Nominations for the Electroplating Hall of Fame are being accepted through the end of November. Visit pfonline.com/ehof to complete an online form to nominate someone for consideration.
The criteria for each nominee requires he or she has done one or more of the following:
- Significantly improved electroplating efficiency and productivity through process or technology innovations,
- Established widely-accepted best practices in electroplating areas such as (but not limited to) applications, product development, quality, safety or supply chain and logistics,
- Set new standards for electroplating in areas such as innovation, technology and industry education,
- Influenced, supported and advocated for the electroplating industry through research, writing, activism, policies or thought leadership,
- Promoted and advanced the electroplating industry through volunteer efforts in local chapters and national committees.
A committee has been assembled by Products Finishing to review the nominations and vote on selection. The inductees will be announced in the February issue.
Last year’s Hall of Fame class included William Blum, who led the electrodeposition section of the National Bureau of Standards; Henry Brown, whose principal work was the development of organic additive agents, especially for bright nickel plating baths; Michael Faraday, whose research in the practical use of the electrolytic processes gave us Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis; Richard Hull, who patented an invention called the Hull Cell; and Oliver Watts, one of the top researchers in nickel plating whose results culminated in the modern Watts Nickel Bath.
These Hall of Famers joined the initial group of inductees from the previous year: Luigi Brugnatelli, Colin Fink, Lubomyr Romankiw, Kevie Schwartz and John Wright.
