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ZAC SEBREN
Director, NDT Seals Inc., Houston, TX
MEMBER OF ASNT SINCE JULY 2016
HOW DO YOU VOLUNTEER?
I first volunteered to help on the
newsletter/yearbook committee
for the Greater Houston Section.
Soon thereafter, I was sitting on
the scholarship and golf tourna-
ment committees for the Section.
Before long, I was nominated as a
director-at-large, served as treasurer,
vice chair, and chair of the Section
before being appointed as chair
of the ASNT Section Management
Division of the Section Operations
Council (SOC), before finally
ending up where I am now, chair
of the SOC. Whew! To date, I have
volunteered for nine years, served
on five section committees, and
three ASNT committees, as well as
served in six section positions and
two national positions.
WHAT’S THE BEST
THING ABOUT
VOLUNTEERING?
Like many others in our industry,
I didn’t know what nondestruc-
tive testing (NDT) was. Once I
realized the importance of NDT
and the benefits provided by
ASNT, I was moved to not only tell
everyone about it, but also how
they could get involved. Over the
years, I’ve had the opportunity
to meet students learning NDT
and to help others move into the
industry. This, by far, has been
the most rewarding part of volun-
teering for the Society. And there
is also the added bonus of the
amazing people you meet who
are also so passionate for our
profession and our Society!
WHEN I’M NOT WORKING
OR VOLUNTEERING, I’M…
planning my future with my new
wife! Moving into this next chapter
of our lives has already been so
rewarding and we’re not even a
month into our marriage. 10/10
recommend!
MY FAVORITE ASNT
MEMBER BENEFIT IS:
The Society provides so many
benefits to its members, from ship-
ping and medical insurance, to
continuing education and career
opportunities. But in my unbiased
(yet totally biased) opinion, it’s the
sections! The opportunity to meet
with local NDTers in an informal
and fun atmosphere is reason
enough for me to continue my
ASNT membership nine years in.
NAME FIVE RANDOM
THINGS YOU LOVE.
Nolan, Pudge, Ollie, Charlie,
and Milo my five rescue dogs!
If I got to choose a sixth random
thing, it would be the 2023 World
Champion Texas Rangers.
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY
READING (OR WATCHING)?
I am deep into the One Chicago
Universe (Fire, PD, Med). Thankful
an agreement has been reached
between the unions and produc-
tion companies so I can get into
some new episodes!
FAVORITE QUOTE?
“Whether you think you can,
or you think you can’t—you’re right.”
– Henry Ford
Zac Sebren (right) and his dad, Damon Sebren, at an ALCS game in Arlington, Texas. Zac credits Damon as being
his biggest inspiration.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
32ND RESEARCH
SYMPOSIUM
ASNT will hold its 32nd Research
Symposium 24–28 June 2024 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Make plans
now to participate in the premier forum
for the exchange of advances in nonde-
structive evaluation (NDE).
The theme for the 32nd Symposium,
“Innovations in NDE: Beyond Boundaries,”
recognizes the importance of NDE across
several industries and generations. The
symposium will not only spotlight cutting-
edge research but also the students who
are the future of NDE research.
The ASNT Research Council Program
Committee seeks the following
proposals:
Ñ Technical presentations
Ñ Student poster presentations
Ñ Panel sessions
Ñ Industry presentations
Ñ Work-in-progress presentations
Ñ Tutorials
Proposals Should:
Ñ Address important research
questions
Ñ Increase the knowledge and skills of
scholars and industry professionals
Ñ Promote the development of the
NDE profession
Ñ Showcase methodological rigor
Submission Requirements:
Ñ Title (20 word maximum
recommended)
Ñ Session selection/topic (Note: most
session topics have been confirmed)
Ñ All organizational affiliations
Ñ Presenting author and all co-authors
Ñ Presenting author biography
(100 words or less)
Ñ A two- to four-page proceedings
paper an abstract is acceptable for
those sessions not requiring a paper
(Industry, Flash Talk, Tutorials, Panels)
Ñ Presentation short description:
50 words or less to be used in the
mobile app and online agenda
Visit asnt.eventsair.com/research2024
/call-for-proposals to submit. The proposal
deadline is 28 February 2024.
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SEEKING CONTRIBUTORS
FOR NDT TUTORIALS
Materials Evaluation is currently soliciting contributors for NDT
Tutorials. NDT Tutorials can introduce a new topic or provide a
refresher of a well-known topic to the NDT community. Topics may
cover any aspects of NDT, ranging from general industry practice,
technique, or method to an emerging technology or innovative
research that would potentially benefit the field in the future.
An NDT Tutorial article should be written such that it is easily under-
standable to the general audience in the NDT community without prior
knowledge of the subject. It may be assumed that the majority of the
audience has a background knowledge of science subjects covered in
high school curriculums.
Author Benefits:
Pride of contribution to ASNT’s mission to create a safer
world and achieve personal continuous development at the
same time.
▶ The author receives three recertification points toward ASNT
NDT Level III certification renewal for each NDT Tutorial article.
▶ Reviewers and editors from ASNT will help improve the technical
writing in the article.
Publicity of personal contribution to NDT improves
personal career development.
▶ Materials Evaluation reaches 13 500+ ASNT members as well
as a broad readership community online.
▶ NDT Tutorials are assigned a DOI number, which is a permanent
digital ID, making it easy to search for and link to the article online.
▶ The author may share the finished PDF of the article within their
affiliated organization’s intranet.
▶ The article may be republished on ASNT’s blog, ASNT Pulse.
Publicity of contribution helps to improve the profile of
the author’s affiliated organization.
Preparation Guidelines:
▶ Word count should be between 1500 and 3000.
▶ Include an abstract or introduction to the subject.
▶ All measurements should be given in SI format (with English
equivalent in parentheses if desired).
▶ Total number of figures and tables should be no more than 10.
▶ Number of references cited should be between 3 and 10.
References should be written in author-date style (e.g., Jones
2019) and include the DOI number (if available).
▶ The digital edition can include video, slideshow, and animations.
▶ Coauthors are permitted. Only those who actually wrote signifi-
cant content for the article should be listed as a coauthor.
▶ Please include company affiliations for all authors and an email
address for the corresponding author(s).
▶ Authors must assign copyright to ASNT.
Questions? Please contact Materials Evaluation
Contributing Editor Huidong Gao at huidong.gao
@gmail.com.
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