CC Technologies Veteran Receives Highest Honor

10/04/07

Carl Jaske Receives the PVP Medal

Carl Jaske, senior project manager for CC Technologies, received the Pressure Vessel and Piping (PVP) Medal from the Association of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) on 25 July. The PVP Medal is the highest award from the ASME Pressure Vessel and Piping Division.

Dr. Jaske was nominated for this prestigious award by his peers. The award was established in 1980 and is bestowed for outstanding contributions in the field of pressure vessel and piping technology including, research, development, teaching and significant advancements of the state-of-the-art. “The PVP Honors Committee considers at least two candidates for the PVP Medal and nominates one person each year for this award. We are very pleased and grateful for Carl Jaske’s contribution to PVP over the years and wish to honor him with the PVP Medal in 2007,” explained James Cory PVP Division executive committee vice chair. Dr. Jaske received the award for his significant contribution to the field of pressure vessel and piping technology, particularly for advancing the state-of-the-art in the development of remaining life assessment of structures and equipment with emphasis on in-service aging, stress-corrosion degradation and failure of engineering components.

“This medal is considered a crown on Carl Jaske’s career, a large part of which he has spent at CC Technologies,” stated Donald Brown head and president of CC Technologies. “We are proud to have Carl as part of our staff and believe that he is truly deserving of this great honor,” concluded Brown.

Dr. Jaske has been with CC Technologies since 1990 working in the areas of mechanical integrity, fitness-for-service and remaining-life assessment of structures and equipment. He holds a Masters degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He is a registered engineer in Ohio and Alaska. His work includes projects on fatigue, corrosion-fatigue, creep, creep-crack growth, high-temperature material properties, in-service aging and failure analysis of structural materials. A major portion of Dr. Jaske’s work with CC Technologies has addressed the mechanical integrity of oil and gas pipelines.

In his 40 years in the industry, Dr. Jaske has served many industry organizations and authored/co-authored over 70 articles in technical journals and conference proceedings. He has also written many software programs to determine the life assessment of high-temperature steam pipes, furnace tubes and pressure vessels, including ReHeat12™, pcTUBE™ and CreepLife™. Also authored by Dr. Jaske is CorLAS ™ which evaluates the effects of corrosion, stress-corrosion, cracking and fatigue cracking on the structural integrity of pipes and vessels. Dr. Jaske also developed the web site www.Fitness4Service.com, which provides information and resources for engineers who perform fitness-for-service, mechanical and structural integrity, and remaining life assessments of equipment in industrial plants and facilities, pipelines and other engineering equipment.

CC Technologies Chairman and Founder Neil Thompson explains, “Carl Jaske is world renowned for his work with facture mechanics in pressure vessels and high temperature creep in reformer furnace tubes. He is very deserving of this prestigious award. We are all very proud of Carl and the work he has done.” Thompson adds, “CC Technologies has built its reputation by employing the best scientists and engineers in our industry. Carl exemplifies these high standards and has been a significant contributor to CC Technologies’ reputation as an industry leader.”