Past Fellowship Award Recipients

2021

Georgia Institute of Technology: "Computed Tomography-Based Structural Modeling for NDE of Additively Manufactured Lattices"
- Dr. Christopher Saldana, Faculty
- Elliott W. Jost, Graduate Student
Iowa State University: “Corrugated Sensing Skin for Continuous Monitoring of Welds.”
- Simon Laflamme and Dr. David Eisenmann, Faculty
- Han Liu, Graduate Student
Michigan State University: “Design of Metamaterial Lens for Enhancing Far Field Microwave Imaging Resolution.”
- Dr. Lalita Udpa, Faculty
- Srijan Datta, Graduate Student
Michigan State University: “Application of Guided Waves for Controlled Electromagnetic Targeted Heating of Continuous Bond Line.”
- Dr. Yiming Deng and Dr. Mahmoodul Haq, Faculty
- Rajendra Prasath Palanisamy, Graduate Student
New Mexico State University: “Developing bio-inspired tap-testing for inspection of wooden structures.”
- Dr. Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, Faculty
- Hamidreza Nemati, Graduate Student

2020

Iowa State University: "Bayesian and data fusion approaches to improve real-time capabilities of in-situ NDE via a thermal imaging case study on a hybrid machine.”
- Zhan Zhang and Hantang Qin, Faculty
- Xiao Zhang, Graduate Student
New Mexico State University: "Evaluation of Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) cracks on railheads using nonlinear ultrasound in phase-space domain.”
- Dr. Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, Faculty
- Sina Zamen, Graduate Student
Southern Illinois University: "Ultrasonic Characteristics of Residual Stress in Additively Manufactured Components.”
- Dr. Tsuchin Philip Chu, Faculty
- Merrill Dennison, Graduate Student
University of Maryland: "Early prediction of fatigue failure and remaining useful life estimation of CFRP materials based on acoustic emission waveform information entropy.”
- Mohammad Modarres, Faculty
- Seyed Foad Karimian, Graduate Student
University of Pittsburgh: "An integrated NDT system to characterize rocks.”
- Dr. Piervincenzo Rizzo and Dr. Andrew Bunger, Faculty
- Yuhui Zeng, Graduate Student

2019

Iowa State University: "A Hybrid Non-Destructive Evaluation Probe for Characterization of Oxidized Nuclear Fuel Cladding Alloys"
- Nicola Bowler, Professor
- Trishelle Copeland-Jones, Graduate Student
Pennsylvania State University: "Linear and Nonlinear Resonance Ultrasonic Spectroscopy for Real-time Process Control of Additively Manufactured Parts"
- Parisa Shokouhi and Jacques Riviere, Professors
- Prabhakaran Manogharan, Graduate Student
Southern Illinois University: "Critical Porosity Defect Analysis Using Various Modes of Ultrasonic Immersion Testing"
- Dr. Tsuchin Philip Chu, Professor
- Connor Seavers, Graduate Student
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: "Identification of internal damage mechanisms in metallic glasses via in-situ acoustic emission"
- Robert Maass, Professor
- Amlan Das, Graduate Student
University of Pittsburgh: "Nonlinear Solitary Waves for the Detection of Corrosion at any Temperature"
- Piervincenzo Rizzo, Professor
- Hoda Jalali, Graduate Student

2018

University of Texas at Austin: “MEWR – A bio-inspired probabilistic framework for structural health monitoring of complex structures.”
- Dr. Salvatore Salamone, Professor
- Arvin Ebrahimkhanlou, Graduate Student
Portland State University: “Early-Detection of ASR deterioration in laboratory concrete specimens using full-waveform ultrasonic monitoring.”
- Dr. Thomas Schumacher & Dr. Jason Ideker, Professors
- Ali Hafiz, Graduate Student
Drexel University: “Identification of Water Pipe Material Based on Stress Wave Propagation.”
- Dr. Kurt Sjoblom & Dr. Ivan Bartoli, Professors
- Peyman Aminpour, Graduate Student
Georgia Institute of Technology: “Development of a comparison model between second harmonic generation and nonlinear resonant ultrasound spectroscopy to improve material characterization.”
- Lawrence Jacobs, Professor
- Katherine Marie Scott, Graduate Student
Iowa State University: “Surface Sensing-Based Technique for Nondestructive Evaluation and Prediction in Additive Manufacturing”
- An Chen & Simon Laflamme, Professors
- Jin Yan, Graduate Student

2017

Brigham Young University: “Vertical Impedance Scanner for Non-destructive Concrete Bridge Deck Assessment without Direct Rebar Attachment.”
- Dr. Brian Mazzeo, Professor
- Jeffrey Barton, Graduate Student
Texas A&M University: “Ground Penetrating Radar as a Quality Assurance Tool in Hot-Mix Asphalt Road Construction.”
- Dr. Dallas Little, Professor & Stephen Sebesta, Technical Advisor
- Bryan Wilson, Graduate Student
Virginia Tech: “Seismic NDT for High-Frequency, in SITU Diagnosis of Civil Structures”
- Dr. Pablo Tarazaga, Professor
- Rodrigo Sarlo, Graduate Student
Michigan State University: ” A Hybrid Electromagnetic Imaging System (HEMIS) for rapid inspection of composites”
- Dr. Lalita Udpa, Professor
- Saptarshi Mukherjee, Graduate Student
Missouri University of Science and Technology: “Millimeter Wave Evaluation of Surface-Breaking Cracks in the Presence of Significant Surface Corrosion”
- Dr. Reza Zoughi, Professor
- John Gallion, Graduate Student

2016

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: “Nondestructive Evaluation/Characterization of High Temperature Hydrogen Attack in Carbon Steels.”
- Henrique Reis, Professor
- John Conway, Graduate Student
Pennsylvania State University “Robot-Delivered Laser Ultrasonics System for Inspection of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Harsh Environments”
- Dr. Cliff Lissenden & Dr. Sungho Choi, Professors
- Mostafa Hasanian, Graduate Student
Iowa State University: “Study of a Smart Concrete for Enhanced NDT of Large-Scale Structures”
- Dr. Simon Laflamme & Dr. Kejin Wang, Professors
- Irvin Pinto, Graduate Student
Michigan State University: “Hybrid Acousto-optic Health Monitoring of Structural Composites”
- Dr. Mahmoodul Haq, Professor
- Oleksii Karpenko, Graduate Student
Iowa State University: ”Wavefield Modeling and Propagation of Ultrasound for Additive Manufacturing Materials”
- Timothy Bigelow & Dr. Leonard Bond, Professors
- Hossein Taheri, Graduate Student

2015

Northwestern University: “Nanoscale Nondestructive Metrology of Nanoelectrics using Picosecond Ultrasonic Near-Field Optical Microscopy”
- Oluwaseyi Balogun, Professor
- Xiang Chen, Graduate Student
Missouri University of Science & Technology: “Active Microwave Thermography for Nondestructive Evaluation of FRP-Rehabilitated Concrete Structures”
- Kristen M. Donnell & Lesley H. Sneed, Professors
- Ali Foudazi, Graduate Student
North Carolina State University: “Large-Area Electrical Resistance Tomography Based Sensing Skin for Reinforced Concrete Structures”
- Mohammad Pour-Ghaz & Reza Rashetnia, Professors
North Carolina State University: “High-density Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing Networks for NDE of Composite Materials”
- Kara Peters, Professor
- William Stewart, Graduate Student
University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Piervincenzo Rizzo & Amir Nasrollahi, Professors

2014

Drexel University: “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Infrastructure Evaluation”
- Antonios Kontsos & Ivan Bartoli, Professors
- Andrew Ellenberg, Graduate Student
Iowa State University of Science & Technology Center for NDE: “A Self-Adhesive Capacitive Sensor for Nuclear Power Plant Cables Monitoring”
- Nicola Bowler, Professor
- Weixing Sun, Graduate Student
Michigan State University: “Microwave Tomography Using Metamaterial-Inspired Reflect Array”
- Prem Chahal, Professor
- Amin Tayebi, Graduate Student
Missouri University of Science & Technology: “Evaluation of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Using Frequency Selective Surfaces”
- Kristen M. Donnell & Edward Kinzel, Professors
- Dustin Pieper, Graduate Student

2013

Iowa State University: “High Intensity Probe for Magnetic Non-destructive Evaluation”
- David Jiles & Ikenna Cajetan Nlebedim, Professors
- Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Graduate Student
Michigan State University: “Structural Health Monitoring using THz Metamaterial Sensors”
- Premjeet Chahal, Professor
- Kyoung Park, Graduate Student
The Texas A&M University: “Condition Assessment of Bridge Post-Tensioning Using NDE Methonds”
- Stefan Hurlebaus, Professor
- Joshua White, Graduate Student

2012

Georgia Institute of Technology: “Load‐enhanced Methods for Lamb Wave in situ NDE of Complex Components”
- Jennifer Michaels, professor
- Xin Chen, graduate student
Iowa State University: “Dielectrometry Sensors for NDE of Glass‐fiber Polymer‐matrix Composites”
- Nicola Bowler, professor
- Robert Sheldon, graduate student
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign: “Nondestructive In‐place Condition Assessment of Concrete Rail Ties using Air‐coupled Ultrasound”
- John Popovics, professor
- Suyun Ham, graduate student
University of Texas at Austin: “Analysis and Development of a Focused Spark Source for Air‐coupled Ultrasonic NDT”
- Jinying Zhu & Michael Haberman, professors
- Yi‐Te Tsai, graduate student
West Virginia University: “In Vivo Nanosensors for Defect Identification using Flexible, Optically Transparent, Deformation Responsive Wrinkled Single‐walled Carbon Nanotube Meshes”
- Daneesh Simien, professor
- Pallavi Anipindi, graduate student

2011

Georgia Institute of Technology: “Non‐Destructive Testing of Thermally Exposed Nickel‐Base Superalloys via Electrical Resistivity Testing and Neutron Scattering Experiments”
- Rosario Gerhardt, professor
- Ricky Whelchel, graduate student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “Remote Detection of Damage in FRP‐retrofitted Concrete Structures Using Acoustic‐Laser Vibrometry”
- Oral Buyukozturk, professor
- Justin Chen, graduate student
Michigan State University: “Wireless Ultrasonic Sensor Network Systems for Online Monitoring”
- Lalita Udpa, professor
- Gerges Dibs, graduate student
The Pennsylvania State University: “A Novel Ultrasonic Vibration Nondestructive Evaluation Technique”
- Joseph Rose, professor
- Cody Borigo, graduate student
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign: “X‐Ray Tomographic and Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation Measurements of Wooden Blocks Exposed to Controlled Decay”
- Henrique Reis, professor
- Megan McGovern, graduate student

2010

Case Western Reserve University: “Advanced NDT Technology for Preventing Freezing Damage of Early‐stage Concrete”
- Xiong (Bill) Yu, professor
- Chen‐Yuan Chung, graduate student
Michigan State University: “Time Reversal Microwave Studies for NDE of Composite Structures”
- Lalita Udpa, professor
- Charles Bardel, graduate student
Missouri University of Science and Technology: “Improving Efficiency of Microwave Imaging Systems Using Compressive Sensing Technology”
- Yahong Rosa Zheng & Reza Zoughi, professors
- Hamed Kajbaf, graduate student
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale: “Intelligent Nondestructive Evaluation Expert System for Aircraft Carbon/Carbon Composite Brakes Using Infrared Thermography and Air‐coupled Ultrasound”
- Tsuchin Philip Chu, professor
- Anish Poudel, graduate student
University of California, San Diego: “Stress Prediction through Nonlinear Ultrasonics in Waveguides”
- Francesco Lanza di Scalea, professo
- Robert Phillips, graduate student

2009

Iowa State University: “Quantitative Capacitive NDE for Materials Characterization”
- Nicola Bowler, professor
- Tianming Chen, graduate student
Missouri University of Science and Technology: “Extension of Microwave and Millimeter Wave Synthetic Aperture and Holographic (3D) Imaging to Complex Composite Structures”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Mojtaba Fallahpour, graduate student
Pennsylvania State University: “Defect Characterization Potential in Buried Pipe with Ultrasonic Guided Waves”
- Joseph L. Rose, professor
- Jia Hua, graduate student
University of Pittsburgh: “Highly Nonlinear Solitary Waves for NDT of Civil Structures”
- Piervincenzo Rizzo, professor
- Xianglei Ni, graduate student
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: “Global/Local Distributed Strain/Temperature Measurements in Composite Materials”
- John C. Duke, Jr., professor
- Douglas A. Harold, graduate student

2008

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “Far‐Field Airborne Radar for the Condition Assessment of Critical Civil Infrastructures Pipeline”
- Oral Buyukozturk, professor
- Tzu-Yang Yu, graduate student
University of Missouri – Columbia: “Raman Spectroscopy for the Nondestructive Testing of Composite Materials”
- Glenn A. Washer, professor
- Frank D. Blum, Jr., graduate student
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: “Development of an NDE Tool for SHM of Advanced Fiber reinforced Composite Material Components”
- John C. Duke, professor
- Arnab Gupta, graduate student

2007

Pennsylvania State University: “Improved Performance of Long‐Range Guided‐Wave Ultrasonic Inspection of Pipeline”
- Joseph L. Rose, professor
- Jason K. Van Velsor, graduate student
Stevens Institute of Technology: “Fabrication and Characterization of Nano AFCs as Acoustic Emission Sensor”
- Yong Shi, professor
- Shiyou Xu, graduate student
University of Maryland, Baltimore County: “Vibration‐Based Structural Damage Detection with Application to Joint Damage Detection”
- Weidong Zhu, professor
- Kun He, graduate student

2006

Iowa State University: “Air‐Coupled Ultrasonic Inspection of a Carbon Composite Wing Spur – An Industrial Application”
- David K. Hsu, professor
- Adam H. Kite, graduate student
University of California – San Diego: “Built‐in System for the Structural Health Monitoring of Adhesively‐ Bonded Components in Aerospace Structures”
- Francesco Lanza di Scalea, professor
- Ivan Bartoli, graduate student
University of Missouri – Rolla: “Combination of Chirped Microwave and Embedded Modulated Scatterer Techniques for Composite Inspection”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Kristen M. Muñoz, graduate student

2005

Brigham Young University: “D‐fiber for Multidimensional Sensor Applications”
- Richard H. Selfridge & Stephen M. Schultz, professors
- Tyson Lee Lowder, graduate student
Colorado School of Mines: “Real‐Time Determination of Solid Fraction in Semi‐solid Metal Melts Using Ultrasound Techniques”
- David L. Olson & Patricio F. Mendez, professors
- Joshua E. Jackson, graduate student
Pennsylvania State University: “An Optimized Sensor Grid for Structural Health Monitoring of Modern Aircraft”
- Joseph L. Rose, professor
- Huidong Gao, graduate student

2004

Colorado School of Mines: “Nondestructive Determination of Nitrogen and Thermally Induced Stress in Austenitic Stainless Steel Weldments Utilizing the Seebeck Effect”
- David L. Olson, professor
- Angelique N. Lasseigne, student
Michigan State University: “Application of Finite Element Modeling for Magnetooptic Imaging”
- Lalita Udpa, professor
- Xin Liu, student
University of Missouri – Rolla: “High Resolution Three Dimensional Microwave and Millimeter Wave Imaging”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Rajesh Koganti, student

2003

Iowa State University: “A Novel Nondestructive Testing Approach for Evaluating the Integrity of Superconducting Layered Structures (Planar and Cylindrical Formations)”
- Mani Mina, professor
- Norm Anderson, graduate student
Pennsylvania State University: “Guided Wave Tuning for Enhanced Tomographic Imaging”
- Joseph L. Rose, professor
- Bian Hongxin, graduate student
University of Cincinnati: “Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Bridges: Development of Modal Test Calibrated Modeling and Rating Software Tools”
- Arthur Helmicki and James Swanson, professors
- Scott Kangas and Xiaoyi Wang, graduate students

2002

University of California at San Diego: “Load Measurement and Health Monitoring in Cable Stays via Guided Wave Magnetostrictive Ultrasonics”
- Francesco Lanza di Scalea, professor
- Piervincenzo Rizzo, graduate student
University of Missouri at Rolla: “Microwave Evaluation of Cyclical Chloride Ingress in Mortar”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Kristen Muñoz, graduate student

2001

University of Akron: “A Transmission Line Model (TLM) for Microwave Nondestructive Evaluation”
- Nathan Ida, professor
- Razvan Ciocan, graduate student
Johns Hopkins University: “Noncontact and Remote Methods for Railroad Track Inspection and Long Range Detection for Broken Rails”
- Robert E. Green, Jr., professor
- Shant Kenderian, graduate student
Dartmouth College: “Damage Localization in Smart Structures Using Vibration‐Based Nondestructive Evaluation Metrics”
- Laura R. Ray, professor
- Bong-Hwan Koh, graduate student

2000

Pennsylvania State University: “Guided Wave Frequency and Phase Velocity Tuning for Remote Detection of Hidden Defects in Aircraft Structure”
- Joseph Rose, professor
- Thomas R. Hay, graduate student
Colorado State University: “Crack Dimensional Analysis and Modeling Optimization of Tight Crack Detection in Metals Using Coaxial Sensors at Microwave Frequencies”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Narisi Wang, graduate student
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: “Health Monitoring of an FRP Bridge Deck”
- John C. Duke, professor
- Marybeth Miceli, graduate student

1999

State University of New York at Buffalo: “A Nondestructive Magnetic Testing Method for Assessment of Mechanical Properties and Materials Damage in Ferritic Steels”
- Harsh Chopra and Robert Wetherhold, professors
- Kevin Kankolenski and David Yang, graduate students
The Georgia Institute for Technology: “Nondestructive Measurement of Residual Stresses in Crystals by Automatic Near Infrared Photoelasticity”
- Steven Danyluk, professor
- Tieyu Zheng, graduate student
Johns Hopkins University: “High Resolution Laser Ultrasonic C‐scan of Protective Coatings”
- James Spicer, professor
- Christopher Richardson, graduate student

1998

Colorado State University: “Microwave Analysis and Modeling of Surface Crack Detection in Metals Using Open‐ended Coaxial Lines”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Yong Wang, graduate student
Johns Hopkins University: “NDE of Ultra‐light Metals”
- Robert E. Green, Jr., professor
- Amy Waters, graduate student
University of Missouri–Columbia: “Measurement of Acoustic Fields within Materials and Inversion to Elastic Constraints and Attenuation”
- Steven P. Neal, professor
- Matthew L. Wicks, graduate student

1997

Johns Hopkins University: “Microwave Dielectrometry of Plastics”
- James W. Wagner, professor
- Jennifer Schlegel, graduate student
Pennsylvania State University: “Corrosion Detection with Ultrasonic Guided Waves Using Comb Tranducers”
- Joseph L. Rose, professor
- Michael J. Quarry, graduate student
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: “Proposal for Acoustic Emission Technique for Machine Insulation Diagnosis”
- J. Keith Nelson, professor
- Hong Li, graduate student

1996

Iowa State University: “Fatigue and Stress Corrosion Crack Modeling”
- William Lord, professor
- Gregory Kobidze, graduate student
Johns Hopkins University: “Determination and Monitoring of Through Hole Diameters in Printed Circuit Boards during Electrolytic Plating”
- Robert E. Green, Jr., professor
- Tobias P. Berndt, graduate student
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: “Development of Image Analysis Techniques for Assessment of Pavements and Infrastructure Components”
- John C. Duke, Jr., professor
- Michael Scott, graduate student

1995

The Ohio State University: “Development of a New Ultrasonic Method for Residual Stress Determination in Anisotropic Materials”
- Stanislav I. Rokhlin, professor
- Andrey Degtyar, graduate student
The University of Virginia: “High Resolution Neutron Radioscopy and Computed Tomography”
- Jack S. Brenzier, professor
- Dudley A. Raine, III, graduate student
Colorado State University: “Ultra High Resolution Thickness Measurements of Slabs and Disbonds Using an Open‐Ended Waveguide”
- Reza Zoughi, professor
- Sheila D. Gray, graduate student

1994

Clarkson University: “Nondestructive Temperature Measurement in Enclosures with Hidden Surfaces Using the Inverse Radiation Heat Transfer Method”
- Eric F. Thacher, professor
- Joseph C. Craparo, graduate student
Georgia Institute of Technology: “Nondestructive Measurement of Fatigue in Thin Metal Films”
- Steven Danyluk, professor
- Kasey Ghaffari, graduate student
Wayne State University: “Nondestructive Characterization of Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Polymer Composite Laminates by Use of Damping Measurements”
- Ronald F. Gibson, professor
- Hui Zhao, graduate student

1993

Cornell University: “Detecting Voids in Post‐tensioned Concrete Structures Using the Impact Echo Method”
- Mary Sansalone, professor
- Barbara Jaeger, graduate student
Rutgers University: “Nondestructive Testing of Pavements by the Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves”
- Nenad Gucunski and M.H. Maher, professors
- Vahid Ganji, graduate student
Johns Hopkins University: “Nondestructive Testing of Defects in Thick Composites Containing Imbedded Sensors”
- Robert E. Green, Jr., professor
- Christopher Byrne, graduate student

1992

University of Missouri–Columbia: “A Model‐Based Approach to Acoustic Noise Power Spectrum Estimation”
- Steven P. Neal, professor
- Mark D. Russell, graduate student

1991

The Ohio State University: “Development of Stereoscopic Three‐Dimensional Computer‐aided Tomography”
- Stanislav I. Rokhlin, professor
- Michael Donahue, graduate student

1990

Pennsylvania State University, Engineering Science and Mechanics Department: “Development of a System for In‐Process Characterization of Properties and Forming Characteristics of Copper Alloy Strip”
- Clayton Ruud, professor
- Krzystofer “Kris” Kozaczek, graduate student

1989

Duke University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science: “Correlation Studies of Positron Annihilation Spectroscopic Measurements with Dielectric Loss and Dynamic Mechanical Loss Spectroscopic Measurements in Amorphous Polystyrene”
- Phil Jones, professor
- Kevin R. Lyn, graduate student

1987

University of Alabama in Huntsville, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering: “A Fiber‐Optic Based Thermal Acousto‐optic System for Non‐contacting Nondestructive Evaluation”
- John A. Gilbert, professor
- Bruce R. Peters, graduate student

1986

Oklahoma University, School of Aerospace: “Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering”
- Davis M. Egle and Ronald A. Kline, professors
- Chia-Pin Hsiao, graduate student

1985

Drexel University, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department: “Anomaly Identification in Composite Materials”
- Joseph L. Rose, professor

1983

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Material Science and Engineering:  “Nondestructive Measurement of Crack Propagation during Fracture Mechanics Testing of Compact Tension in Metal Specimens”
- Robert E. Green, Jr., professor
- Sanford Buxbaum, graduate student

1982

Colorado State University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering: “Residual and Active Leakage Field Modeling”
- William Lord, professor
- Scott Heath, graduate student

1981

The Ohio State University, Dept. of Welding Engineering: “NDE Characterization of Weld Metal”
- Laszlo Adler, professor
- Shaio-Wen Wang, graduate student