Bruce Thompson was recognized with the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Research Council's Award for Sustained Excellence at the March 2007 meeting of the Society.  Dr. Thompson was nominated by Kevin Smith of Pratt & Whitney with supporting letters from Bob Green, Johns Hopkins University; James Malas, US Air Force Research Laboratory; Alex Schwarzkopf, National Science Foundation; and Aquil Ahmad of Eaton Corporation on behalf of the CNDE Industrial Advisory Board.  In Smith's nomination  of Bruce, he commented that Bruce has demonstrated sustained excellence in research in the field of nondestructive testing through a long career filled with achievements leading to significant advancements in the state-of the-art.  In addition to highlighting Bruce's research achievements, mentoring of students, and excellent academic credentials, Bruce was also recognized for his exceptional capability to perceive the possibilities for how theoretical concepts can be applied to industrial concerns.  "Few individuals possess the depth of knowledge and the ability to transform that knowledge into useful information as Bruce Thompson." 

Bruce provided the keynote lecture for the Thursday morning session, highlighting his work with microstructural characterization and continued the day as the chair of the POD Tutorial session.  The POD Tutorial session was provided by Bill Meeker, (Distinguished Profession, ISU) and Floyd Spencer (Sandia National Laboratories), colleagues that Bruce has also worked closely with in the POD and reliability areas.  The POD Tutorial session was well attended.  Copies of the presentations can be accesses at http://www.cnde.iastate.edu/MAPOD/. 

Congratulations to Bruce on this well-deserved honor.