The flight performance needs of future aircraft and spacecraft will require the development of new materials and structures that must be validated and maintained using advances in the field of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE). This talk will introduce state-of-the-art NDE within the field of aerospace and describe some of the biggest challenges the industry faces going into the future. Several interesting examples of research and development currently being done to face those challenges will be provided.
Gary Georgeson, NDE Consultant | Georgeson Consulting LLC | Former Boeing Senior Technical Fellow
Dr. Gary Georgeson is the president of Georgeson Consulting LLC, which he founded in 2020 after retiring from the Boeing Company as the Senior Technical Fellow in NDE & Measurement. His company provides NDE-related engineering, market analysis, product development, and courses in NDE, through the Boeing Ed Wells Partnership. His career in Non-destructive Evaluation spans 35 years and includes 400+ U.S. patents and 200+ international patents related to NDE, composite fabrication, and automated systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, with M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the same university. He also has an M.A. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary, and has been a Christian pastor for over three decades.
During his career, Dr. Georgeson’s various innovations have served many Boeing commercial and military programs, and helped win contract R&D NDE projects from the USAF, USN, NASA, TTCI, and the FAA. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Nondestructive Testing, and a regular keynote speaker, having promoted the importance of NDE in Spain, Singapore, Germany, Brazil, China and France, as well as the U.S..