World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing

The WCNDT is a prestigious once every four year conference where the world gathers to learn, share, and promote NDT. The first WCNDT dates back to 1955 and has since been a sought after event ,as well as, for a National NDT Society to host.

XIX President: Dr Matthias Purschke
Honorary Memberships: Dr. Sajeesh K Babu (Singapore)
Honorary Memberships: Ms Sharon Bond (Canada)
Honorary Memberships: Mr Joao Conte (Brazil)
Honorary Memberships: Mr David Gilbert (UK)
Honorary Memberships: Ms Vjera Krstelj (Croatia)
Honorary Memberships: Mr Alexander Mullin (Russia)
Honorary Memberships: Dr Matthias Purschke (Germany)
Award Winners:
Roentgen Award Professor Tony Dunhill
Runner-up NPO Energomash
Pawlowski Award Dr Mike Farley
Runners-up Prof Vjera Krstelj, Dr Makoto Ochiai, Dr Vasily Sukhorukov
Havercroft Award Mr Roger Lyon
Runner-up Prof Anatoly Gourvich
Sokolov Award Prof Hermann Wüstenberg
Runners-up Profs Bruce Drinkwater and Paul Wilcox, and Valentin Kaloshin
Young Achiever Award  Alexander Machikhin
Runner-up Katy Milne
MUNICH, Germany 2016
XVIII President: Manfred Johannes
Honorary Memberships: Mr Manfred Johannes (South Africa)
Honorary Memberships: Dr Rong Sheng Geng (China)
Honorary Memberships: Dr Norikazu Ooka (Japan)
Honorary Memberships: Mr John Thompson (UK)
Award Winners:
Roentgen Award Professors Peter Cawley and Michael Lowe (combined nomination); and Professor Teruo Kishi
Pawlowski Award Mr Douglas J Marshall
Havercroft Award Mr Patrick Fallouey and Dr Hajime Hatano (combined nomination)
Sokolov Award Professor Chris Scruby
Young Achiever Award  Dr Alexey Efimov and Mr Christopher Lane
DURBAN, South Africa 2012
XVII President: Rong Sheng Geng
Honorary Memberships: Dr Rainer Link (Germany)
Honorary Memberships: Mr Tony Sonneveld (Australia)
Award Winners:
Roentgen Award Professor Vladimir L. Chakhlov
Runners-up CIVA, the NDT simulation software; V Vengrinovich and V Artemiev
Pawlowski Award Tony Sonneveld and Gerhardt Aufricht
Runner-up Xu Yongchang
Havercroft Award Z S Nikiforova, S A Popoudina, S I Zinovjeva and V V Levkovich
Runner-up Nadezhda P. Biryukova
Sokolov Award Dr Rong Seng Geng
Runner-up Eduard S Gorkunov
Young Achiever Award Andrei Evgenievich
SHANGHAI, China 2008
XVI President: Douglas Marshall
Honorary Memberships: Mr Douglas Marshall (Canada)
Honorary Memberships: Dr Sotirios Vahaviolos (USA)
Honorary Memberships: Professor Guo (China)
Honorary Memberships: Mr H Thieretzbacher (Austria)
Honorary Memberships: Prof Ferid Herelli (Tunisia)
Award Winners:
Roentgen Award Research Institute of Introscopy - JSC MSIA "Spectrum"
Runners-up Tecnatom; Ewert/Redmer (BAM)
Pawlowski Award Giuseppe Nardoni
Runner-up John Zirnhelt
Education, Training & Certification Award John Zirnhelt
Sokolov Award Dr Baldev Raj
Runner-up Anatoli Gourvich
Young Achiever Award Anish Kumar
Runner-up Philippe Rubbers
MONTREAL, Canada 2004
XV President: Giuseppe Nardoni
Honorary Memberships: Mr Gerhard Aufricht (Austria)
Award Winners: Roentgen Award The American Society for NDT (ASNT)
Award Winners: Pawlowski Award Agfa
ROME, Italy 2000
XIV President: Dr Baldev Raj
Honorary Memberships: Dr Baldev Raj (India)
Honorary Memberships: Professor Vladimir Klyuev (Russia)
Honorary Memberships: Professor Morio Onoe (Japan)
Honorary Memberships: Dr Mike Farley (UK)
Honorary Memberships: Mr O P Singhania (India)
NEW DELHI, India 1996
XIII HPresident: C. Hallai
Honorary Memberships: Prof Paul De Meester (Belgium)
Honorary Memberships: Giuseppe Nardoni (Italy)
SAO PAOLO, Brazil 1992
President: Gerard Van Dijk
Honorary Memberships: H Bosselaar (The Netherlands)
Honorary Memberships: Ari de Sterke (The Netherlands)
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands 1989
President: W.E. Widner LAS VEGAS, USA 1985
President: Prof. M.N. Mikheev
Honorary Memberships: William Havercroft (Canada)
Honorary Memberships: Professor H Kopinek (Germany)
Honorary Memberships: Mr Roy Sharpe (UK)
Honorary Memberships: Professor Z Pawlowski (Poland)
Honorary Memberships: Professor M Mikheev (Russia)
MOSCOW, USSR 1982
President: L.S. Heard
Honorary Memberships: Dr Leslie Mullins (UK)
MELBOURNE, Australia 1979
President: Prof. P. Bastien
Honorary Memberships: Professor Homes (Belgium)
Honorary Memberships: Professor Vaupel (Germany)
CANNES, France 1976
President: Prof. Z. Pawlowski
Honorary Memberships: Mr G H Tenney (USA)
WARSAW, Poland 1970
President: Prof. V. Huuk HANOVER, Germany 1970
President: M.W.F. Havercroft MONTREAL, Canada 1967
President: M.H.N. Pemberton LONDON, Great Britain 1963
President: Prof. H. Kihara TOKYO, Japan 1960
President: M.G.H. Tenney CHICAGO, USA 1957
President: Prof. G.A. Homes BRUSSELS, Belgium 1955