WILLIAM PROSSER
2023 ASNT Fellow William Prosser,
PhD, joined NASA in 1987 as an aero-
space technologist in the Nondestructive
Evaluation Sciences Branch. In 2005, he
was selected as Discipline Expert for
NDE, and in 2007 he was named a NASA
Technical Fellow. Prosser’s research
has been in the field of ultrasonic and
acoustic emission sensing techniques. His
work contributed to the successful devel-
opment and implementation of a system
to detect impacts on the Space Shuttle
wing leading edge in response to the
Columbia accident. He has led NASA,
industry, university, and government
agency teams to implement NDE and
structural health management systems
for a variety of NASA programs including
the Space Shuttle, International Space
Station, X-33, and Aerospace Vehicle
Systems Technology Program.
Prosser was the 1997 recipient of the
NASA Floyd Thompson Fellowship,
a 2003 recipient of a NASA Superior
Accomplishment Award, and a 2005
recipient of NASA’s Exceptional
Achievement Medal. He is a Fellow of the
Acoustic Emission Working Group and
is also the Scientific Editor of Structural
Health Monitoring: An International
Journal. Prosser received his BS from the
College of William and Mary and his MS
and PhD from Johns Hopkins University.
TERRY WEBB
2023 ASNT Fellow Terry Webb once
took a summer job between university
semesters at an NDT company, and his
entire career has been associated with
NDT/E ever since. Webb has traveled
globally and worked with many inter-
esting and knowledgeable NDT/E profes-
sionals. His current job position with bp is
as a Senior Pressure Systems &Integrity
Engineer, Subject Matter Expert for NDE,
Western Hemisphere. Additionally, Webb
is an ASNT NDT Level III in UT, RT, MT,
and PT. Webb is a graduate of Marshall
University and the current chair of the
Chemical &Petroleum Committee.
ABOUT FELLOW OF ASNT
A Fellow of ASNT is an individual member
of the Society who is of outstanding
professional distinction and who has made
continued significant contributions to the
advancement of NDT/E.
NOMINATIONS OPEN
ASNT is currently accepting nominations
for the following awards: Advancement of
Women in NDT Recognition, Advancement
of Active Military and Veterans in NDT
Recognition, and Mentoring Award.
Nominations must be received on or before
31 January 2024. Visit asnt.org/awards
for more information. For any questions
regarding the award process or timeline,
please email awards@asnt.org.
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NEWCERTIFICATIONS
ASNT 9712
Level II
Samuel Adejuyigbe
ASNT 9712
Level III
William M. Stanley
ASNT NDT Level II
Anthony Heisler
ASNT NDT
Level III
Rogelio Acosta Palma
Ardian Antarja
Adam F. Balkenbush
Dakota Benefield
Chandra Sekhar
Busarla
Matthew Ellis
Bamdad Fallah
Gabriel Enrique
Figueredo Rojas
Fan Geng
Bryan Grace
James Hamrick
Matthew S. Hassel
Tajlee Hitchman
Ahmed Khalil
Dhineshkumar
Lakshmanan
Cameron Marshall
Scott Miller
Gayaz Mohammad
Jeremy Anthony
Morales
Madheswaran N.
Vijay Nakrani
Eric S. Parra
Ahmed Q.
Mohammed
Jenoson Raj
Robinson
Christopher Roe
PRABHU S.
Nathan Sandison
Mohana Sundaram
Selvaraj
Pedro Serruto
Gamboa
Jordan Shick
Scott Sommerfield
Donal Speake
Raymond Stewart
Daniel Walther
Xu Wang
IRRSP
James Brown
Eric Bushmire
Jacob Grunewald
Cody D. Inslee
Jackson Maenner
Derrick Medina
Angelito Pangaldan
Shourav Sudhir Ray
Joshua Smith
Carlos Ugalde
Steven Michael
Williams
ISQ – Oil &Gas
(UTT)
Alejandro Bocanegra
Arthur Burleson
Cesar Flores
Yasser Martinez
Clark Neuman
James Scott
Naval
Shipbuilders
NDT Level III
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The ASNT
Foundation,
founded in
2022, is the phil-
anthropic arm
of ASNT. As a
not-for-profit
501(c)3 charitable organization, it relies on
the generosity of industry partners and
individuals who understand the impor-
tance of nondestructive testing (NDT)
and its role in creating a safer world, to
support current and future generations
of NDT programs through scholarships,
grants, research, and workforce develop-
ment. The ASNT Foundation will increas-
ingly serve an essential role in the future
success of the Society. Since its forma-
tion, Heather Cowles has supported
the Foundation’s activities as its part-
time Executive Director. However, the
Foundation is at a point where it needs
a full-time leader in order to build on
its great start and to flourish long-term.
ASNT announced
that Cowles will
become the full-
time Executive
Director for
the ASNT
Foundation effec-
tive 1 January 2024. Cowles will continue
to report to ASNT’s CEO, Neal Couture.
ASNT’s Pat White has been appointed
interim Director of Membership and
Engagement effective on 1 January
2024. White will also report directly to
Couture.
Magnetic Analysis
Corp. (MAC),
a provider of
instruments and
systems for the
NDT of metals,
announced the
appointment of Daniel Lawrence as
President and CEO effective 6 November
2023. The fifth leader in MAC’s 95-year
history, Lawrence will succeed President
Dudley Boden, who announced his
intent to retire in June 2024. Boden will
remain a director of MAC and will assist
in the transition.
Lawrence comes to MAC from his
current role as General Manager of the
Optical Components Business of MKS
Instruments. Previously, he was a Vice
President and General Manager of the
Stellite, Conforma Clad, and Advanced
Materials Systems businesses within
Kennametal and spent a decade as a
Division Vice President and Business
Unit Manager for the Precitech and TMC
business units within AMETEK. Early in
his career, Lawrence received manage-
ment and executive training at both
Danaher and GE. Lawrence received his
BS and MS in chemical engineering from
Clarkson University, studied law at Boston
University, and received an MBA from
Southern New Hampshire University.
ASNT Director
of Publications
Jill Ross has
been appointed
Secretary of the
ASNT Board of
Directors effec-
tive 1 January 2024. Ross joined ASNT in
2017 as Materials Evaluation editor and
was promoted to Director of Publications
in 2022. She will succeed Heather Cowles,
who has served in the role since June 2022.
Maureen Werner has joined MxV Rail
as Vice President
– Engineering,
bringing exten-
sive engineering
knowledge and
rail industry
experience to
support MxV Rail’s mission and values. In
her new role, Werner is responsible for
leading over 100 exceptional engineers
in the pursuit of delivering high-quality
research, testing, and ancillary services to
MxV Rail’s diverse customer base.
Werner recently retired from TTX Co.,
one of the largest railcar fleet owners
in North America. She served as the
Assistant Vice-President of Engineering &
Research, a position she held since 2008.
Under Werner’s leadership, TTX worked
to continuously improve its railcar fleet’s
reliability through advanced compo-
nent design and implemented more
efficient and effective condition-based
maintenance. She also served as chair for
the Association of American Railroads’
Equipment Engineering Committee and
was a part of this committee since 2008.
An accredited Professional Engineer
in the State of Illinois, Werner earned
her bachelor’s degree in mechan-
ical engineering from Illinois Institute
of Technology, a master’s degree
in mechanical engineering from
Northwestern University, and completed
The Chicago Management Institute
Executive Education Program at
University of Chicago Booth.
APPOINTMENTS
ASNT member Kuldeep Sharma has
started a new position as NDT Manager
(Corporate NDT Level III) at Dura-Bond
Industries Inc.
ASNT member Keri Ginn started a new
position with Rolls-Royce as a Materials
Engineer.
ASNT member and Face of NDT Jose
Santo has started a new position
as Nondestructive Test Engineer –
Ultrasonics at Blue Origin.
Excelitas Technologies® Corp., an indus-
trial technology manufacturer focused
on delivering innovative, market-driven
photonic solutions, announced the
appointment of Ron Keating as its new
CEO and Ben Stas as CFO. Keating and
Stas succeed former CEO David Nislick
and former CFO Jim Rao, who have
announced their retirements.
Tiina Välkky has been appointed
interim CFO and member of the manage-
ment group of Detection Technology as of
1 December 2023. She joined Detection
Technology in 2015. Since 2021, she has
worked as the Director responsible for the
group’s financial reporting and develop-
ment of financial management.
SCOPE
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