Anti-Graffiti in the Lone Star State

Tom Schwerdt

Tom Schwerdt is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry prior to pursuing graduate studies in Chemistry at Texas A&M. His interest in corrosion protection started with an internship at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in White Oak, MD prior to graduation. Tom joined The Coatings Laboratory in Houston in the mid 90’s and quickly became involved in the coatings field, joining the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) and becoming active in coatings testing standards on ASTM committee D01. He has also been active volunteering in Community Radio, including more than four years as the Operations Director of KEOS. After nearly a decade (and one company buyout) at The Coatings Laboratory, he currently works as a paint chemist at the Texas Department of Transportation, focusing on protective coating systems for steel, traffic striping and antigraffiti coatings.