Melvin Romanoff

{{short description|American physical chemist and corrosion engineer}} '''Melvin Romanoff''' was a physical chemist and corrosion engineer who specialized and wrote books about underground and soil corrosion. He worked for many years at the National Bureau of standards.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Romanoff|first=Melvin|date=1964|title=Exterior Corrosion of Cast-Iron Pipe|url=https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1551-8833.1964.tb01314.x|journal=Journal AWWA|language=en|volume=56|issue=9|pages=1129–1143|doi=10.1002/j.1551-8833.1964.tb01314.x|issn=1551-8833|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schwerdtfeger|first1=W J|last2=Romanoff|first2=Melvin|date=1972|title=NBS papers on underground corrosion of steel piling 1962-1971|location=Gaithersburg, MD|doi=10.6028/nbs.mono.127|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Romanoff|first=Melvin|url=http://archive.org/details/UndergroundCorrosion|title=Underground Corrosion}}</ref><ref>OFFICIAL EXHIBIT - ENT000391-00-BD01 - M. Romanoff, Underground Corrosion, National Bureau of Standards Circular (1957). (nrc.gov)</ref> His tenure at The National Bureau of Standards later renamed the National Institute of Standards and Technology was from 1937 to 1970. He was inducted into the hall of fame in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NIST Hall of Fame|url=https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2017/05/09/SAA_2015_Brochure.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> For many years, NACE, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, now NACE International presented a Melvin Romanoff award in his honor.

==Work at the National Bureau of Standards== The Underground Corrosion of Steel Piling was originally written as a collection of papers as Monograph 58, for the National Bureau of standards.<ref>Romanoff, M., & United States. (1957). ''Underground corrosion''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.</ref> One of the two authors was Melvin Romanoff. After his death in October 1970 it was superseded by Monograph 158 and dedicated in his honor. It was published March 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trid.trb.org/Results?q=&serial=%22NBS%20Monograph%22#/View/271017|title=NBS PAPERS ON UNDERGROUND CORROSION OF STEEL PILING 1962-1971|access-date=2021-07-24|website=trid.trb.org}}</ref> The citation honoring him in this publication is in the form of a eulogy and reads in part "he was the guiding light and motivating force for research at the National Bureau of Standards on underground corrosion. His work is considered by corrosion engineers throughout the world to be indispensable for an understanding of the corrosion behavior of metals in soils. The studies described in the monograph embody pioneering concepts on the nature of driven piling corrosion developed by Mr. Romanoff toward the end of his career. Therefore this publication, which is a compilation of the papers resulting from those concepts, serves as a fitting memorial for Melvin Romanoff." He died October 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NBS Papers on Underground Corrosion of Steel Piling|url=https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/MONO/nbsmonograph127.pdf|website=NIST.gov|date=17 October 2019 |page=4|lccn=72-600037}}</ref>

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