Name

Daniel J. Barnard

Contact Information

Center for Nondestructive Evaluation
153 Applied Sciences Complex III
1917 Scholl Road
Ames, IA  50011-3051
515-294-8064
515-294-7771 FAX
dbarnard@cnde.iastate.edu

CNDE Responsibilities

Daniel J. Barnard is Assistant Engineer at the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation and Assistant Scientist at the Ames Laboratory, USDOE.  He received a MS in Metallurgy from Iowa State University in 1995.  He has been active in NDE research since 1990, when he began as an undergraduate research assistant at the Ames Laboratory, participating primarily in research in linear and nonlinear acoustic methods.  Work at the Center for NDE involves the development and testing of methods and equipment for characterizing damage in composite materials and aero engine alloys.  Activities at the Ames Laboratory include destructive and nondestructive methods for mechanical properties determination of metals, metal alloys and ceramics.  Prior to ISU, he was an engineering and projects manager working in nuclear and fossil fueled power plant and refinery construction.

(Updated 6/20/2007)