James F. Jenkins
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James Frederick Jenkins is a professional engineer in Corrosion Engineering and is also certified as a Corrosion Specialist by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE). At the moment he works as an independent consultant at Nickel Development Institute.

At the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (former Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory), Jenkins perform research and development in the areas of metallurgy and corrosion technology directed toward the design operation and maintenance of facilities and equipment for the Naval Shore Establishment. Facilitate the application of metallurgical and corrosion technology to the Naval Shore Establishment through the development of criteria for the application of technology for design, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities and equipment as well as through direct field assistance activities.

As a consultant for the Nickel Development Institute, he is active in the technical areas of applications of nickel containing materials in the marine environment and in concrete structures. He has also attended several technical meetings as a representative of the Nickel Development Institute and have presented ten ½ day seminars on aqueous corrosion to industry representatives on behalf of the Nickel Development Institute. He has responded to many technical inquiries to the Nickel Development Institute regarding the application of nickel containing materials in the marine environment.

Publications in books

• Prepared a section on Metallic Materials for Marine Structures in "Materials for Marine Structures and Systems", Edited by D.F. Hasson & C.R. Crowe, published by Academic Press, 1988.
• Prepared a section on control of Galvanic Corrosion for an ASTM Special Technical Publication "Galvanic Corrosion", Edited by H. Hack.
• Prepared two sections for an ASTM Special Technical Publication "Corrosion Tests and Standards: Application and Interpretation", Edited by R. Baboian

Professional society activities

NACE International (Formerly the National Association of Corrosion Engineers)

• Member 1972 - 1977
• Sustaining Member 1978 - 1985
• Corporate Sustaining Member 1985 - Present
• Chairman of Western Region 1991 - 1992
• Vice Chairman of Western Region 1990 - 1991
• Secretary of Western Region 1989 - 1990
• Western Region Membership Chairman 1987 - 1990
• National Membership Committee 1987 - 1992
• Member-at-Large of National Membership Committee 1990 - 1992
• Chairman of National Seminars Committee 1991 - 1993
• Director of Western Region 1994 - 1997
• Chairman of National Membership Committee 1994 - 1996
• Chairman of Membership Subcommittee 1998 - Present

NACE Awards

• Western Region Engineer of the Year - 1992
• National Technical Achievement - 1994
• National Distinguished Service - 1994
• Elected Fellow - 2000

British Institute of Corrosion
• Elected to Fellow status in 1994

American Society for Metals
• Member Since 1965

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Member Since 1995

The Marine Technology Society
• Member and Chairman of the Marine Materials Committee Since 1999