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Maria Felice Engineering Research Writer of the Year award presentation, given at AEngD conference, London, on 26 November 2013

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Non Destructive Evaluation

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Stress corrosion cracking

“The image of stress corrosion I seeIs that of a huge unwanted tree…The shade of ignorance around its base,Where scientists toil with puzzled face.”

(Rideout 1967)

Photo: Steenwijkerland municipal

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Ultrasonic testing

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Arrays of transducers

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Computer optimisation of arrays

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When you assume you..

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Revealing crack shapes with X-ray CT

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Sit and forget

Photo: youngadventuress.com

Photo: Gregor Schläger / Lufthansa Technik AG

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Sit and forget

Photo: youngadventuress.com

Photo: Gregor Schläger / Lufthansa Technik AG

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Flying to family, flying for work

Malta →LondonDecember 1988

Bristol →ZurichNovember 2013

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