Under the direction of Dr. Joseph L. Rose, the Ultrasonics Research & Development Lab in Penn State's Engineering Science and Mechanincs department performs basic and fundamental research in ultrasonic guided wave and display technologies. Research and experimentation is designed to quickly lend to technology transfer and product development in the areas of Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring. Said technology is applied to such problems as pipeline, rail, aircraft, power generation, civil structures, military ventures, and ice detection and deicing applications. Theoretical analysis and modeling, along with theoretically driven experimentation, is the foundation of all work efforts.


Dr. Rose's Courses:
     - E Sc 496A/497A, Business Opportunities in Engineering (offered Fall 2007) 
     - E Mch 521, Stress Waves in Solids (offered Fall 2008)


 
Hongxin Bian collects data using laser-based ultrasonic excitation. Data is then used to constuct a tomographic image of the part under study. Eric Hauck demonstrates a fixture designed for the nondestructive evaluation of green-parts. The fixture is based on the fundamental theory of Raleigh Surface Waves. Wei "Louie" Luo performs a thickness measurement study using ultrasonic waves generated by electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs).
 
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