Dr. Richard Jacob earned his B.S. from Arizona State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah. He has been at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for nearly 20 years, where he is a research scientist focusing on nondestructive examination. His current research is focused on nondestructive testing methods of materials and fuels used in the nuclear power industry and test reactors.

Paul Ohodnicki is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008, after which he joined PPG Industries R&D working on thin-film coating materials and earned the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Innovation Award from Carnegie Science Center in 2012. Ohodnicki later continued his career at the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) as a technical portfolio lead, working on the development of optical and microwave sensors, magnetic materials and power electronics development for high frequency transformer.

Hongbin Sun is an R&D associate staff at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2020 with an outstanding dissertation award. His research interests include ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation, ultrasonic sensor development, structural health monitoring using ultrasound, machine learning for ultrasonic NDE, and their applications for nuclear power systems and civil infrastructures.

Mohammed Alshammari, currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, is focused on fiber optics sensor research within Dr. Ming's Lab. He earned his BS from Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI (2015), and an MS with a Graduate Certificate in Alternative Energy from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (2018). Previously, he served as a Lecturer at the University of Hafar Al-Batin, Hafar Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia (2019-2021), demonstrating a steadfast dedication to engineering excellence and innovation.