Chat NDT with ASNT: Recent Episodes
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Chat NDT with ASNT is a podcast from the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, showcasing interviews and information about the nondestructive testing industry, new research and technology, Society news and activities, and the unique experiences of working in the field of NDT. Featuring guests that range from scholars and practitioners to ASNT leaders, Chat NDT with ASNT is an insightful look at the ways our industry and Society works toward creating a safer world.
Personnel qualification in nondestructive testing isn't a challenge unique to any one country, but the solutions aren't one-size-fits-all. In this episode, we explore how the global NDT workforce is navigating the complexities of training, certification, and standards. First, Tomáš Zavadil of ATG in the Czech Republic explores how focusing on getting candidates to pass examinations can detract from building genuine competency (and what companies can do to rebalance their approach). Then, Nick Eleftheriou, product manager at Evident Industrial and past president of the Australian Institute for NDT (AINDT), reflects on leading AINDT through the COVID-19 pandemic and the lasting infrastructure improvements for NDT training that emerged.
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Wastewater management may be the most taken-for-granted utility in modern life, but it depends on rigorous nondestructive testing to keep running safely. In this episode, we spoke with Austin Picano about the unique challenges of inspecting concrete pipes and other wastewater infrastructure, including the methods and specialized equipment (like drones and submersible ROVs) that are revolutionizing confined-space inspections.
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In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, recorded live at ASNT 2025, host Haley Cowans speaks with Lennart Schulenburg, CEO of VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions, about the transformative technologies reshaping the NDT industry. This wide-ranging conversation explores how artificial intelligence is already assisting with defect detection and inspection program development, while raising bigger “what if” questions about the future of human roles in inspection.
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This episode is sponsored by Carestream NDT. We explore how a breakthrough in technology is reshaping the future of radiographic inspections with Brian White as he shares the story behind the development of conformable digital detector arrays at Carestream. From early design challenges to real-world “aha” moments, Brian explains how this innovation bridges the gap between traditional film radiography and the digital, data-driven future of inspection. If you’re curious about where radiographic testing is headed—or how AI, connectivity, and smarter imaging tools will transform the industry—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
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This episode is sponsored by North Star Imaging. Host Haley Cowans is joined by Rebecca Rudolph, General Manager of North Star Imaging, to explore the critical role of regulated image quality in radiographic testing. They discuss how industry standards, advanced technologies, and skilled technicians work together to advance inspection quality.
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Jose Santo, an NDT engineer at Blue Origin and advocate for the profession through ASNT’s Faces of NDT program, shares his inspiring journey from growing up in Brazil to working on cutting-edge aerospace projects. In this episode, he talks about how NDT transformed his life and why he’s passionate about showcasing the incredible opportunities this career offers.
Whether you’re just discovering NDT or are a seasoned professional, Jose’s story is filled with insights, inspiration, and a powerful reminder of the impact this field can have.
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During downtimes, or times of economic uncertainty, we see NDT practitioners wondering how to broaden their skill set and potential career paths. One great way to get started is by networking with your peers, but it can be hard to know how to get started. In this episode, I spoke with Joshua Spychalla, who recently graduated from ASNT’s leadership development program, RISE. His capstone project focused on networking in NDT, and so we talked about how to get started, some tips for maintaining professional relationships, and how NDT technicians can share their knowledge and learn from others.
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We’ve all heard a lot about AI, but it’s sometimes hard to understand how it can actually change our daily work. In this episode, we spoke with Maximilian Topp and Dominik Nestler of sentin to demystify the big picture of AI, applying AI’s potential to radiographic testing and other issues facing the NDT industry, including workforce shortages and ethical oversight.
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Thermal and infrared testing is a crucial NDT method that’s well suited to many inspection challenges, but it’s a bit less well-known than some NDT methods. Last year, ASNT published the fourth edition of the Nondestructive Testing Handbook: Thermal and Infrared Testing, the largest and most complete handbook ever published by ASNT. We're joined by the technical editor for this new edition, Dr. Xavier Maldague, to give our listeners a primer on thermal and infrared testing. We spoke about the advancements that have been made in infrared testing and its application in many industries within NDT, as well as the key updates to the new handbook.
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Ultrasonic testing is a rapidly evolving method in NDT. You might be familiar with phased array, but that’s only the beginning. In this episode, we spoke to Gavin Dao, director of business development for AOS/TPAC Group, about how newer ultrasonic testing techniques are making inspections faster and more accurate—and how any industry could benefit from keeping up to date with the latest developments. This episode is sponsored by The Phased Array Company (TPAC).
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Most people who are familiar with NDT are familiar with radiographic testing, but we hear much less about neutron radiography. As technology continues to evolve, NDT methods must evolve to meet it, and neutron radiography is poised to play a bigger role in the industry. For this episode, I spoke to two neutron radiography experts about this method: Dr. Hassina Bilheux, a Senior Neutron Imaging Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Dr. Martin Wissink, the Imaging R&D Lead at Phoenix LLC.
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We’re launching a new series on our YouTube channel called NDT Tech Talks, which will feature conversations between NDT technicians about their careers, their best NDT stories, and their thoughts about the state of the industry as well as its future. We wanted to present the pilot episode to our podcast audience, but you can also listen to the episode on our YouTube channel, @asntinfo. With that, enjoy this first conversation between Brent Moulton and Eddie Pompa.
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Incoming ASNT President Clyde May discusses his career, the challenges facing the NDT industry, his advice to new NDT practitioners, and what he’s excited to work on in his time as president.
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One challenge ASNT constantly hears from members is the fact that there are not enough people in the NDT industry, and we need to spread the word about the diverse career paths available. In the previous episode of this podcast, we spoke about ASNT’s advocacy initiatives, and in this episode, we spoke with two ASNT volunteer leaders, Emilie Peloquin and Eddie Pompa, about some recent experiences they’ve had advocating for the NDT industry. Emilie and Eddie are both involved in many advocacy initiatives and currently serve on ASNT's Advocacy Committee.
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We know how important it is to spread the word about the NDT industry, and one of the pillars of ASNT’s Strategic Plan is to “advance the field of nondestructive testing by being an effective advocate.” ASNT has started many new initiatives to further this goal, and in this episode, I spoke with Garra Liming, who will be ASNT’s director of public relations and government affairs beginning on July 1. This episode is part one of a larger discussion about the many ways we can all advocate for the NDT industry, and in part two I’ll be talking to ASNT members and volunteers who have found effective ways to be advocates in their own communities.
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Things that have been in-service for a while are starting to show their age, and in some cases, failing altogether. Those of us in the nondestructive testing industry know there’s a problem, but how can we make sure our inspectors are ready for it—and how can we make sure other industries, and the public, know how important NDT really is?
In this episode, two of the directors currently serving on ASNT’s Board, Anita Gregorian and Larry Culbertson, Jr., walk us through the challenges facing in-service assets and get us thinking about the next steps. Note: the opinions and statements expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinion of ASNT.
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Jared Watson is a quality control specialist, ASNT NDT Level III, and a three-time winner on the American televised gameshow Jeopardy! Viewers first watched Jared’s winning streak in June 2023, and he’ll be back on the show for the Tournament of Champions on 26 February 2024. ASNT had the chance to talk with Jared about his experience being a contestant, his interesting path to the NDT industry, and how preparing for his Level III might have also helped him on Jeopardy!
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January is National Mentoring Month, and in this episode, we hosted a conversation between Scott Rose and Chris Garcia about their mentoring relationship--how it got started, the things they've learned, and how it benefited both of them.
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To close out the year, we wanted to compile some moments from the many interesting conversations we’ve had in 2023. We also want to give you, the listener, the opportunity to help shape the podcast in 2024. Please fill out our listener survey at surveymonkey.com/r/asntpodcast to tell us about your podcast listening habits and the topics you find interesting. Thank you for a great year!
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To prepare for #GivingTuesday, learn more about the important projects and initiatives of the ASNT Foundation that you can help support with your generous donations. To support the Foundation, visit asntfoundation.org
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On this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with Tsuchin Philip Chu, PhD, and Anish Poudel, PhD, about how digital image correlation is used for measuring full-field displacements and strains on the surface of objects undergoing deformation under loading conditions.
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For the first time, ASNT 2023: The Annual Conference has a theme: Evolution. On this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with ASNT Director of Events Barry Schieferstein about how conference attendees will experience the evolution of NDT—as well as the conference itself—at this year’s event.
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In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, ASNT Content Strategist Haley Cowans talked with Ricky Morgan about their mutual love of theme parks. Ricky is an ASNT Director at Large and Past President who has done several inspections of theme park attractions and assets in his NDT career.
In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with Rali Petrova, ASNT’s Deputy Director of Certification, about a new way for ASNT certificate holders to securely track and share their certifications with anyone around the world through digital badges.
If you’re just starting your NDT career, you might wonder: what industries could I work in as an NDT technician? What are the differences between them? Will I work in a lab or out in the field? Will I get to travel? In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, we present a conversation between two technicians, Brent Moulton, and Stetson Watkins, who will answer these questions and more.
In the new episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, spoke with Gary Zimak, Director of Quality Supply at Newport News Shipbuilding, and Brian Frye, ISQ Program Manager at ASNT, about the new Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) NDT Level III specific exams for NDT Level III examiners.
In the latest episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, spoke with Paul Lang, the Executive Director of ASNT Certification Services LLC; Pam Rosenberg, ASNT Director of Education; and Jesse Hernandez, Lead Technician at ASNT Houston. ASNT Houston is a new facility that will offer NDT courses, computer-based testing, and a laboratory for in-house practical examinations.
In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, spoke with Paul Lang, the Executive Director of ASNT Certification Services LLC, and Prakash Gokulanandam, the Director & General Manager of ASNT India Pvt. Ltd., known as ASNT India. The three discussed the newly-established ASNT India, a subsidiary for-profit corporation that will conduct business operations in India and serve interests in Asia and the Middle East.
This is part two of our conversation with NDT legend Chuck Hellier. In part one, Chuck spoke with ASNT's Director of Publications Jill Ross, about how he started his career in NDT and became involved in ASNT. In this episode, the two discuss how Chuck became a leader in NDT training and some of his most memorable experiences from his NDT career.
In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, Jill Ross, ASNT Director of Publications, speaks with NDT pioneer Chuck Hellier about how he began his career in NDT and his memories of the early days of ASNT. Chuck had so many interesting stories to tell that ASNT will release the conversation in two parts.
On this month’s episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, spoke with Paul Lang and Rali Petrova about ASNT’s newest certification program, ASNT 9712.
In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with Alan Caulder, vice president of sales for Advanced OEM Solutions and The Phased Array Company. Alan shares how he first became involved in NDT, achieved his ASNT NDT Level III in ultrasonic testing, and the next evolution in ultrasonic testing, the full matrix capture/total focusing method.
In this month’s episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, talks with the four women currently serving on the ASNT Board of Directors: Stacy Cotie, Cindy R. Finley, Emilie Peloquin, and Shana Telesz about their NDT careers, being women in a male-dominated field, their experiences serving on the Board, and more.
In this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with Barry Schieferstein, CMP, DES, ASNT Director of Learning and Events, about ASNT 2022: The Annual Conference and what attendees at this year’s Conference will experience.
In the latest episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, talks with Raj Venkatachalam about the potential for AI/ML applications in NDT.
ASNT has released the book The World of NDE 4.0: Let the Journey Begin by Dr. Ripi Singh and Dr. Johannes Vrana. In the latest episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, discusses the book with Singh and Vrana.
ASNT Face of NDT Shauna Kagan and ASNT Marketing & Communications Manager Debbie Segor, CAE, represented ASNT at the SkillsUSA TECHSPO trade show in Atlanta, Georgia, to introduce more than 6400 career and technical education students from across the United States to NDT. While attending the event, Debbie took the opportunity to learn more about Shauna's career in NDT and the advice she has for industry leaders looking to grow the workforce, as well as for those considering a career in NDT.
In the latest episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with Paul Holloway about how his NDT career has brought together the varied elements of research, physics, and hands-on applications in the field—as well as his love of music.
In this month's episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, has an in-depth conversation with ASNT's Faces of NDT, Shauna Kagan, Rhett Martin, and Brent Moulton. The three share their experiences and perspectives on a variety of topics, including getting started in NDT, highlights from their careers, and getting the most out of ASNT membership.
Infrastructure is a national priority, with a growing need for NDT inspectors. In this month’s episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, speaks with Nagesh Goel about the importance of NDT to address current and future infrastructure needs.
This month’s episode of Chat NDT with ASNT delves into underwater NDT with Josh de Monbrun, the chair of ASNT’s Underwater NDT Committee.
Chat NDT with ASNT podcast host Debbie Segor, CAE, spoke with Saptarshi Mukherjee, PhD about electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation, particularly for additive manufacturing.
ASNT’s flagship monthly journal Materials Evaluation (ME) is kicking off 2022 with a new look—and new content. In a bonus episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor, CAE, talks with ASNT Periodicals Editor Jill Ross about the ME redesign and changes to The NDT Technician (TNT) newsletter.
Chat NDT with ASNT host Debbie Segor, CAE, talks about how to use LinkedIn to find a job with Stephanie Renk and Vera Savany-Hughes, Co-Owners of Idaho Next Steps Coaching.
Chat NDT with ASNT host Debbie Segor talks to Christian Smith, President of Interactive Aerial, about robotic inspections of confined spaces.
Chat NDT with ASNT host Debbie Segor talks to Lloyd Graham, Technical Sales Specialist for Eddyfi Technologies, about using the magnetic flux leakage testing (MFL) method in tank floor inspection. This podcast is sponsored by Eddyfi Technologies.
In this bonus episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, host Debbie Segor speaks with Barry Schieferstein, ASNT Director of Learning and Events, about ASNT 2021: The Annual Conference and what attendees at this year’s Conference will experience.
ASNT Marketer Debbie Segor talks with Todd Sellmer, Manager of Packaging and Information Systems for Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC, about his nondestructive testing (NDT) career and the profound impact of ethics in the NDT industry. Waygate Technologies sponsored this podcast.
ASNT NDT Technical Specialist / Quality Manager Brian Frye talks with Gecko Robotics Chief Operating Officer Troy Demmer about the use of wall climbing robots to perform nondestructive inspections.
ASNT Marketer Debbie Segor talks with ASNT Chairperson of the Board Michael V. McGloin about how to prepare for an NDT certification exam. Michael shares his own exam preparation experience and test-taking tips.
ASNT Marketer Debbie Segor talks with ASNT Quality Manager/NDT Technical Specialist Brian Frye about his first NDT job. Fresh out of NDT school, Brian shares how his first day lasted nearly 48 hours and left him smelling like the inside of storage tank.
On this episode of Chat NDT with ASNT, we read an article about why NDT matters. This article was originally published in The NDT Technician and was written by Richard H. Bossi. You can discover articles like this on our blog, ASNT Pulse, always available at: blog.asnt.org
ASNT 2020: The Annual Conference is almost here! In this episode, we’re joined by the Keynote Speaker for the Annual Conference, Tom Morrison, who gives us a sneak peek at what he’ll be sharing with attendees. His Keynote, “OMG, What’s Next? Life After COVID,” dives into how we can handle the disruption the pandemic has caused across the industry and in our professional careers. Morrison is an award-winning Association Executive who currently leads the Metal Treating Institute.
Attend ASNT 2020: asnt.org/annual
Learn more about Morrison: https://www.tommorrison.biz/
What does the future look like for the next generation of NDT professionals? ASNT Marketer Kitty Horwatt is joined by ASNT Executive Neal Couture to discuss the RISE Leadership Development Program and its goals of creating NDT leaders. Later, RISE participant Stetson Watkins joins to describe his experience in the program.
Learn more about the Rise program: asnt.org/rise
Mike Ruddy from NOV Tuboscope joins ASNT Marketer Kitty Horwatt to chat about the creation of the Employer-Based Certification (EBC) program. Later ASNT Director of Standards and Accreditation James Bennett discusses the details of the program.
ASNT Marketer Kitty Horwatt is joined by returning podcast guest Ricky Morgan from Flawtech. Morgan discusses the importance of using realistically flawed specimens, obstacles to creating those products, and the different types of flawed specimens an NDT technician may encounter.
Correction: In this episode, Morgan mentions the July 2017 Ohio State Fireball incident, stating that two people were killed. One person was killed in this incident and others were seriously injured.
Learn more and Flawtech on their website: flawtech.com
ASNT Marketer Kitty Horwatt is joined by Jeff Wagner from NDTQA to discuss NDT audits. Wagner highlights the importance of auditing in NDT and weighs the pros and cons of different types of audits.
Learn more about Wagner's company, NDTQA, here: http://www.ndtqa.com/
In this episode, ASNT Marketer Kitty Horwatt is joined by ASNT Fellow Marybeth Miceli to review her recent attendance at the virtual Digital Imaging and Ultrasonics 2020 conference. Miceli discusses the importance of online etiquette and her personal tips and tricks for building virtual connections, derived from years of experience working remotely in the NDT industry.
What's the point of mentorship? In this episode, ASNT Marketer Kitty Horwatt is joined by ASNT Regional Director and founder of TB3 Consulting Antoinette "Toni" Bailey to discuss the importance of mentorship in NDT careers. Bailey delves into her own experiences and examines how COVID-19 has widened the mentorship gap within the industry.
Learn more about TB3 consulting here: https://www.tb3ndt.com/
In this episode, ASNT Editor Haley Cowans talks with 2018–2019 ASNT President Scott P. Cargill and incoming President Michael V. McGloin about accomplishments of the past year, what to look forward to in the coming year, and what advice they might have for attendees of the upcoming Annual Conference. Attendees of this year’s conference can see Cargill pass the presidential collar to McGloin during the Awards Banquet held on Wednesday, November 20.
ASNT Editor Haley Cowans talks with Vice President of FlawTech and ASNT Past President Ricky L. Morgan about his time working on the High Roller Observation Wheel in Las Vegas, the world’s tallest observation wheel.
ASNT Editor Haley Cowans interviews ASNT Professional Program Committee Chair Claudia Kropas-Hughes about the upcoming ASNT Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their conversation covers conference highlights, advice for first-time and longtime attendees, and insight into what it’s like to plan and put on this premier event for NDT scholars and professionals.