Principal Industries Served:
Aerospace
Education:
This expert has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.
This expert received a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA.
This expert has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, VA.
Expertise and Services:
Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation Expert Consultant Resume
This expert specializes in the development of ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation methods for airframes, turbine engines spacecraft, rocket engines, metal and composite structures, and modeling of ultrasonic propagation and flaw detection in complex structures.
Specialization includes analysis of flaw signals for complete characterization of defect types, acoustic imaging of aerospace-related structures, motor frames, spot welds, and electronic packaging.
This consultant offers expertise specific to the design of ultrasonic transducers and ultrasonic phased arrays, application and design of various ultrasonic sensors including flow meters, and cryogenic liquid level detectors for rocket engine environments. This expert has conducted numerous studies in areas including acoustic imaging, acoustic microscopy, diagnostic ultrasound, NDE, and ultrasonic techniques for the sizing of defects in solid materials. Other studies include fabricating and modeling ultrasonic phased arrays, and advanced inspection instrumentation for aerospace components.
This expert has extensive knowledge regarding laser-based ultrasound instrumentation for the nondestructive inspection of large area composites and parts having complex curvature, high frequency ultrasonic NDE techniques for materials to be used in hypersonic aircraft, nondestructive measurement of thin-film adhesion, quantitative NDE, and inspection instrumentation.
Professional Experience:
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation, ultrasonic transducer design, ultrasonic phased arrays, acoustic imaging, acoustic microscopy, ultrasonic sensors,
failure analysis, forensic investigation and analysis, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Consultant, scientific corporation
Provided expertise in ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation, ultrasonic transducer design, ultrasonic phased arrays, acoustic imaging, acoustic microscopy, and ultrasonic sensors.
Technical Staff Member, Rockwell Science Center
Actively researched various techniques for acoustic imaging, contributing to application areas that include acoustic microscopy, diagnostic ultrasound, and NDE. Actively engaged in the development of ultrasonic techniques for the sizing of defects in solid materials; contributed to the technology for fabricating and modeling ultrasonic phased arrays; and has been principal investigator and chief engineer for several projects to build advanced inspection instrumentation for aerospace components. Made important contributions to the development of laser-based ultrasound instrumentation for the nondestructive inspection of large area composites and parts having complex curvature as well as to the control of manufacturing processes. Worked on the development of high frequency ultrasonic NDE techniques for materials to be used in hypersonic aircraft. Spent an academic year at University College London working on the nondestructive measurement of thin-film adhesion.
Staff Member, Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University
Researched acoustic microscope.
Research Division, American Optical Corporation
Worked on various techniques for ultrasonic imaging, developed a commercial version of an acoustic microscope operating from 0.8 GHz to 2 GHz.
