Name

Frank J. Margetan

Contact Information

Center for Nondestructive Evaluation
129 Applied Sciences Complex II
1915 Scholl Road
Ames, IA  50011-3042
515-294-9747
515-294-7771 FAX
fmargeta@cnde.iastate.edu

CNDE Responsibilities

Frank J. Margetan is an Associate Scientist at the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation. He received a B.A. degree in Physics from Occidental College in 1969, served in the US Army during 1970-72, and then resumed his education at Iowa State University, earning a Ph. D degree in Nuclear Physics in 1978.  He was a NATO post-doctoral fellow at the University of Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1979.  After his return to the United States, Frank did research in nuclear physics and taught in the Department of Physics at Iowa State University.  He joined the staff of the Center for NDE in 1986.  His research interests include experimental investigations and theoretical model development for ultrasonic inspections.  Recent work has involved the study of ultrasonic attenuation and grain noise in nickel and titanium aerospace alloys, and modeling the effects of microstructure on ultrasonic inspections and defect detection.  He has co-authored approximately 90 articles and technical reports pertaining to ultrasonic NDE.

(Updated 8/14/2007)