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(2006), "Stephen P. Gaydos as New Chair", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2006.12778dab.040
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Stephen P. Gaydos as New Chair
Stephen P. Gaydos as New Chair
Keywords: Corrosion, Coatings technology
Stephen P. Gaydos, Associate Technical Fellow with The Boeing Company – St Louis, MO., has been elected chairman of ASTM Committee F07 on Aerospace and Aircraft, which includes approximately 125 members responsible for 47 standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.
In addition to leading F07, Gaydos is chair of Subcommittee F07.04 on Hydrogen Embrittlement. Gaydos also works on ASTM Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals and the Joint ASTM/NACE Committee on Corrosion. He joined ASTM International in 1997. As a material and process engineer for Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems Division, Gaydos evaluates and specifies surface treatments for metals to improve the corrosion resistance of military aerospace vehicles. He works on environmentally friendly surface treatment alternatives to those containing cadmium and chromium, and he investigates improved tests to measure corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of metals for aerospace applications.