From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Mon Feb 13 19:18:21 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:18:21 -0600 Subject: [NTIACNews]NY team confirms UCLA tabletop fusion Message-ID: <43F0DB7D.8090604@ntiac.com> Hello All, As first reported by the Science Blog (http://www.scienceblog.com), a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is claiming the development of a tabletop "crystal fusion" generator that operates at room temperature, which could have implications for neutron and X-ray radiography. In particular, the breakthrough could lead to a new generation of portable radiography equipment. The device uses two pyroelectric crystals and a deuterium gas to generate neutrons, and is capable of generating up to 200,000 eV X-Rays. More information is available from the Science Blog at http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/ny_team_confirms_ucla_tabletop_fusion_10017.html . The new results are described in the Feb. 10 issue of Physical Review Letters. Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com ; http://www.chriscoughlin.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Fri Mar 10 14:27:29 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:27:29 -0600 Subject: [NTIACNews]Fiber optic health monitoring Message-ID: <44118CD1.1010600@ntiac.com> Hello All, The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News is reporting that a team from the University of Ottawa is developing an optical fiber health monitoring system for pipelines and other civil structures. The complete article is available from the AIP website at http://www.aip.org/pnu/2006/split/768-2.html . The system is based on the Brillouin effect in which the local index of refraction in the fiber is affected by the strain induced by an ultrasonic or acoustic wave; in this case, by the vibrations emanating from the pipe as it experienced tension and compression. The system was able to localize deformations to within 5 centimeters of the actual location and can measure strains down to 20 microstrain. More information on the Brillouin effect is available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillouin_scattering and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acousto-optic_effect . Xiaoyi Bao's website is at http://www.science.uottawa.ca/~xbao/index.html . In other news, George Matzkanin and I will each be giving presentations at next week's ASNT Research Symposium on Tuesday. George's talk is entitled "Specification Of Detectable Discontinuity Sizes In NDE," while I'll be talking about using standards in NDE and condition-based maintenance systems development in "LAHMP-Open Standards For Sensors and Data Acquisition For Health Monitoring." Hope to see some of you there. Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com ; http://www.chriscoughlin.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Fri Aug 4 16:26:06 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:26:06 -0500 Subject: [NTIACNews]RFI and facility identification Message-ID: <44D3670E.1040506@ntiac.com> Hello All, Two inquiries today. 1. RFI-Soil Density Measurements We have an inquiry into finding a method of nondestructively determining the density of a layer of soil. In this particular case, the soil is 3-5' in depth, and the method should be able to measure the density through the surface of a layer of asphalt, through the base, and finally through a stabilized sub-grade. 2. Facility Identification-Large Scale Liquid Penetrant Inspections NASA needs to identify facilities and service providers that can handle penetrant testing of large parts. In particular, of aluminum truss-like members which may be up to 17 feet long. The service provider should already have (or stand an excellent chance of attaining) a NASA special level penetrant certification. If anyone has any insight to either/both inquiries, please feel free to drop us a line. Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / AMMTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com ; http://www.chriscoughlin.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Mon Aug 7 18:39:50 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:39:50 -0500 Subject: [NTIACNews]Pipeline Corrosion Shuts Down Prudhoe Bay Field Message-ID: <44D77AE6.2090001@ntiac.com> Hello All, The Associated Press (http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060807&ID=5891336 ) and others are reporting this morning that British Petroleum is shutting down the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska after finding a leak of a few barrels and obtaining the results of an inspection performed in late July. Details are sketchy right now but some reports indicate that wall losses of 70-81% were found in the inspection (e.g. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14219844/ ). Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com ; http://www.chriscoughlin.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Fri Sep 1 15:54:36 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:54:36 -0500 Subject: [NTIACNews]Job opening: MT Level II/III Message-ID: <44F849AC.2060000@ntiac.com> Hello All, We have an inquirer with an immediate opening in Texas for a Level II or III (preferred) magnetic particle inspector. A brief job description follows; please feel free to forward along to anyone that might be interested. *** Summary: Conducts nondestructive magnetic particle inspections of forgings by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. * Inspects machines and equipment before use to ensure operability and safe working conditions. * Uses appropriate personal protective equipment and safe practices to perform work. * Follows work instructions and the instructions of the Post Forge Operations Manager to insure that the testing procedures are being properly implemented and that defects are clearly marked. * Performs magnetic particle inspections of in-process forge samples expeditiously and ensures that the quality assurance inspector is informed immediately of the results. * As required, divides forge lots into sub-lots for further inspection and processing and maintains traceability according to applicable work instructions. * Maintains magnetic particle inspection certification status and is retested periodically to re-verify certification to a Level I, II, or III status, as appropriate. * When required, performs grinding and hardness testing of forged products as per work instructions and conducts dimensional inspections of broached products at a time interval specified per work instructions. * When required, enters data into the computer for SPC analysis and generates reports. * Clearly communicates problems and issues to the Post Forge Operations Supervisor or others in order to obtain clarification or make suggested improvements to the equipment or process. * Coordinates subcontracted heat treating and plating with shipping personnel, when required. * Cleans equipment and maintains a clean work area. *** If you're interested, send me a brief email with your resume, reliable contact information, and any questions about the opportunity that you might have. I will forward along to our inquirer for their review. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com ; http://www.chriscoughlin.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Mon Sep 11 19:40:51 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:40:51 -0500 Subject: [NTIACNews]Employment opportunity: Junior NDE Scientist Message-ID: <4505ADB3.5040108@ntiac.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030306050402020800080001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello All, In case you missed it on NDT.net, Texas Research International (TRI) has an opening for a junior-level NDE scientist. The complete job description is here: http://www.ndt.net/wshop/forum/messages-3/1722.html . *Since their work is primarily for the government you must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for the position.* If you're interested in the position and you are a U.S. citizen, email or fax resumes to: Resource Dept, jobs@tri-intl.com, 512-263-2387. TRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com --------------030306050402020800080001 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello All,

In case you missed it on NDT.net, Texas Research International (TRI) has an opening for a junior-level NDE scientist.  The complete job description is here:  http://www.ndt.net/wshop/forum/messages-3/1722.html . 

Since their work is primarily for the government you must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for the position.  If you're interested in the position and you are a U.S. citizen, email or fax resumes to: Resource Dept, jobs@tri-intl.com, 512-263-2387.  TRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Regards,
Chris

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--------------030306050402020800080001-- From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Tue Nov 7 16:23:43 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:23:43 -0600 Subject: [NTIACNews]publically accessible NTIAC database Message-ID: <4550B30F.3040702@ntiac.com> Hello All, Although STINET (Scientific and Technical Information Network) has been available for some time now, I only noticed this past week that most of NTIAC's database is searchable from the public interface at http://stinet.dtic.mil/index.html . Some of the database isn't available to the general public, the STINET Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page at http://stinet.dtic.mil/help/index.html#dist-state has more information. Still, the vast majority of the database is searchable, and full PDFs are available for some documents as well. NTIS (http://www.ntis.gov/ ) and CISTI (http://cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html ) can help with providing full copies for the others. I haven't had the opportunity to explore the search capabilities fully but it looks as though the interface is fairly self-explanatory. It might be worth a look if you've ever wanted to do your own NTIAC search. Or search through other IAC holdings, for that matter. Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com ; http://www.chriscoughlin.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Mon Nov 13 21:21:01 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:21:01 -0600 Subject: [NTIACNews]RFI: NDT of stamping presses Message-ID: <4558E1BD.7000809@ntiac.com> Hello All, We have an inquirer looking for NDT service providers in the U.S. that can inspect stamping presses: "I need to have nondestructive testing done on eight stamping presses to test for fractures in the frame and drive train components. The presses are 6, C-110 Bliss presses and 2, 5-40 toggle presses." If you can provide this service or would like me to forward questions to our inquirer, please feel free to drop me a line. Thanks in advance, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com From ccoughlin@ntiac.com Tue Nov 14 19:34:12 2006 From: ccoughlin@ntiac.com (Chris Coughlin) Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:34:12 -0600 Subject: [NTIACNews]Publically accessible NTIAC database, Part II Message-ID: <455A1A34.6010301@ntiac.com> Hello All, Paul Jaworski of Alion reminded me that AMMTIAC has had a publically-searchable interface to the old NTIAC database for some time. You can use their public search page by browsing to http://ammtiac.alionscience.com/InfoResources/docsearch.html . Thanks for the reminder Paul! Regards, Chris -- Chris Coughlin / AMMTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746 Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530 Email ccoughlin@ntiac.com / Web http://www.ntiac.com