A4A/SAE Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Innovation Award

Purpose:

The A4A/SAE Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Innovation Award, formerly known as the Better Way Award, is an annual process established to recognize a government and/or industry team that has developed and applied a technology, technique, process, or policy that advances inspection or test of civil/commercial aircraft structure, aircraft components, or aircraft systems.

Improvements will be assessed as a function of process sensitivity, reliability, and cost effectiveness.

Criteria:

• Team eligibility includes both government and private industry personnel.
• Employees of universities, national labs, and non-profit organizations are also eligible as supplemental recipients of this award.
• Membership in A4A or SAE is not required.
• Teams may have two to twelve members.
• The accomplishment may involve research, development, engineering, application, management, or policy, and should have occurred not more than 18 months prior to the NDT Forum.
• Awards Committee members are not eligible for the award.

Nominations: 

A4A and SAE are continuously soliciting nominations.

• Nominations may be submitted by anyone (including the awards committee members themselves). The nomination should include the names, affiliations, and contact information for all team members; the name and contact information of the nominator; and a brief (one page) description of the accomplishment.

Past Recipients:  https://a4andtforum.com/sae-innovation-award/