
Center for Nondestructive Evaluation
The Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE) was formed in 1985 as a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC). ISU teams with industrial and government sponsors who help guide the research and share the results. At CNDE, scientists, faculty, support staff, and graduate and undergraduate students work closely, in an interdisciplinary fashion, with industry and government agencies to advance the field of NDE in its plurality. State-of-the-art research and commercial instrumentation at CNDE support cutting-edge R&D in numerous NDE modalities and technologies.

News and Announcements
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CNDE announces the availability to two Graduate Research Assistantship (CNDE-GRA) appointments.
The Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE) at Iowa state University (ISU) announces the availability of two CNDE Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) appointments, in support of outstanding graduate students in pursuit of doctoral degrees in one of the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technical areas affiliated with CNDE.
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CNDE Acquires New Phased Array System
CNDE has acquired the Phased Array Company “Pioneer” System – a top of the line instrument for research in Ultrasonic NDE and more.
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Farzaneh Ahmadi Receives Student Best paper Award – Runner Up at ASNT Research Symposium
Farzaneh Ahmadi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) Department who conducts her research at CNDE, received the Student Best paper Award – Runner Up (2nd Place) at the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Research Symposium.
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Anna Case Receives Student Best paper Award – Runner Up at IEEE Conference
Anna Case, a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) Department who conducts her research at CNDE, received the Student Best paper Award – Runner Up (2nd Place) at the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC).
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Matthew Dvorsky Awarded his Ph.D. Degree, Remains at CNDE as Postdoctoral Research Associate
Matthew Dvorsky, a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, who has been engaged in microwave and millimeter wave NDE research at CNDE since fall 2019 was awarded his Ph.D. degree.
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CNDE Students Earn Their Degrees and Start Their New Adventures
Congratulations to Marshall Vaccaro, Chao Liu, and Ted Mathews!
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NASA Space Act Agreement expands NDE capabilities in high-frequency microwave/millimeter wave testing
Iowa State University’s microwave and millimeter wave nondestructive evaluation laboratory, directed by Reza Zoughi at the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE), will expand its capabilities through a new partnership with NASA.
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Laser Technology Inc. shearography camera donation advances CNDE capabilities
Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) has donated a LTI-2100 Digital Shearography Camera and its accessories to Iowa State University’s Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE).
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AerE’s Stephen Holland Selected Fellow of American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Stephen Holland, associate professor of aerospace engineering and associate director of Iowa State’s Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) class of 2021.
CNDE Administration
Dr. Reza Zoughi – ASC II, Suite 151
Email: rzoughi@iastate.edu
Phone: 515.294.5704
Robin Greenlee – ASC II, Suite 151
Email: robing@iastate.edu
Phone: 515.294.8152
Cheryl Sansgaard – ASC II, Suite 151
Email: cheryls@iastate.edu
Phone: 515.294.8157
Susie McBirnie – ASC II, Suite 151
Phone: 515.294.5813
Email: susiem@iastate.edu