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impressed, and we knew we were on to something.? Team Elastec partnered with Glosten Associates, Inc., a long-tenured and well-respected naval architecture and marine engineering firm, for the project. Glosten provided vessel engineering, mechanical system design, and operations supportthroughout the aggressive 45 day devel- opment process, integrating Elastec?s Grooved Disk recovery technology into a sophisticated and robust recovery sys- tem. This system, a U -shaped aluminumhull outfitted with the ingenious collec- tion and separation systems, achieved the incredible oil recovery rates. Elastec/American Marine and Glostenare currently developing this combina- tion of collection and Grooved Disk re- covery technologies into several derivative designs, including a compact, easily deployable oil -recovery package expected to be commercially available shortly. Awards Ceremony participants in- cluded Wendy Schmidt, President, Schmidt Family Foundation and Title Donor of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE; David Lawrence, Executive Vice President, Ex- ploration and Commercial, Shell Up-stream Americas; Dr. Peter H. Diaman- dis, CEO & Chairman, X PRIZEFoundation; Robert K. Weiss, Vice Chair- man & President, X PRIZE Foundation; and Cristin Dorgelo Lindsay, Vice Presi- dent, Prize Operations, X PRIZE Foun- dation. The $1.4 million Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE is thefourth competition awarded by the X PRIZE Foundation. www.xprize.org Ship Building & Repair Products CHOCKFAST ORANGE ® the reliable, poured-in-place, epoxy resin chocking system used in the installation of more than 40,000 main propulsion engines. www.chockfast.com Anti-Slip Safety Coatings American Safety Technologies has been the world leader in the manufacturer of anti-slip and interior polymeric coating systems for over 94 years. www.astantislip.com Proven Epoxy and Polymer Products for all Types of Vessels... Offshore Platforms... Mooring Buoys... Oceanographic Equipment... Crane Rails... and other Marine Applications. Interior & Exterior Deck Coverings PolySpec ® the most comprehensive line of polymeric exterior and interior decorative deck coverings available for ships and offshore drilling platforms. www.polyspec.com ? Engineered Solutions for Engineers. To learn more on how ITW Polymer Technologies can help solve your problems visit www.polytech.com. Chocking Compounds | Adhesives | Repair Products | Commercial & Marine Environment Coatings November 2011www.marinelink.com 57Put to the Test The 10 finalist teams demonstratedtheir cleanup systems individually dur- ing field testing over a 10-week pe-riod in the summer of 2011. Theteams were overseen by an panel of judges as they demonstrated theirtechnology?s ability to recover oil from the sea-water surface Ohmsett ? the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility ? in Leonardo, NJ, which is the largest out- door saltwater wave/tow facility inNorth America. MR Nov.11 # 7 (50-56):MR Template 10/28/2011 11:41 AM Page 57