ICNDT WG 3 Education and Research Members
Vision
Provide a global platform for advancing excellence and innovation in nondestructive testing education and research, fostering a well-informed and skilled workforce dedicated to promoting safety, quality, and technological progress.
Chair: Dr. Thomas Wenzel
CEO German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP e. V.) Germany
mailto: wz@dgzfp.dea
CEO German Society for Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP e. V.) Germany
mailto: wz@dgzfp.dea
Vice Chair: Prof. Dr. Prabhu Rajagopal
Dy Head, Center for NDE, IIT Madras India & Director in charge of IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus
mailto: prajagopal@iitm.ac.in
Dy Head, Center for NDE, IIT Madras India & Director in charge of IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus
mailto: prajagopal@iitm.ac.in
Vision
To develop frameworks for educational resources, standards, and research, that enhance the knowledge, skills, and professionalism of NDT practitioners worldwide.
Key projects
- Teaching the teachers [an initiative to improve the quality of NDT training] – link
- Linking NDT Research and Innovation to Practice – link
- Fostering international NDT Linkages
How does WG 3 work?
WG 3 works primarily through the partner organizations in the Specialist International Groups and Academia International. Reports from the SIGs detailing action points can be found on their pages
WG 3 also develops frameworks enriching NDT training, education and research through consultations via webinars, online and offline meetings.
Such consultations inform WG 3’s flagship initiatives including
- NDT training (Training the trainers)
- Research-Practice linkages
- International research linkages
Notes/ action items based on the deliberations can be found in the Documents page (link)