Allen Skaja
Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory
Contact Information: (303) 445-2396, askaja@usbr.gov
Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program
Allen Skaja began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2005 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2013 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topics Invasive Species and Repair and Maintenance.
The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Allen Skaja is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.
Antifouling Coatings for Invasive Mussel Control
Project ID: 7095
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2010 - 2013 (with plans to continue through 2015)
Research Results:
Coatings for Mussel Control - Three Years of Laboratory and Field Testing (interim, PDF,
1.3MB)
Asbestos in epoxy coatings
Project ID: 7408
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Pipeline Coatings
Project ID: 5733
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013 (with plans to continue through 2015)
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Research and Development of Durable Foul Release Coatings
Project ID: 8305
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2012 - 2013
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Biochemical and Biomechanical Characteristics of Invasive Mussel Adhesion
Project ID: 5091
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2011
Research Results:
Document ID 118 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Please contact the Principal Investigator to request a copy of this document.
Evaluation of Protective Coatings
Project ID: 1597
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2011
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Investigation of Coatings Containing Tremolite Non-Asbestiform to Determine if Abrasive Blast Fragments Contain Asbestos
Project ID: 1898
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2011
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Natural Biocide and Coatings
Project ID: 2647
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2011
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Evaluation of Protective Coatings by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to Predict Coating Service Life
Project ID: 7553
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2006 - 2010
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Carbon Fiber Rehabilitation of Prestressed Concrete Pipe
Project ID: 7344
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2006 - 2008
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Proving Grounds for Evaluation and Comparison of Metallic and Reinforced Concrete Buried Water Transmission Lines
Project ID: 1133
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2006
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
Evaluate New Protective Coatings Technology
Project ID: 5336
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2005
Research Results: contact Allen Skaja
This information was last updated on May 24, 2013
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