Awards – Australasian Corrosion Association

The Golden Trowel Award

ACA Thursday, April 1, 2021

What is the Golden Trowel Award? The Golden Trowel Award was established in 2019 by the ACA’s Applicators Technical Group. The purpose of the award is to honor a concrete remediation and protection contractor for their meritorious and/or innovative performance in the…

Brian Cherry Awards Forum

Website Admin Friday, August 21, 2020

For the past 11 years, the Brian Cherry Awards Forum has been an ACA Victorian Branch event, but we are now expanding this opportunity Australasia wide. The award honours the late Professor Brian Cherry of Monash University for his significant contribution to corrosion…

The Denso Award

Ian Godson Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The ACA Foundation is committed to advancing corrosion mitigation through education by providing scholarships, bursaries and awards for academic excellence. An exciting new corporate sponsorship by Denso Australia was announced at the Corrosion & Prevention 2018 in Adelaide. In announcing the sponsorship,…

YCG Award

Suzzanna Friday, June 9, 2017

This Award is open to any ACA member under the age of 35 who has provided a notable and significant contribution towards the ACA and to the field of Corrosion. “Significant contribution” can be in a range of areas, ranging from academic publications and…

The Corrosion Medal

Website Admin Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The Corrosion Medal is the Association’s most prestigious award. It is bestowed for outstanding scientific or technological work in the field of corrosion in Australasia. Meritorious contributions in Australasia to the mitigation of corrosion shall also be a basis for the award.Members…

Life Membership

Website Admin Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Life Membership is awarded for outstanding service over an extended period to the ACA. Members who have been awarded Life Membership are listed below: Bill McEwan Brian Byrne Brian Cherry Brian Hickinbottom Brian Martin Bruce Flack Bruce Hinton David Nicholas David Young…

The AC Kennett Award

Website Admin Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The AC Kennett Award is awarded each year to the best paper presented under the auspices of the ACA that deals with corrosion or degradation of non-metals such as polymers, polymeric coatings, composites and concrete. The following is a list of some…

The Marshall Fordham Research Paper Award

Website Admin Monday, February 20, 2017

The Marshall Fordham Research Paper Award is awarded annually to the best research paper either published in Corrosion & Materials or in the Annual ACA Conference Proceedings. The following is a list of some of the points which may be taken into…

The David Whitby Best Review Paper Award

Website Admin Sunday, February 12, 2017

The David Whitby Best Review Paper Award is awarded annually to the best reviewed paper either published in Corrosion & Materials or in the Annual ACA Conference Proceedings. The following is a list of some of the points which may be taken…

The Rust Award

Website Admin Saturday, January 9, 2016

What is the Rust Award? The Rust Award was established by Blast Cleaning & Coating Association, now a part of the ACA’s Applicators Technical Group. The purpose of the award is to honour a protective coatings contractor for their meritorious and/or innovative…