AMPP Welcomes Former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino as Keynote Speaker at Annual Conference + Expo 2025 in Nashville
AMPP ANNUAL CONFERENCE + EXPO · 2025
Houston, Texas and Pittsburgh, Pa. — Nov. 12, 2024
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), the global authority in materials protection and performance, announced that Mike Massimino, Ph.D., former NASA astronaut, New York Times best-selling author, and professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, would headline the AMPP 2025 Annual Conference + Expo.
Taking place from April 6–10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., the event was set to draw more than 6,000 materials protection experts, industry leaders, and technological innovators from around the world.
Mike Massimino to Headline AMPP 2025
Massimino was scheduled to deliver a keynote titled “The Team’s Success is Your Success: You Cannot Do This Alone, You Will Succeed or Fail as a Team” at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Music City Center.
Drawing from his experiences as a NASA astronaut, engineer, and public figure, Massimino’s insights focused on teamwork, resilience, and innovation—principles with strong relevance to the materials protection and performance industry.
EVENT DETAILS
AMPP 2025 Annual Conference + Expo
Keynote Speaker: Mike Massimino, Ph.D.
Topic: “The Team’s Success is Your Success: You Cannot Do This Alone, You Will Succeed or Fail as a Team”
Date & Time: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
Location: Music City Center, Nashville, Tenn.
“We are privileged to have such a distinguished figure join us for our conference. Dr. Massimino’s journey as an astronaut and his dedication to team success align perfectly with AMPP’s goals. His story reminds us that success is built together and reflects the resilience and innovation that drive our daily work. Our attendees are in for a memorable and impactful session.”
— Alan Thomas, AMPP CEO
About Mike Massimino
In addition to his career at NASA, where he flew on two shuttle missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope, Massimino has held roles in academia and made numerous appearances on television, including the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory.
He teaches at Columbia University and is a senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. His bestselling book, Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, chronicles his journey in space and his contributions to human space exploration.
AMPP ANNUAL CONFERENCE + EXPO
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The AMPP Annual Conference + Expo is the world’s largest event for the corrosion, coatings, and materials protection industry, bringing together professionals for technical education, networking, and the latest advancements in asset protection and sustainability.
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The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) is a global community of professionals focused on the protection of assets and the performance of industrial and natural materials.
AMPP was established in 2021 following a merger between NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. The association brings together decades of corrosion control and protective coatings expertise and service to industry and members worldwide.
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