Past Faculty Grant Recipients

2021

• Dr. Tzuyang Yu, University of Massachusetts Lowell: "Improving a Multimodal, Multiscale, and Multispectral NDT Course at UMass Lowell"
• Dr. Hossein Taheri,  Georgia Southern University: "Development of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Course for Manufacturing Engineering"

2019

• Dr. Tsuchin Philip Chu, Southern Illinois University: “New NDT Course experiments for Aerospace and Civil Infrastructure Applications.”
• Rakesh Kumar Behera, New York University: “Development for Graduate Level Online Course on NDE (ME-GY-7333).”

2018

• Mr. Aleksander Vakanski & Dr. Lee Ostrom, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls: “Enhancing Opportunities for Distance Education in Non-Destructive Testing via a Web-based Course.”
• Dr. David Eisenmann, Iowa State University: “Development of a Course in Applied Nondestructive Testing/Evaluation.”

2017

• Yiming Deng & Lalita Udpa: "Development of Electromagnetic NDE Sensor Technologies Course at Michigan State University"
• Tsuchin Philip Chu: "Development of a New Course for Engineering Students, ME/CE486: Introduction to Nondestructive Testing"

2016

• Ahmed Abdel-Mohti, Hui Shen, & J. Blake Hylton: "An Interdisciplinary Approach: The Use of Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation in Engineering Applications"
• Paul J. Schafbuch: "Introductory NDT for Core Mechanics and Aerospace Structures Courses"

2015

• Ahmed Arabi Haassen, Haibin Ning, and Uday Vaidya: “Development of Non Destructive Evaluation Course (MSE 433/533) to Include a Module for Integrating NDE for Composite Materials Industries”
• Aleksandar Vakanski: “Development of a New Course ‘Introduction to Non-destructive Testing’ with the University of Idaho”

2014

• Didem Ozevin and Ernesto Indacochea: “Revision of CME 594 Characterization of Materials using Nondestructive Testing Methods”
• John S. Popovics:  “Curriculum Expansion to Incorporate Laboratory NDT for Corrosion”

2013

• Todd Sulchek:  “Development of curricula for engineering students focused on new nondestructive testing for the course MEMS Fabrication (CHBE/ECE/ME 6229)”
• Xiaoning Jiang: “Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation – An Undergraduate Course at NC State”

2012

• Tsuchin Philip Chu:  “Development of NDT Modules for Engineering Students”
• Kimberly Kurtis, David Scot and Yang Wang: “Development of New Nondestructive Testing Course for Inclusion in the Engineering Curricula at The Georgia Institute of Technology”

2011

• Ivan Bartoli and Antonios Kontsos:  “Revision of Undergraduate/Graduate Course CIVE 615: ‘Infrastructure Condition Evaluation via NDT’”
• Salvatore Salamone:  “Revision of Graduate Course CIE500S ‘Introduction to Nondestructive Evaluation’”

2010

• Yiming J. Deng:  “Developing New Nondestructive Testing Courses to Serve the Denver Metropolitan Area and the State of Colorado”
• Scott R. Short:  “Revision of MEE 431 Composite Materials so as to Include a Lecture Component on NDE”

2009

• Norbert Delatte: “Redesign of a Nondestructive Testing Course for Blended Learning”
• John C. Duke, Jr: “Design Course Module – Sustainable System Design”

2008

• Nicola Bowler:  “Graduate Course in Eddy Current NDE for Distance Learning”
• John Rajadas and Sangram S. Redkar: “Nondestructive Testing Laboratory Enhancement”

2007

• Piervincenzo Rizzo:  “Development of Undergraduate Course CEE1370 Nondestructive Evaluation”
• Parviz Yavari: “Development of Inspection Measurement Lab (ET313L)”

2006

• Anwar Haque:  “Development of Web-based Modules and Improvement of an Existing Nondestructive Evaluation Course”

2005

• Iris V. Rivero:  “Fundamentals of Nondestructive Testing”
• Glenn A. Washer:  “Nondestructive Evaluation for Post-event Condition Assessment”

2004

• Thomas F. Lukach: “Nondestructive Testing, Evaluation and Applications”
• Jamal Rhazi: “Development of a Course on Nondestructive Testing and Instrumental of Civil Engineering”

2003

• Francesco Lanza di Scalea and Vistasp Karbhari: “Development of Undergraduate Course SE163: Nondestructive Evaluation”
• Angie Hill Price and Robert W. Bolton:  “Integration of Inspection Methodologies in a Manufacturing Curriculum”

2002

• John C. Duke, Jr:  “Database of NDE Images”
• Kevin K. Tseng: “Integration of NDT into CE295 Mechanics of Composite Materials Course”

2001

• John C. Duke, Jr:  “NDE Lecture Modules”
• Philip McNew:  “Nondestructive Testing Laboratory”

2000

• Guillermo Ramirez:  “Development of New Courses in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Memphis”

1999

• David Hintenlang: “Distance Education in Nondestructive Testing for Engineers”
• Kevin Rens: “Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering”