AWARDS

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; atey returned to - nion Carbide in early 1; ; ; as
corporate NDE specialist and was responsible for
developing procedures; and training and certifying
NDE personnel. When - nion Carbide merged with The
Dow Chemical Company in 2001; he was assigned to
the Maintenance Technical Services group at ; reeport;
Texas; as the site;s NDE specialist. In 200; he was
appointed Dow;s global inspection leader. In this position
until his retirement in September 201; ; ; atey was
responsible for third-party inspections performed for
Dow at supplier fabrication shops.
Concurrent with his career with - nion Carbide and
Dow; ; atey spent 2; years as a reservist in the - .S.
Navy Seabees; retiring as a master chief petty officer in
August 201; .
An ASME ; ellow; ; atey has served on code committees since 1; ; ; . He has been vice
chair of the ; oiler and Pressure . essel ;; P. ; . Working ; roup on Acoustic Emissions
and Working ; roup on ; uided Wave - ltrasonic Testing since 2012. Prior leadership
positions include vice chair ;1; ; ; –2002; and chair ;2002–1; ; of the ; P. Standards
Committee on Nondestructive Examination ;. ;; chair of the ; P. . Subgroup on
. olumetric Examination ;1; ; ; –2002;; and vice chair ;201; –1; ; of the Pressure Technology
Post Construction Committee ;PCC;; and chair of its Executive Committee
;201; –1; ; and the PCC Inspection Planning Subgroup ;2010–1; ;.
; atey is a member of Sigma Pi Sigma; the Physics Honor Society.
He earned his bachelor;s degree in physics; with honors; from Southwest Texas State
- niversity; San Marcos; in 1; ; ; . ; atey received ASNT ;American Society for Nondestructive
Testing; Level III certifications in radiographic; ultrasonic; liCuid penetrant;
magnetic particle; leak and visual testing.
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THE RO; ERT HENR1 TH- RSTON LECT- RE AWARD was established in 1; 2; in
honor of ASME;s first president. It provides an opportunity for a leader in pure and; or
applied science or engineering to present to the Society a lecture that encourages
stimulating thinking on a sub;ect of broad interest to engineers. The Robert Henry
Thurston Lecture Award was elevated to a Society award in 2000.
ROMESH C. ; ATRA; Ph.D.; Clifton C. ; arvin professor; . irginia Polytechnic
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Dr. ; atra ;oined . irginia Polytechnic Institute and State - niversity; ; lacksburg; as
Clifton C. ; arvin professor of engineering science and mechanics in 1; ; ; . His ;ob
responsibilities at . irginia Tech include mentoring graduate students in their dissertation
research; teaching; helping professionally develop postdoctoral fellows and visiting
scientists; serving on committees; and enhancing the visibility of the department
and college internationally.
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