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Webinar Archive
2026
February 19, 2026 – 10 a.m. CT
Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering: Current Trends and Future Developments
Andrea MASSA, Ph.D., ELEDIA Research Center, Unisversity of Trento
January 15, 2026 – 10 a.m. CT
Eddy Currents Beyond NDE: Applications in Humanitarian Demining and Soil Sensing
Darko Vasić, Ph.D., Professor, University of Zagreb
2025
December 18, 2025 – 10 a.m. CT
Process Compensated Resonance Testing (PCRT) for Aerospace and AM Material NDT Applications
Julieanne Heffernan, Program Lead of PCRT, Vibrant Corporation, and Jim Colovos, PCRT Certification II
November 13, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Mohamed Subair Syed Akabar Ali, Ph.D., and John Aldrin, Ph.D., Computational Tools
October 16, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
K. Aditya Mohan, Ph.D., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
September 18, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central Time
Reza Zoughi, Ph.D. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 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 Modelling 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
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)
2024
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)
2023
December 7, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. CST
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 – 10:00 a.m. CST
NASA’s Emerging Needs in NDE for Space Exploration
K. Elliott Cramer – NASA Langley Research Center
August 24, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. CST
John C. Aldrin – Computational Tools
June 15, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Calibrations and Calibration Certificates: How to Use Them
Professor Alessandro Ferrero – Dept. of Electronics, Information & Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
April 4, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. CST
John Newman – Laser Technology Inc.
February 9, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Eric Burke – Research & Development Physicist, NASA Langley Research Center
2022
December 15, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. CST
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 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar Polarimetry for Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
Dr. Matthew Dvorsky, Postdoctoral Research Associate, CNDE, Iowa State University
August 25, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Probability of Detection: Standard Methods and New Research
Christine Henry, Research Mathematician, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RXCA)
June 16, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Ultrasound NDE Using Dispersion Compensated Guided Wave Measurements
Ron Roberts, Associate Professor, CNDE, Iowa State University
April 25, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. CST
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 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Eddy Current Nondestructive Evaluations
Jiming Song, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Yuan Ji, Research Scientist, CNDE, Iowa State University
2021
December 17, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement for NDE
Tayeb Al Qaseer, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, CNDE, Iowa State University
October 15, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Using Heat to See Into Structures: Thermography for Non-Destructive Evaluation
Stephen D. Holland, Aerospace Engineering Department, Iowa State University
August 13, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Evaluation of Layered Composite Structures
Reza Zoughi, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Director CNDE, Iowa State University
June 15, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. CST
Principles of Additive Manufacturing and Their Impact on Possibilities of Quality Assurance
Pete Collins, Materials Science & Engineering Department, CNDE, Iowa State University