Lalita Udpa, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.(IEEE), effective January 1, 2008. She received this prestigious honor in recognition of her contributions to the development of forward and inverse electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation methodologies. She is also fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT).
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Dr. Satish Udpa
Professor and Dean
Welcome to the web page of Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory at Michigan State University. The NDE research group, one of the largest and most active in the country, has a long and sustained record of being at the forefront in developing novel electromagnetic and acoustic NDE technologies for both the defense and civilian sectors.
Our work supports the aerospace, automotive, beverage, biomedical, defense, natural gas and nuclear power industries, among others. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation to conduct research across a broad spectrum of electromagnetic and ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation techniques ranging from DC to microwave frequencies The group has received funding from a number of federal agencies including the National Science Foundation, Air Force Research Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Navy, as well as companies/trade groups such as the Electric Power Research Institute, Gas Technology Institute, Boeing, Bowling-Pfizer, Ford Motors and Microline...
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Lalita Udpa Receives ASNT Fellow Award, Class of 2007
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) has notified Dr. Lalita Udpa that she has been selected as an ASNT Fellow, Class of 2007. Her award will be presented durng the 2007 ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 12-16, 2007. Congratulations, Lalita, on receiving this prestigious award!!
Lalita Udpa Receives FAA-ATA “Better Way” Award
Lalita Udpa was among the winners of the FAA-ATA 2005 Nondestructive Testing “Better Way” Award, which was presented September 21 at the ATA Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Forum in Orlando, Florida. Udpa's team was recognized for their work on the "Turbo Magneto-Optic Imaging (MOI) for Inspection of Alodine fasteners," a sensitive system to detect surface and subsurface cracks in the lower row of rivets in aircraft lap splices. The existing eddy current technique requires inspection of each rivet individually.
"Nondestructive Evaluation involves the examination of an object in any manner, which will not impair the future usefulness of the object. The purpose of the examination may be to detect internal or external flaws..."
Eddy Current Field Pattern
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