David A. Lilienthal of Iowa City is named the 2003 recipient of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation's Founder's Prize. Lilienthal is a senior in Mechanical Engineering and will be receiving the BS degree in December. After graduation, he plans to seek employment as a manufacturing/NDE engineer in the Twin Cities area.

The Founder's Prize is a monetary award that is given, based on academic performance, to a student of at least junior standing who has a declared minor in nondestructive evaluation. Lilienthal was selected based upon his independent study in writing a simulation program that predicts the response of ultrasonic waves to defects in spot welds.

Funding for the Founder's Prize comes from CNDE, alumni, friends, and industrial partners.