Organisation

ACADEMIA NDT International is envisaged as a highly motivated body to foster Research, Development and Education in the NDT field by engaging NDT professionals in combined effort, thus attaining the goals of always seeking progress in the NDT field and establishing a network of eminent individuals contributing to the safety and wellbeing of all people and at the same time assuring themselves of an enriched professional life.

For ACADEMIA NDT International to be established, a Steering Committee was formed whose 1st meeting was held on May 25th 2007 in Opatija, Croatia. This committee succeeded in establishing a strategic target.
ACADEMIA NDT International was founded in Moscow on March 10th 2008, declaring itself as:

• Non-governmental
• Non profit-making
• Impartial

A Council has been elected as the ACADEMIA’s managing body, consisting of a President, two Vice Presidents, three Advisory members, an Executive secretary and up to two co-opted members.

Organisation Chart



Council

Name	Position	Country
Dr Shant Kenderian	President	USA
Dr David Gilbert	Vice President	UK
Dr Serge Dos Santos	Vice President	France
Dr Sajeesh Babu	Council Member	Singapore
Dr Marc Kreutzbruck	Council Member	Germany
Dr Roman Maev	Council Member	Canada
Dr Yoshikazu Ohara	Council Member	Japan
Dr Adriana Savin	Council Member	Romania
Dr Hussein Sadek	Co-opted Member	USA
Dr Ramon SF Orozco	Co-opted Member	Mexico
Dr Anish Poudel	General Secretary/Co-opted Member	USA