The Acerinox Award is open to university undergraduates whose final project degree, or Master project or study relates to stainless steels, either on their use, research and development. The award was created in order to promote knowledge about their applications among young architects and engineers at national level.
For the first edition held this year, nine projects that met the Award rules were received.
After deliberation and evaluation of the Jury of experts consisting of Mr. Alejandro Ureña Fernández, University Professor and Director of the School of Experimental Sciences and Technology University Rey Juan Carlos. Ms. María del Carmen Andrade Perdrix, PhD. Industrial Chemistry and Research Institute of Building Sciences Eduardo Torroja. Mr. Antonio Portolés García, Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSI Industriales de Madrid). Mr. Bernardo Velázquez Herreros, CEO of Acerinox. Mr. Antonio Moreno Zorrilla, Director of Acerinox Europa Factory, General Production Manager of Acerinox. They decided, unanimously, that Acerinox 2016 1st PRIZE was to be awarded to the project: “Comparative Study of the behavior against corrosion by chloride ions” of Mr. Carlos Sanz San Miguel, student at the University of Zaragoza.
