless steels. All in all, more than 20 years of experience in application of materials technology....
Mr Astad has worked at Equinor since 2010. His position is now Senior Engineer Materials Technology. Through his experience at Equinor has worked with stainless steels in different areas; material selection for subsea and topside projects, M-650 qualification of manufacturers of special materials, induction bending specifications and follow-ups to construction and welding activities on sites both onshore and offshore....
