Inventors win award for nondestructive inspection method for composites
Posted: 2008-3-18
Roger M. Crane, who earned his Ph.D. in materials science at the University of Delaware in 1991 under the advisement of the University’s Center for Composite Materials (CCM) Director Jack Gillespie, was recently honored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) for developing a nondestructive method that can detect flaws and anomalies in composite materials. Crane is now a senior composites materials engineer in the Structures and Composites Division at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.
With co-inventor Dr. Colin P. Ratcliffe, professor of mechanical engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, Crane received the 2006 Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award, which recognizes inventions patented by Navy personnel that have been “of great benefit to the Navy.”
Rear Admiral William E. Landay, Chief of Naval Research, presented the award to Ratcliffe and Crane at a ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, on November 27, 2007. In presenting the award, Landay noted that detecting damage early on, before a structure fails, has the potential to save lives.
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With co-inventor Dr. Colin P. Ratcliffe, professor of mechanical engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, Crane received the 2006 Vice Admiral Harold G. Bowen Award, which recognizes inventions patented by Navy personnel that have been “of great benefit to the Navy.”
Rear Admiral William E. Landay, Chief of Naval Research, presented the award to Ratcliffe and Crane at a ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, on November 27, 2007. In presenting the award, Landay noted that detecting damage early on, before a structure fails, has the potential to save lives.
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