Activities and Participation
IMEL students are very active outside of the laboratory when it comes to attending conferences, meetings, and participating in university events. IMEL students consistently attend and present research in American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) and Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) conferences and meetings, both internationally and regionally. IMEL research presented in these conferences covers a wide array of topics and methods developed in the laboratory. Further, research conducted in the IMEL is presented in SIU research town meetings and Saluki IDEA competitions. In addition, IMEL students are very active in volunteering for community events hosted at SIU where demonstrations are given to increase interest in university research and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) in the public. Each year, IMEL students volunteer in SIU Engineering Day, a public event hosted by the college of engineering for high school students to increase interest in engineering and research. Each year at the event, IMEL provides demonstrations of NDE systems such as ultrasonic testing and infrared thermography.
