Dr John Harston is an internationally-known expert on corrosion in refining operations. In 1996 he set up Working Party 15 (Corrosion in the Refinery Industry) within the European Federation of Corrosion. Working Party 15 is internationally-recognised for its important contribution to research in this area. Professor François Ropital works in the Department of Corrosion at the Institut Francais du Pétrole (IFP) and has been Chair of Working Party 15 in the EFC since 2002.