by John Nixon on August 18, 2010
The National Corrosion Center and Gamry Instruments would like to announce the 21st Annual EIS Short Course.The 2010 Short Course, “Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy: Theory, Applications, and Laboratory Instruction”, is a week long course taught in Houston from November 8-12, 2010. In this course, a team of experts will provide the attendee with a working knowledge of this powerful method and integrate theory with hands-on laboratories that cover many important applications. The student will learn about the hardware and software for experimental control, data analysis, and model fitting.
For further information, please visit http://www.eiscourse.com/.
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by John Nixon on April 3, 2010
source: NewsOK
Tulsa-based North American Galvanizing & Coatings Inc. has agreed to be acquired through a cash tender offer for $7.50 per share in cash or about $126 million. That news, issued before markets opened Thursday, sent North American Galvanizing shares to $7.49, a 34.7 percent gain. More than 4 million shares traded, about 80 times the average daily volume. North American Galvanizing shares were the second-biggest daily gainer on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
Under the agreement, North American Galvanizing would be merged with a subsidiary of Fort Worth-based AZZ Inc., a major competitor in the galvanizing industry. The tender offer from AZZ is scheduled to commence April 30. The companies expect the transaction can close by the end of August.
Read more here.
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by John Nixon on March 30, 2010
At a recent gathering in Houston, Texas, hosted by Emil Peña, Congressman Edwards discussed policies and issues in Washington D.C.
Mr. Peña talked about the National Corrosion Center and the myriad of technologies that are poised as “game changers” for the US economy – creating jobs and dramatically enhancing the environmental posture of the energy industry.
Pictured below: Congressman Chet Edwards (US Representative, 17th Congressional District), Emil Peña (Founder & Executive Director, National Corrosion Center) and John Nixon (Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of ’92).
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