History of ICNDT

History of ICNDT

The ICNDT has a long history. It was established in 1960. At the 2nd International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (now WCNDT) held in Chicago, USA in 1957, it was decided to set up a committee (ICNDT) which was selected by one representative from each of the countries involved. During the conference, Prof. Hiroshi Kihara of Japan, was appointed to the first Chairman of ICNDT as the representative of the 3rd WCNDT host country. In 1973, Prof. Hiroshi Kihara and Mr. G.H. Tenney became the first honorary members of ICNDT.

The first ICNDT meeting was held in 1960 at the 3rd International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing.

  • The first ICNDT meeting

    The first ICNDT meeting

  • Entertainment at the reception

    Entertainment at the reception

History of WCNDT

The name World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT) has been used since the 8th WCNDT in Cannes, France. It was previously called the International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing. The first WCNDT was held in Brussels, Belgium, 23-28 May 1955. Since then, the WCNDT has been held approximately every three years until 1992, and every four years since 1992 (the 20th WCNDT was scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to COVID-19 it was held in 2024).

  • The first International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT)
  • The first International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT)
The first International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT)
in Brussels, Belgium, 23-28 May 1955

The history of the WCNDT is available at the following URL.

https://www.icndt.org/WCNDT-ICNDT-Award/WCNDT

History of the ICNDT President and Chair

The ICNDT Presidents and Chairs are listed as follows.

History of the ICNDT Chair (from the ICNDT Journal)
Year Name Country
2016～ Dr. Sajeesh K Babu ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ Singapore
2008～2016 Dr. Mike Farley⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾ United Kingdom
2004～2008 Mr. Douglas Marshall⁽⁵⁾˜⁽¹⁵⁾ Canada
1996～2004 Dr. Guiseppe Nardoni⁽¹⁶⁾˜⁽²⁵⁾ Italy
1992～1996 Dr. Baldev Raj⁽²⁹⁾˜⁽³¹⁾ India
1973～1992 Prof. Zdzislaw Pawlowski⁽²⁶⁾˜⁽²⁸⁾ Poland
History of ICNDT President (from the ICNDT Meetings and General Assemblies)
Year Name Country
1992～ Dr. Baldev Raj⁽²⁹⁾˜⁽³¹⁾ India
1989～ Mr. Gerard Van Dijk⁽³²⁾⁽³³⁾ The Netherlands
1985～ Mr. W.E. Widner⁽³⁴⁾⁽³⁵⁾ USA
1982～ Prof. M Mikheev⁽³⁶⁾⁽³⁷⁾ Russia
1979～ Mr. Lyall S. Heard⁽³⁸⁾⁽³⁹⁾ Australia
1976～ Prof. P. Bastien⁽⁴⁰⁾ France
1973～ Prof. Zdzislaw Pawlowski⁽⁴¹⁾⁽⁴²⁾ Poland
1970～ Prof. V. Hauk⁽⁴³⁾⁽⁴⁴⁾ Germany
1967～ Mr. W.E. Havercroft⁽⁴⁵⁾⁽⁴⁶⁾ Canada
1963～ M.H.N. Pemberton⁽⁴⁷⁾⁽⁴⁸⁾ Great Britain
1960～ Prof. Hiroshi Kihara⁽⁴⁹⁾⁽⁵⁰⁾ Japan
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