2006 Winner Bradley W. Hemmert

Bradley W. Hemmert is a welder and fabricator at Centennial Welding, located in Hyrum, Utah, where he has worked since 2003. At Centennial, Hemmert is involved with welding and fit-up of roller coaster and climbing wall components, in addition to handrails and other ornamental iron objects. Before joining Centennial, Hemmert worked for Green's Welding and Fabrication and for Spectrum Manufacturing. He is a member of AWS and SAE.

Hemmert attended Utah Valley State College, where he earned an associate's degree in welding technology. In 2002, he began studies at Weber State University, from which he graduated in 2006. His major field of study was manufacturing engineering, with an emphasis on welding technology and processes.

2006 Winner Prabhakar Venkateswaran

Prabhakar Venkateswaran recently received his B.S. from the University of Miami, where he studied aerospace and mechanical engineering. Among his areas of focus were dynamics, thermodynamics, material strength, engineering materials science, applied probability and statistics, and mechanical design.

Venkateswaran has worked as a user assistant at the University of Miami Information Technology Department and as a peer counselor. He is certified by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) as a Master Scuba Diver and is also involved in a number of activities sponsored by international student organizations.

A member of the Alpha Lambda Delta honorary society, Venkateswaran is a recipient of the University of Miami's Isaac Bashevis Singer Award, which is the University's highest undergraduate academic award. He has also received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Sophomore Scholarship.

About the Engineering Undergraduate Award

ASNT created the Engineering Undergraduate Award to provide an incentive to engineering undergraduate students enrolled in programs accredited by ABET or its equivalent to choose NDT as their field of specialization. The award is a cash award, which is $3000 per award up to three awards per year.

Congratulations to Bradley Hemmert and Prabhakar Venkateswaran, winners of the 2006 Engineering Undergraduate Award.

 

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