Central Ohio C O L U M B U S , O H I O The ASNT Central Ohio Section joined with other organizations from the Columbus Technical Societies to tour an Amazon fulfillment center. The tour provided insight into how IT, robotics, and human machine interactions combine to efficiently receive, unpack and store, pick and pack, and ship millions of products throughout Central Ohio. Attendees were also informed of educational opportunities at Amazon, who has partnered with Columbus State Community College. Charlotte C H A R L O T T E , N O R T H C A R O L I N A The Charlotte Section met on 13 September to kick off the 25th Annual Shrimp Boil. Incoming ASNT President, Michael V. McGloin, and ASNT Executive Director, Neal Couture, were in attendance. The Section announced it will fund the ASNT Charlotte Section Scholarship for NDT students at Central Piedmont Community College. Charlotte Section Chair, Bradley Brandt, introduced the incoming chair of the North Carolina Student Section, Muriel Magloire. The Charlotte Section and the North Carolina Student Section met in September for the 25th Annual Shrimp Boil. The Charlotte Section announced it will fund the ASNT Charlotte Section Scholarship for NDT students at Central Piedmont Community College. Charlotte Section Chair Bradley Brandt (left) with incoming ASNT President Michael V. McGloin (center) and ASNT Executive Director Neal Couture (right) at the Charlotte Section and North Carolina Student Section’s combined September meeting and Annual Shrimp Boil. section news ASNT Scope provides readers with updates on ASNT members, sections, and activities. We depend on member contributions for this section. Send updates, announcements, and photos regarding your Section, people, awardees, obituaries, and other updates to presaward@asnt.org. Please include Scope News in the subject line, and your name and contact information. 12 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0 SECTION HIGHLIGHT

Magloire was sworn in by Regional Director, Hussein M. Sadek. Attendees enjoyed an evening of live music and a shrimp boil dinner. The Section would like to thank all attendees including our visitors McGloin and Couture, and FlawTech for hosting and sponsoring this event. On a somber note, the attendees held a moment of silence in memory of long- time ASNT member Paul Zayicek, who passed away suddenly the week before the Shrimp Boil. Sadek shared remem- brances of Zayicek and photos from “the good old days.” The section remembers Zayicek as a professional and gentleman, and he will be missed. Chicago C H I C A G O , I L L I N O I S The Chicago Sections of AWS and ASNT met for a joint meeting on 9 October with 30 guests and members in attendance at the Bohemian Crystal Restaurant in Westmont, Illinois. The guest speaker, Chuck Loeppert of CTL Group, Skokie, Illinois, discussed the topic “Destructive and Nondestructive Testing of Thermite Welds in Railroad Rails.” CTL Group is a laboratory that performs destructive and nondestructive testing of railroad equipment, bridge components, and other items in the building industry. Both steel and concrete inspection were addressed. Inspection techniques cited included ultra- sonic, radiography, magnetic particle, dimensional, hardness, and visual. Destructive methods were mentioned as well, and Loeppert highlighted the different tests required by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of- Way Association. Videos were shown to attendees depicting the load testing and failures that can occur on rails, concrete beams, bridge stays, wire rope, and rail car bolsters. Cleveland C L E V E L A N D , O H I O The Cleveland Section met on 21 October with 23 guests and members at Mavis Winkles Irish Pub in Twinsburg, Ohio. ASNT Regional Director, Gary Mathias, attended the meeting. The Section’s speaker was Larry Gochnauer, UT Level II, of Danatronics. Gochnauer presented on the history of UT thickness gauges/ equipment and provided comparisons to several on the market. The latest offerings were described, and battery life was discussed and shown to be up to 27 hours. The Cleveland Section would like to thank Gochnauer for his presentation. Colorado D E N V E R , C O L O R A D O The Colorado Section met with 10 members on 12 September at NDE Services. Scott Sheaffer from Varex Imaging gave a presentation on linear accelerators used for higher energy radiog- raphy. The presentation covered basic components of linear accelerators, how they are used in NDT, and possible advancements in the technology. Hampton Roads N E W P O R T N E W S , V I R G I N I A The Hampton Roads Section met on 16 October at Finn McCool’s in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The meeting discussed a membership initiative to attract active-duty NDT professionals including advertising the Spring Conference. A review of the Section’s membership list revealed that the legacy connection to Newport News Shipbuilding NDT personnel seems to no longer exist. The Hampton Roads and Old Dominion Sections met on 23 September at Dorado’s Ristorante in Williamsburg, Virginia. The meeting celebrated the long VDOT career of Regional Director William Via, Jr. Via has been a member of both sections through the years. The sections recognize Via as a great friend and mentor. The incoming ASNT President, Michael V. McGloin, was the guest speaker. McGloin spoke about mentoring and informed the group about activities connected to the fall Annual Conference and spring Research Symposium. (A photo from this event can be found in the December 2019 issue of ME under the Old Dominion Section of Section News.) Kuwait K U W A I T C I T Y, K U W A I T The Kuwait Section met on 30 September at Hotel Kohinoor in Fahaheel, Kuwait. The J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 0 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 13 Attendees of the Chicago Section’s 9 October meeting learned about testing of railroad rails. Colorado Section Chair Jesse Grantham (right) presented a certificate of appreciation to Scott Sheaffer.