May 01, 2006

Thomas S. Jones, quality manager and senior development engineer for Howmet Research Center in Whitehall, Mich., has been given an ASTM International Award of Merit and the accompanying title of fellow. ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing cited Jones, a member of the ASTM International Board of Directors, for his technical and administrative contributions to E07 and for his leadership in advancing standards for nondestructive testing.

Jones is a resident of Norton Shores, Mich.

The immediate past chairman of ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing, Jones has been an E07 subcommittee chair as well as main committee membership secretary, recording secretary, and vice chairman. In these roles, he has provided technical and administrative expertise that has enabled various E07 groups to function more effectively and produce standards needed by industry. He also actively participates in the standards development activities of Committees E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials, E04 on Metallography, and E28 on Mechanical Testing.

Jones has served as a member of the Committee on Technical Committee Operations and as chair of its Technical Operations Subcommittee. E07 has recognized Jones' contributions to the committee with five Certificates of Appreciation and the Charles W. Briggs Award.

In his position at Howmet, Jones maintains a quality management system for Howmet's materials test and calibration laboratories. He is also responsible for identifying technologies and applications for nondestructive testing (NDT) in support of Howmet investment casting facilities worldwide. Before joining Howmet in 2001 as a senior development engineer, Jones was with Industrial Quality, Inc., first as a senior engineer and then as vice president of research and engineering.

After receiving his B.S. in engineering science and mechanics and his M.S. in engineering mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Jones began his career at McDonnell Aircraft Company in St. Louis, Mo., as an engineer.

A fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), Jones serves on the Aerospace, Infrared, and Ultrasonics Committee and on the Research Council; he is a former chairman of the Aerospace Committee and a former chairman of the ASNT St. Louis section. Jones is also a member of the American Society for Quality and American Scientific Affiliation. He has published numerous papers, given presentations, and reviewed papers for industry journals, including the ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation.

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