Bio

Dr. John C. Aldrin obtained his Ph.D. degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University in 2001, and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1996 and 1994 respectively.  Since 2001, he has been working as the principal of Computational Tools, specializing in NDE modeling and simulation, data analysis, inverse methods, and reliability assessment.

Dr. Aldrin continues to work as a Visiting Scientist with the Air Force Research Laboratory leading research on computational method in NDE, has led automated data analysis (ADA) software development efforts for SAIC and TRI Austin, supports the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Nondestructive Evaluation Technical Discipline Team, and more recently supports the Center for NDE at Iowa State University as an Affiliated Research Scientist.

Dr. Aldrin has co-authored over 180 journal, conference and book publications in the field of nondestructive testing and is a Fellow of American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT).