Waygate Technologies’ chief technology and strategy officer, Arungalai Anbarasu, was recognized as one of the “10 Most Inspiring Women Leaders to Follow in 2022” in the February 2022 issue of Insights Success magazine. Arungalai and her team are spearheading the company’s evolu- tion into a digital inspection solutions (DIS) space. As a mother of a 7-year-old daughter, she is also passionately keen on promoting STEM women, making the world a better place. In the interview, she advises fellow women leaders to create a vision, develop a plan, and execute it with perseverance to achieve outcomes to benefit the industry and environ- ment while pushing the boundaries of technology. Stephen D. Fantone, Optikos Corp. president and CEO, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The prestigious honor is among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Fantone was recognized by the NAE for “contributions to optical engineering and the development of optically based products and metrology systems.” He is among 111 newly elected members and 22 international members identified for their outstanding contributions to the field. Ehsan Dehghan-Niri, assistant professor at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and an associate technical editor for Materials Evaluation, received the award for excellence in research from NMSU. Since joining the NMSU faculty four years ago, Dehghan-Niri has been awarded US$4.76 M as principal investigator and US$1.6 M as coprincipal investigator of research grants and contracts and has published nine peer-reviewed journal articles. Rebecca Rudolph has been named the incoming president of the Nondestructive Testing Management Association (NDTMA). NDTMA is a nondestructive testing trade association that was formed more than 50 years ago to provide a forum for the open exchange of managerial, tech- nical, and regulatory information critical to the successful management of NDT personnel and activities. APPOINTMENTS ASNT member Jeffrey Lattea has joined American Piping Inspection, a full-service pipeline inspection company, as an NDT area manager. Simon Patterson has been appointed chief commercial officer at Novosound, joining from Innospection in Aberdeen to drive the remote sensor specialist’s UK and international growth strategy. An MSc graduate in materials chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, Patterson has spent the last decade working in senior commercial roles at companies servicing global energy and industrial markets, including Aker Solutions and TechnipFMC. Katie Fergus has also joined the company, joining from Crux Production Design in Bristol. Fergus, who was previously at global electronics group Philips, is now on board as a project manager where she will work closely with a number of Novosound’s customers. Also, Karen Robertson, who joined Novosound as a production manager in 2020, has been promoted to operations manager. Randy Jones has joined Sensor Networks Inc. as the West Coast Manager, NDT Engineer/ASNT NDT Level III. Sensor Networks Inc., headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, specializes in ultra- sonic and remote visual technologies. Dalton Vidosh of ASNT International Service Center has been promoted to Senior Accountant. Sina Zamen, a 2020 ASNT Fellowship Award winner, has joined Paramount (formerly known as ViacomCBS) as a data scientist. Paramount delivers content to audiences across platforms worldwide. Composites One announced that it has named Leon Garoufalis president and chief executive officer. Al Dobbeck has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. Composites One is a distributor of composites mate- rials in North America. MILESTONES Curtiss-Wright’s Nuclear Division announced that a member of its engi- neering staff is among the group of engineers recently named Curtiss-Wright Technical Fellows in recognition by Curtiss-Wright Corp. for their commit- ment to technical excellence. Recipients of Technical Fellow Program honors are selected for exhibiting the pinnacle of engineering capability and expertise in their field of study. The following Curtiss- Wright Nuclear Division subject matter expert (SME) was named Technical Fellow: J. Fred Hall, Senior Director of NDE Programs, an expert in nondestruc- tive examination and nuclear plant in- service inspection. Hall is recognized as an SME within the organization and within the field of nondestructive testing. SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced SPIE Fellow Paul F. McManamon as the 2022 winner of the Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award for his 2019 SPIE Press book, LiDAR Technologies and Systems. McManamon is the founder and president of Exciting Technology and the technical director of the Lidar and SCOPE | PEOPLEWATCH 84 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • A P R I L 2 0 2 2

Optical Communications Institute at the University of Dayton. He previously served as the chief scientist for the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Sensors Directorate. IDI Composites International’s founder, John K. Merrell, was posthumously honored with the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Hall of Fame Award. The award recognizes a member who has attained distinction among his or her peers through their involvement and accomplishments in the composites industry and its associations. | NEWCERTIFICATIONS ACCP Level II CWI James Allen Manuel Avila III Harald Brunner David Buzza James Causyn, Jr. Cordell Devall Cesar Augusto Garcia Nunez Alejandro Govea Garner Holdsworth David Kincaid Kristopher A. Kohli Anekphong Kongsang Timothy Macon Joel Marchel Freddy Matos Rodriguez Richard McLain Il Hong Min Takashi Nakazawa Chad Owens Hunter Reynolds Terrence Saylor Donald Schepis David Shutts Daniel Stafford Michael Stallings Joseph Thomas Travis Widick Anthony Ybarra ASNT NDT Level II Eden Gaona ASNT NDT Level III Rajagopal Baskaran Michael P. Bell Anthony Bellard II Sudheendran Bhaskaran Jeremy Chapin Alan Clare Perry Colaiezzi Christopher Collins Garland T. Johnson Khalilahmad Gulamnabi Khatri Jacobus Stephanus Kitching Bang Le Van Hai Abdelghani Rabie Mohamed Touni Yasir Nassrullah Timothy Orange Rodrigo Rabelo Leite Fontenelle Ty Reimer Jacob Robertson Anthony D. Romano Mark J. Timmerman Matthew R. Van Roekel Donald Christopher Vinkler ISQ – Oil & Gas Adrian Baeza William Bobbitt Rodney J. Bonvillain Michael Collins Trent Grissom Dalton Hardy Crystal Hayes Raul Hernandez, Jr. Anthony W. Jenkins Carlos Perez Jonathan Vega ASNT CERTIFICATION PREP COURSES ASNT Certification Prep Courses are now offered both online and in person in Columbus, Ohio. The subject matter for all courses is derived from the training topics found in CP-105, Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A, and CP-189. Courses have limited class sizes for optimal learning. ASNT Certification Prep Courses are considered Level III courses and are designed for those who are currently Level II or III and are looking to become an ASNT NDT Level III or to maintain their Level III status. To register, go to asnt.org, select “Learn,” and then select “Refresher/Certification Prep Courses.” ASNT MEMBERS CAN NOW ACCESS THE RNDE ARCHIVE Research in Nondestructive Evaluation (RNDE) papers from prior years are now available free to ASNT members. This new member benefit provides access to papers from 1989 to 2021. RNDE contains the results of original research in all areas of nondestructive evaluation (NDE). This research journal covers experimental and theoretical investigations dealing with the scientific and engineering bases of NDE, its measurement methodology and a wide range of applications of materials and struc- tures that relate to the entire life cycle, from manufacture to use and retirement. To access RNDE online, go to asnt.org/rnde and make sure you’re logged in with your MyASNT credentials. 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS ASNT has partnered with Intelliscan Inc. to conduct the 2022 Board of Directors (BOD) elections. Beginning 15 March 2022, all eligible voting members of the Society will receive an email from Intelliscan Inc. with instructions and a link to vote online. The email will come from asntelection@intelliscaninc.net. The voting period will remain open from 15 March through 15 April and will close at 12:00 a.m. (ET) on 16 April. To read more about the 2022 BOD candidates and voting, please visit asnt.org/election. CALL FOR SPEAKERS Share your expertise, engage with like-minded peers, and build up your company and professional profile by presenting a session at ASNT 2022: The Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from 31 October–3 November. ASNT is seeking a diverse group of presenters to take a deep dive into pertinent NDT topics. Submit a session proposal by 31 May. To learn more, go to asnt .eventsair.com/asnt-2022-the-annual -conference/present. SOCIETYNOTES | SCOPE A P R I L 2 0 2 2 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 85