Up Close: Johns Hopkins Center for Nondestructive Evaluation
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Nondestructive evaluation has historically been used almost exclusively for detecting macroscopic defects after materials have been made or put into service. However, the role of NDE is now changing to include in-process control in an effort to increase yields a n d performance of materials. This includes materials stability during transport, storage, and fabrication, as well as degradation behavior during in-service life. The NDE community has implied that applying NDE in these ways is crucial to solving the economic problems of U.S. m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s . Socalled "intelligent manufacturing" is impossible without integrating modern NDE techniques into the production of today's advanced materials. The Johns Hopkins University Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE) was established in 1984 as an interdisciplinary center for research and instruction, d r a w i n g on the resources and talent of the School of Engineering, Applied Physics Laboratory, School of Medicine, and School of Arts and Sciences. Currently 31 faculty or senior staff work with the Center. The techniques being developed are aimed at reliable in-process control of materials and processes. Another important purpose is the education of talented students who will enter the NDE field; 150 students are associated with the Center, a third of whom are graduate students. The CNDE also provides both research collaborators and industrial sponsors with access to all NDE research and instruction at Johns Hopkins University. Twenty-six research institutions MRS BULLETIN/JANUARY 1988
have formal cooperative research programs and 19 organizations are corporate sponsors (see Figure 1). The Center is headed by a director and co-director, with assistant directors handling research and education. The Executive Committee, appointed by the director and composed of John Hopkins University employees, represents the major divisions or departments partici-
pating in the CNDE. The Members Council consists of one or two individuals from each sponsoring company or government laboratory. The Council provides input on policies and research areas for the Center and arranges summer employment for participating Johns Hopkins students. The Center has a wide range of facilities and laboratories at its disposal throughout the various departments as listed in Table I. Information exchange, an integral part of the Center's program, is carried out through several media. Educational activities include instructional television facilities for continuing education; the special short courses, seminars, and workshops offered by CNDE faculty for industrial and government professionals; and cooperative graduate programs at leading research centers. The Center's annual meeting combines a technical review with an Advisory Board meeting. An annual report and quarterly newsletter are published. Industry and government agencies are invited to send scientists and engineers to the Center to do research as well as to teach or give seminars. Postgraduate education is avail
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