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the finalists

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

By Gemma Bailey, IGEM Head of Marketing & Events possibility of SCC affecting the UK’s gas
network, despite an SCC failure never
IN JUNE, IGEM HOUSE hosted the in-field verification and finite element having been reported here.
Young Persons Paper Competition analysis were used to identify a distinct Following his win, Andrew said:
Final 2019 - complete with red carpet, pattern between (SCC) and stress “This is a very proud moment for me,
purpose-built set and a bank of cameras concentrations introduced during professionally. To win IGEM’s national
poised to capture the action. Delegates construction. The identification of Young Persons Paper Competition is a
could be forgiven for thinking they’d this connection resulted in a valuable huge honour. I’m very grateful to all those
arrived at the Oscars. understanding of the cause of SCC who organised the event, the judges,
Philippa Wrenn, Asset Integrity across the entire pipeline system. and all those who have supported me at
Manager at GTC, kindly facilitated the Andrew joined the engineering ROSEN. Finally, I’d like to congratulate the
proceedings, which saw the winners consultancy team at ROSEN (then other presenters, who were all fantastic!”
of nine regional Section heats present Macaw) following a stint working In second place was Mario Cheung,
their papers for the chance to win a in Houston, Texas. He spent two one of two competitors representing
trip to Istanbul’s 23rd World Hydrogen years learning the pipeline integrity IGEM’s Far East District Section. Mario
Energy Conference, in July 2020. consultancy ropes, before focussing works as an Assistant Engineer for the
After a tense wait while the judging on crack management in high Hong Kong and China Gas Company
panel deliberated, Andrew Wynne, pressure pipelines. He describes and shared his recent work on the
of ROSEN (UK), was announced the this as “one of the most challenging SENT landfill gas utilisation project, the
winner for his presentation covering pipeline integrity threats facing the largest of its kind in Asia.
stress corrosion cracking (SCC). In pipeline industry today”. In third place was Scott Rendall,
his paper, entitled ‘Completing the Andrew shared his experience of Lead Design Engineer for ALH
Jigsaw and Getting to Know Your SCC’, helping to manage SCC on a high Systems. He delivered a lively and
Andrew provided an overview of a pressure pipeline in the US and warned enthusiastic presentation, complete
project in which in-line inspection, those assembled not to discount the with a demonstration of his newly-

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