2027 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards Nomination Form

2027 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards Nomination Form
Deadline for submission: October 15, 2026

To qualify for consideration, the innovation must have been in some sort of development phase on or after January 1, 2022; the technology must be feasible, and nominations must be submitted on this official nomination form. The nomination process opens on June 30, 2026, and the nomination form must be submitted on or before October 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. There is no fee to submit a nomination.

Please limit the summary description to 300 words or less and one photo, and limit the full description to no more than 10 pages.

Each innovation will be rated by a panel of leading corrosion experts using a numerical scoring system based on the rating criteria listed below. The highest-rated innovations will receive awards.

Rating criteria:
- Does the description provided adequately describe the innovation—how it works, its purpose, and what makes it innovative?
- Does the innovation improve an existing corrosion-control solution or provide a new solution where none previously existed?
- Has the nominator sufficiently demonstrated that the innovation works as described, either by providing laboratory or field test results?
- Can the innovation be incorporated into existing corrosion prevention and control activities?
- Does the innovation benefit the corrosion-control industry?
For questions about the awards, please contact MPInnovationAwards@ampp.org.
Contact Information of the Person Submitting the Nomination
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Nominee(s) Contact Information
Title of Innovation:
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Additional Nominee(s)
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NOTE: The above contact information will not be made public except the nominees’ names, job titles, and organizations. However, all information submitted on the following pages will be submitted to the panel of corrosion experts and posted on the MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards web site.

*For more than 4 nominee submissions please contact us for further assistance.
Title of Innovation
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Summary Description (300 words or less)
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Full Description

(Please provide complete answers to the questions below. Graphs, charts, and photos can be inserted to support the answers.)
1. What is the innovation?
2. How does the innovation work?
3. Describe the corrosion problem or technological gap that sparked the development of the innovation. How does the innovation improve upon existing methods/technologies to address this corrosion problem or provide a new solution to bridge the technology gap?
4. Has the innovation been tested in the laboratory or in the field? If so, please describe any tests or field demonstrations and the results that support the capability and feasibility of the innovation.
5. How can the innovation be incorporated into existing corrosion prevention and control activities and how does it benefit the industry/industries it serves (i.e., does it provide a cost and/or time savings; improve an inspection, testing, or data collection process; help to extend the service life of assets or corrosion-control systems, etc.)?
6. Is the innovation commercially available? If yes, how long has it been utilized? If not, what is the next step in making the innovation commercially available? What are the challenges, if any, that may affect further development or use of this innovation and how could they be overcome?
7. Are there any patents related to this work? If yes, please provide the patent title, number, and inventor.
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2027 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards Nomination Form

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