Paul Panetta is a Senior Scientist at The Aerospace Corporation where he focuses on developing NDE techniques for current and future aerospace materials and structures. Dr. Panetta’s works on ultrasonic microstructure characterization and NDE. Materials include metals, composites, oils, gases, slurries, emulsions, and tissues. His work spans from experimental to theoretical and instrument development. He focuses on advancing science to measure material and microstructure properties using ultrasound. His goal is to connect the microstructure properties to measurable ultrasonic parameters through physics-based theories. Current work includes in-situ monitoring of additive manufactured alloys, flaw detection, and characterization of composites.

Nikola Draganic is a professional nuclear engineer at LLNL's Nondestructive Evaluation group and specializes in image/signal processing, statistics and high-reliability hardware control software. Nikola earned an Aerospace Engineering B.S. from UC San Diego in 2020.

Malik Marks is a graduate student at the University of Georgia Southern. He graduated with a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and decided to pursue his masters in Manufacturing Engineering with a research focus in NDE/NDT.

Andy Townsend is an Engineer and Deputy Group Leader for the Nondestructive Evaluation Group at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA. Current work includes X-ray radiography and computed tomography research, characterizing complex materials and structures. He was a quality manager in the aerospace industry for 20 years before transitioning to research. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Huddersfield University, UK.