Welcome

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.

The group's ability to attract funding from a diverse set of sources, both federal and industrial, is testimony to its ability to develop innovative solutions to problems confronting a wide variety of industries. The laboratory supports over 20 graduate students. The group hosts a number of international visitors each year, the visits lasting from a few months to a full year. In addition, a number of undergraduate students work in the laboratory side-by-side with faculty and graduate students. The research group is also involved in the development of high-end instrumentation and has successfully transferred technology for manufacturing eddy current instruments and acoustic microscopes to industry. I hope you enjoy browsing through our Web site.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance.

Satish Udpa
Professor and Dean
College of Engineering
Michigan State University