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Surface Coatings for Sales Personnel, Part 1 and 2
Surface Coatings for Beginning Technical Personnel
Coatings World University, in cooperation with the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi, is pleased to offer two online short courses.
These online short courses deliver flexible, expert-led training in coatings science to non-technical and beginning technical personnel. Whether you're in sales or just entering the coatings field, our courses cover core topics: surface coatings fundamentals, raw materials, formulation basics, testing, and industry terminology. Offered in on-demand modules, these courses let you learn at your own pace while gaining essential knowledge for success in coatings, paint, and related industries.
Surface Coatings for Sales Personnel, Part 1 and 2
Course Purpose
Teaching the science behind coatings chemistry to non-technical personnel. This course is designed for sales people, but also marketing and product development personnel at coatings manufacturers, raw material and equipment suppliers and distributors. At $295 per course, this is the most cost-effective way to ensure non-technical people understand the science behind coatings.
Course Description
This 4-hour on-demand online course is designed to impart basic knowledge of surface coatings to sales personnel employed in the coatings industry who do not have a formal scientific education or background. The course is taught by experts in the industry.
Who Should Attend
This online course is designed to impart basic knowledge of surface coatings to sales personnel employed in the coatings industry who do not have a formal scientific education or background.
The course will enhance the salesperson’s ability to interact with customers, answer their questions, and assess their needs to make successful product recommendations.
Surface Coatings for Beginning Technical Personnel
Course Purpose
This online course is designed to impart basic knowledge of surface coatings to beginning technical personnel employed in the coatings industry.
Who Should Attend
Attendees are assumed to possess at least a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as chemistry, chemical engineering, or polymer science but little knowledge and/or experience with surface coatings. A typical attendee would be a newly hired coating chemist or coating formulator with a B.S. degree in chemistry but little or no experience in the coatings industry.
Course Schedules
The course has been designed as a virtual online course comprising 6 modules, with a total course duration of approximately 4 hours. Each module concludes with a quiz that the attendee should pass before advancing to the next module. The course syllabus is outlined below.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course is a completely self-paced online course — you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have 30 days of access to this course — across any and all devices you own.
What is your refund policy?
We are proud to say that no refund was ever requested from any student who started the course, and I fully believe in what I teach. But because of the current climate, I'm extending a 100% money-back guarantee for up to 30 days after purchase if you're not fully satisfied! Just send an email to dpritchett@rodmanmedia.com and we'll get you sorted!
Will I get a grade or certificate?
No grades will be given in this course, but you will receive a certificate of completion once you finish all the lessons.
Your Instructors:
Dr. James W. Rawlins
James W. Rawlins is a professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he has directed an 11-member research group focused on Surface Coatings and Circular Materials since 2004. The five research pillars are in Advanced Surface Coatings Materials, Mechanochemical Processing of Waste Plastics, Protein-Derived and Bio‑Based Polymers, Early Corrosion Quantification & Characterization, and Natural Product & Functional Films as Value-Added Materials. Rawlins has published 61 peer‑reviewed articles and holds 17 U.S. and European patents. Earlier, he served as technical director at Highland International and held R&D and European technical marketing roles at Bayer (now Covestro) in Pittsburgh and Leverkusen.
Dr. Robson F. Storey
Storey is currently Professor Emeritus within the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1983. He was named Bennett Distinguished Professor at USM in 2013. He has served as co-Chairman of the Waterborne, High-Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium annually since 1985. His research interests are in the area of synthetic polymer chemistry, with particular emphasis on polyolefins, especially polyisobutylene-based polymers, carbocationic olefin and anionic ring-opening polymerizations, polymer surface coatings, and biomedical/biodegradable polymers. He has published approximately 180 scientific articles in refereed journals and is the inventor on 41 granted U.S. Patents. He has graduated 40 Ph.D. and 6 Masters students. Storey obtained B.S. degrees in Polymer Science and Mathematics in 1978 from The University of Southern Mississippi, and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science in 1983 from the University of Akron. He worked at American Cyanamid as a research chemist in 1982-1983, prior to joining USM.
