October 15, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Maximum Likelihood-based Phase-Retrieval Using Fresnel Propagation Forward Models with Optional Constraints
Aditya Mohan, Ph.D., Engineer, Computational Engineering Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
September 18, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Millimeter Wave Evaluation of Metal Powder Characteristics Used in Additive Manufacturing – Possibilities & Limitations
Reza Zoughi, Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Director CNDE, Iowa State University
August 14, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Artificial Intelligence in Nondestructive Evaluation: Challenges and Paths Forward
Joel B. Harley, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Kent & Linda Fuchs Faculty Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
July 17, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Challenges and Opportunities in Gradient Materials: From Metallurgy to Processing to Inspection
Pete Collins, Ph.D., Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University
June 12, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Mathematical-Numerical Modeling Approaches to Enhance the Performance of Ultrasonic NDT
Martin Spies, Ph.D., Baker Hughes
May 15, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
NDE of Railroads, Successes, Challenges & Opportunities
Anish Poudel, Ph.D., Research & Innovations, MxV Rail
April 17, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Overview of Model-assisted POD Methodology and Enhancing Limited-Sample POD Estimation Using Models and Advanced Regression Techniques
John Aldrin, Ph.D., Computational Tools & Qing Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University
March 13, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Guided Wave Time Reversal Techniques for NDE Applications
Junzhen Wang, Ph.D., Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Iowa State University
February 20, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Analytical Solutions for Crack Propagation and Diffraction of Plane Waves by a Rigid Strip
Pulkit Kumar, Ph.D., Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Iowa State University
January 9, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Using Computed Tomography to Study the Density, Packing, and Crushing of Materials
Michelle Espy, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
December 5, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Generation of Higher Harmonics and their Application to Material Characterization
Laurence J. Jacobs, Ph.D.. Georgia Institute of Technology
October 10, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Recent Advances in Electrical Impedance Tomography for Embedded Sensing
John Wertz, Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXCA)
August 15, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Nondestructive Imaging of Biological Tissues with Photoacoustic Imaging
Manjoit Pramanik, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Iowa State University
June 13, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Data Fusion for Multiscale Mixed-Modality Microstructure Characterization
John Wertz, Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXCA) & Laura Homa, University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI)
April 11, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Nature-Inspired Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Nicole Hashemi, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
February 15, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Probability of Detection: Research Advances for Continuous Signal-Responses
Christine Knott, Ph.D., Research Mathematician, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXCA)
December 7, 2023
Using X-Rays to Visualize Multiphase Flows
Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel – Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE)
October 19, 2023
NASA’s Emerging Needs in NDE for Space Exploration
K. Elliott Cramer – NASA Langley Research Center
August 24, 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in NDT – A Perspective on Progress, Challenges and Future Directions
John C. Aldrin – Computational Tools
June 15, 2023
Calibrations and Calibration Certificates: How to Use Them
Professor Alessandro Ferrero – Dept. of Electronics, Information & Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
April 4, 2023
Shearography NDE
John Newman – Laser Technology Inc.
February 9, 2023
NASA’s Efforts to Improve Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Additive Manufacturing and in Space Inspection
Eric Burke – Research & Development Physicist, NASA Langley Research Center
December 15, 2022
Structural Health Monitoring: Historical Development, Current Status, Research Needs
Charles R. (Chuck) Farrar, Ph.D., PE, The Engineering Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory
October 6, 2022
Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar Polarimetry for Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
Dr. Matthew Dvorsky, Postdoctoral Research Associate, CNDE, Iowa State University
August 25, 2022
Probability of Detection: Standard Methods and New Research
Christine Henry, Research Mathematician, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXCA)
June 16, 2022
Ultrasound NDE Using Dispersion Compensated Guided Wave Measurements
Ron Roberts, Associate Professor, CNDE, Iowa State University
April 25, 2022
ABC’s of Nonlinear Resonance Ultrasound Spectroscopy: Alloys, Bones and Concrete are Just the Start
D. J. Barnard, Research Scientist, CNDE, Iowa State University
February 18, 2022
Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluations
Jiming Song, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Yuan Ji, Research Scientist, CNDE, Iowa State University
December 17, 2021
Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement for NDE
Tayeb Al Qaseer, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, CNDE, Iowa State University
October 15, 2021
Using Heat to See Into Structures: Thermography for Non-Destructive Evaluation
Stephen D. Holland, Aerospace Engineering Department, Iowa State University
August 13, 2021
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Evaluation of Layered Composite Structures
Reza Zoughi, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Director CNDE, Iowa State University
June 15, 2021
Principles of Additive Manufacturing and Their Impact on Possibilities of Quality Assurance
Pete Collins, Materials Science & Engineering Department, CNDE, Iowa State University