Tom Baxter, Tom Robson, and Thomas Booth are recent graduates of the NDT Academy at Redcar & Cleveland College in North Yorkshire, England. The employer-led program was funded by the Tees Valley Combined Authority’s devolved Adult Education Budget and offered an introduction to NDT, as well as the essential qualifications (“tickets”) needed to get the learners ready to work on-site, such as health and safety and working at heights and in confined spaces. The college worked with employers WSG Eagle Eye Integrity Specialists and The Welding Institute to create the opportunity. In their new roles as employees of WSG Eagle Eye, the “three Toms” will now undergo additional training. Booth, 20, of Billingham, said, “The training is intense, but I am glad that I have done it. Rather than being in and out of laboring jobs, this is a chance to build a career.” Baxter, 20, from Hartlepool, said he is looking forward to the chance to travel. Robson, 18, from Middlesbrough, added, “At the beginning of the year I was laboring, and now I am doing this.” Redcar & Cleveland College’s engi- neering lecturer, Ged McGurk, explained, “The bespoke NDT Academy was set up to give an insight into what the industry is all about, to develop employability skills, and get those all-important tickets. It is fantastic to see three of our academy learners going straight into what prom- ises to be a meaningful career.” The organizing and scientific committees of the International Conference on NDE 4.0 have announced the Kurzweil Award for High Impact in NDE 4.0, which will be awarded for outstanding contributions to the future of NDE 4.0. The organizers opted to name the award after Ray Kurzweil, one of the world’s leading technology researchers. Kurzweil is an American inventor and futurist. He is involved in fields such as optical character recog- nition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written books on health, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is a public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements and gives public talks to share his opti- mistic outlook on life extension technol- ogies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology. ASNT member Kim Hayes has been appointed as HUVRdata’s newest advisor. HUVRdata is a next-generation inspection data management software platform. As more companies adopt the use of robots for industrial inspections, HUVRdata is able to automate, aggre- gate, and analyze the tremendous amounts of data they produce, converting it into actionable insights. “The custodial responsibility of a single point to ingest, converge, and analyze inspection data is desperately needed and is only compounded by the magni- tude of content coming in from these robotic platforms,” said Hayes. “It is a privilege to have the opportunity to collaborate with the amazing team at HUVR.” APPOINTMENTS ASNT member Bruce Hunter has started a new position of Senior Quality Engineer – NDT Level III at Kaman Corp., an aero- space company with headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut. ASNT member Ahmed Arabi Hassen, PhD, has started a new position of Group Leader for the Composites Innovation Group in the Manufacturing Science Division (MSD), at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. SCOPE | PEOPLEWATCH Do you have news you’d like to share with the NDT community? People Watch publishes notices of ASNT members’ promotions, retirements, honors, and other milestones. Please send notices to the ASNT press release inbox at press@asnt.org. 78 M AT E R I A L S E V A L U AT I O N • N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 2

| PARTICIPATE CALL FOR WEBINAR PRESENTERS ASNT is recruiting speakers for its 2023 webinar calendar, and we invite you to participate as a presenter. Webinars are one hour long with 10 minutes embedded for Q&A. Presentations typically take place on the second Wednesday of each month beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. Below are the themes and topics we are considering for each month. January 11 – NDT of Bridges and Infrastructure Target audience: Level I and II inspectors Purpose: Demonstrate various NDT methods and techniques used February 8 – Interpreting/Implementing SNT-TC-1A Target audience: Level IIIs, managers, owners Purpose: How to develop a written practice in terms of SNT-TC-1A guidelines March 8 – Women in NDT (Council for Women in NDT) Target audience: managers, owners Purpose: How to recruit more women into the field of NDT (STEM, college courses, training) April 12 – NDT of Composites Target audience: Level I and II technicians, Level IIIs Purpose: Explore challenges of inspecting composites May 10 – Digitization of NDT (NDT 4.0) Target audience: academics, researchers, engineers, managers, Level IIIs Purpose: Highlight latest developments with digital displays of data June 14 – Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) Target audience: Level II technicians, Level IIIs Purpose: Challenges of PAUT that make extensive training necessary July 12 – Robotics Target audience: academics, researchers, engineers, managers, Levels I, II, and III Purpose: Demonstrate use of robotics to complement the role of technicians August 9 – Level III Roles and Career Advancement Target audience: Level II technicians Purpose: Outline a path for Level IIs seeking to advance their NDT careers explain the traits and qualities necessary to be an effective Level III September 13 – Eddy Current Testing/Eddy Current Arrays (ECAs) Target audience: Level I and II technicians Purpose: Explain and demonstrate the uses and applications of ECAs October 11 – Magnetic Particle Inspection Target audience: Level I and II technicians Purpose: Review the fundamentals of MT and explore some of its applications November 8 – How to Conduct Audits (Nadcap, EBC) Target audience: Level IIIs, managers, owners Purpose: Provide a step-by-step guide for internal audits explain what to expect from external audits December 13 – Aviation/Aerospace Target audience: Level IIIs, researchers, engineers Purpose: Highlight some of the recent developments in aerospace inspections For more information about becoming a presenter or to submit a proposal, please contact Bob Conklin at bconklin@asnt. org or 1-800-222-2768 ext. 275. N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 2 • M AT E R I A L S E V A L U AT I O N 79