Dr. Judith A. Todd, P. B. Breneman Department Head Chair, Department of Engineering Science is the Technical Program Chair of the 2005 ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, July 17-21, 2005, Denver, Colorado.

The Conference Technical Program contains over 500 technical papers organized into more than 160 technical and panel discussion sessions, two major symposia, three tutorials, one student paper competition, and two workshops. The NDE (non-destructive evaluation) and Software Demonstration forums are organized as part of the technical program. The ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division is co-sponsoring the conference with the ASME NDE and Pipeline Systems Divisions and the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers.