Section News
Read Section News every month to see what types of programs and activities ASNT Sections have held recently or to catch up on what your Section has been doing. These postings for August will also be published in the September issue of Materials Evaluation.
Greater Houston
HOUSTON, TEXASSection Chair Dwayne Witter and his wife, Bonnie, presided over the annual family day celebration on 12 June to commemorate the end of another successful year. The Greater Houston Section hosted 75 members and guests for a private, three-hour lunch cruise aboard the Spirit of Texas paddlewheeler on Clear Lake in Seabrook, Texas. Attendees boarded at noon and enjoyed an afternoon of barbecue and drinks.
Two covered decks provided ample room to mingle and explore. Lunch was served on the air-conditioned upper deck. Everybody at the event received a souvenir Section baseball bap. Ron Hayden and Deal Moore orchestrated the event, which was sponsored by NOV Tuboscope.
(From left) Leah Lax, Tom Roberts and Ron Hayden of the Greater Houston Section.
Greater Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIAThe Greater Los Angeles Section hosted their annual sweetheart’s night on 5 June. Eighty-eight members and guests attended the event dressed in their cowboy hats and boots, as this year’s theme was country and western night. The event featured square dancing, line dancing, a mechanical bull, a western style shootout and a barbecue. Each attendee received a raffle prize and there was a contest for best dressed male and female.
Following the festivities was the annual installation of new Section officers. Among the new officers inducted were Joshua Jones, chair; Dan Guerrero, vice chair; and Mike Gee, treasurer. It was also announced that this was the first time for the Section that a husband and wife served back-to-back as Section chairs. Jones will be taking over for his wife and outgoing Chair Kristy Davis-Jones.
Outgoing Section Chair Kristy Davis-Jones and her husband, incoming Section Chair Joshua Jones, host the Greater Los Angeles Section’s sweetheart’s night.
Nigeria
WARRI, NIGERIADuring the 29 May meeting of the Nigeria Section, attendees prepared for the election that ushered in the 2010 – 2011 Section officers. After the validation of interested officer candidates was announced, the Electoral Committee Chair, Julius Aroyehun, assured all members of free and fair exercise. At the end of the election, the following members were chosen to run the affairs of the Section in the upcoming year: Henry N. Chimezie, chair; Edafe Office Omamemo, vice chair; Ajibola K. Afolabi, secretary; and Abiri Theophilus Oke, treasurer.
Chimezie promised to work for the success of the Section, along with the support of the members and his fellow elected executives. As a part of this effort, the Section plans to operate with an open door policy in which every creative idea will count.
Saudi Arabian
DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIAThe Saudi Arabian Section held a meeting and annual Section overview on 21 July at the Carlton al Moaibed in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The event was attended by 139 members and nonmembers, including guests and was sponsored by the Section.
Section Chair Mohammad A. Al Salih inaugurated the meeting with announcements, including a reminder about the upcoming ASNT NDT Level III exam that will take place 27–28 November at the Dhahran Palace Hotel in Dhahran. The main topics of the evening were the annual meeting for the 2009 – 2010 fiscal year and the Section’s recent achievements. Al Salih also encouraged members to actively participate in future meetings and other Section activities.
As part of the night’s proceedings, members and companies were honored for their support and participation. Nabil K. Al Dabal, the inspection department manager at Saudi Aramco, was given an appreciation award for his dedication to the Section. Dabal was then asked to present appreciation awards to the five NDT companies who sponsored the Section’s technical meetings over the last fiscal year. The companies included the following: Rawabi Industrial Support Services Co., Abdulla Fouad Holding Co., Saudi Pioneers for Specialized Services, Gulf Quality Control Ltd. and Rosen International. Section officers and board members were also presented with awards for their service, which was followed by the announcement of those members who had the best overall meeting attendance. As a token of appreciation, the top 10 were given two free ASNT memberships.
After the award ceremony, members retired to a buffet dinner.
Section member Thomas Scales presents appreciation awards to representatives of the companies that have previously sponsored Section events.
St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURIEleven members and guests of the St. Louis Section attended a technical presentation and meeting on 23 June at Geotechnology, Inc. in Maryland Heights, Maryland. The featured speaker, Obdulia Ley from the Physical Acoustics Corporation, a member of Mistras Group, Inc., discussed her work in line scanning thermography (LST) in which the heat source and camera move in tandem at controlled speeds. The potential for successful LST utilization includes such industry sectors as aerospace, automotive, power generation and industrial process control. Ley concluded her presentation by describing the application of LST techniques to such specific problems as wall thinning, paint adhesion, coating thickness and crack detection.
The event was hosted by Mistras Group, Inc. After the presentation, Ley was awarded a commemorative Gateway Arch gift by Section Chair Greg Saguto.
Ley is a research scientist for the Physical Acoustics Corporation, with a B.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, both from Rice University.
Obdulia Ley accepts a commemorative Gateway Arch gift from Section Chair Greg Saguto.
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