zone. With the wrong selection of wave sets, the defect was totally missed. The ability to visualize the defects and wave propagation using modeling greatly enhanced the detectability and accuracy of the inspection. Many attendees indicated that this was one of the best explanations of the technique that they had ever heard. Section Chair Charles (Chuck) P. Johnson of Karden Sales expressed appre- ciation to the speaker and to the attendees for their valuable questions at the conclusion of the presentation. Connecticut Yankee G R O T O N , C O N N E C T I C U T The Connecticut Yankee Section awarded Jherymel Montero Adille with the Section’s Scholarship Award for Excellence for his essay titled “Future and Effects of Nondestructive Testing Methods.” Adille was awarded the scholarship on 14 April. Detroit D E T R O I T , M I C H I G A N Michael E. Gase, SCWI, ASNT NDT Level III, and corporate quality director at Midwest Steel Inc., spoke at the Detroit Section’s virtual 22 April meeting. There were 20 people in attendance. Midwest Steel is a national structural contractor that erects structural steel and precast elements nationwide. Gase has over three decades of experience in the structural steel and mechanical industry performing project management and quality assurance functions. Gase spoke on AISC’s (American Institute of Steel Construction) Specification 360 Chapter N and Provision 342 Chapter J (Quality Control/Quality Assurance). Information was presented and examples given on the requirements of each chapter section, how they are used, how they work together, and what should be known. Great Salt Lake S A L T L A K E C I T Y, U T A H On 20 April, the Great Salt Lake Section met virtually. Six members listened to a presentation given by Kirk N. Lawson, instructor at Ogden Weber Technical College and owner/operator of K&T NDT Consulting LLC. Lawson gave a presenta- tion titled “Penetrant Sensitivity Comparison on Magnesium Castings.” The Section greatly appreciated Lawson’s will- ingness to present at its meeting. Greater Houston H O U S T O N , T E X A S The Greater Houston Section met on 10 March at the Republic Grill at J U L Y 2 0 2 1 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 665 The Beijing Section participated in career outreach to 47 students, which included an introduction to ASNT, on 12 March. Emilie Peloquin of Olympus answered questions after discussing the total focusing method at the Chicago Section’s April meeting. Great Salt Lake Section Chair Michael Lingbloom (left) thanked Kirk Lawson for his presentation at the Section’s 20 April meeting.

Battleground Golf Course in Deer Park, Texas. There were 40 in-person attendees. Section Chair Zachary (Zac) Wayne Sebren opened the meeting with several announcements, then individual introduc- tions were shared around the room. Andrew (AJ) Daily, sales director at Waygate Technologies, gave a technical presentation titled “Customer Application Start to Finish.” The meeting was sponsored by VMI and QSA Global. Kuwait K U W A I T C I T Y, K U W A I T The Kuwait Section organized its ninth technical presentation of the program year (July 2020 to June 2021) on 9 February via an online platform. About 21 professionals attended the presenta- tion, “The Importance of Automation in Ultrasonic Thickness Monitoring,” presented by Parthasarathi Sukumaran, senior mechanical integrity specialist at EQUATE Petrochemical Co. in Kuwait. The technical presentation explained the importance of automation in ultrasonic thickness monitoring (UTM) in pressure vessels for high-temperature applications. The presentation also provided a refresher for the latest updates in NDT technology innovation. The Section appreciated the presenter for sharing valuable information on the basic requirements and applica- tions. Attendees had an in-depth conversa- tion about UTM implementation for high-temperature application in petro- chemical refineries. Lewis & Clark P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N On 30 March, the Lewis & Clark Section was pleased to have the prestigious Curt Powell give a digital presentation. Powell, who is a Section director, presented on “Changes to ASTM E-1417 and How This Impacts the NDT World.” He addressed the changes that will soon be published and how these changes will be received in the NDT industry. There are several updates that help clarify the interpretation of the procedure and help uniformly update the ever-changing world of NDT. The changes were positively viewed by the members, who asked many questions and discussed several scenarios. The Section looks forward to seeing these changes published. Miami Valley C I N C I N N A T I , O H I O The Miami Valley Section met on 3 March to hear a presentation on physical metal- lurgy and forming processes given by Thomas Fletcher of Element Materials Technology. The Section also met on 7 April to hear a presentation titled “Advances in Ultrasonics of Metallic Bonds” given by Alexander Leybovich. Fifteen members and guests joined the virtual meeting, and attendees received a very interesting presentation on lessons learned in ultrasonic metallic bond testing. North Atlantic S H E F F I E L D , U N I T E D K I N G D O M The North Atlantic Section held a virtual meeting on 16 April. The meeting was very well attended with 23 members plus guest speaker Tom Martin of JetSoft. Martin gave a presentation titled “How JetSoft Is Utilising NDE for Industry 4.0, a Worked Example.” The presentation was very informative and highlighted the way that companies are leveraging data much more than ever before, so having good data collection and management is more important than ever. Northern New England N E W I N G T O N , N E W H A M P S H I R E The Northern New England Section held a business meeting on 1 April via an online platform. Section Chair Dana W. Wilson, Section Secretary William (Bill) Hinton, Bruce Hunter, and Antonio (Tony) J. Maggio attended the meeting. 666 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J U L Y 2 0 2 1 section news Greater Houston Section Chair Zachary (Zac) Wayne Sebren (left) thanked Andrew (AJ) Daily of Waygate Technologies for his presentation at the Section’s March meeting. The Kuwait Section discussed the automation of ultrasonic thickness monitoring at its 9 February meeting.