Featured speakers
- Wendy Goodson, US Air Force Research Laboratory
- Jason Lee, US Naval Research Laboratory
- Bradley Stevenson, University of Oklahoma
- Kamil Khanipov/George Goloko, Industrial Metagenomics
- Michael Adams, Tuboscope/NOV Wellborne Technologies
- Nora Eibergen, Dow Chemical
- Dora Taggart, Microbial Insights, Inc.
Who should attend
- Manufactures of coatings systems designed to protect fuel systems
- Fuel end users
- Fuel storage custodians
- Depot managers of hydrocarbon powered vehicles
- Engineers and scientists
- Project managers for industrial facilities
Course highlights
- Overview of fungal fouling and corrosion
- Diagnosing fungal fouling and corrosion
- Mitigation strategies for fungi
- Case studies of soft material degradation
- Case studies of hard material degradation
- Use of protective coatings to mitigate MIC
- Introduction to microorganisms that cause corrosion in oil and gas
- Oil and gas/industrial operations that introduce the threat of MIC
- Consequences of MIC in oil and gas/industrial operations
- MIC management in oil and gas/industrial operations
Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM)
- Roles of qPCR and DNA sequencing in threat assessment and MIC mitigation
- Recognizing the limitations of culture-based methods
- Understanding how microbes live, grow, and influence corrosion
- Incorporating MMM into a multiple line of evidence approach for corrosion assessment
- Interpreting MMM and monitoring results using case study examples
- Review best practices: sampling strategies and procedure
Prerequisites
None
Course Completion
Successful completion of the course is required to earn a certificate of course completion. Requirements are specific to each course and may include a combination of attendance, daily assessments, activities, quizzes, or knowledge checks.