Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach

Revealing invisible educational opportunities through CT scanning

The Center for Quantitative Imaging created an X-ray computed tomography image from a 1.5 mm-long steel cylinder after it was exposed to a high-temperature, high-pressure aqueous solution. Credit: Derek Hall et al. All Rights Reserved.

As a part of its mission to educate and train industry partners and students on computed tomography (CT) scanning, the Center for Quantitative Imaging (CQI) recently supported a three-day additive manufacturing practicum for industry professionals to gain hands-on experience in using 3D X-ray CT scanning. The center offers CT scanning, which allows users to see the internal make-up of an item as large as a grizzly bear skull to the tiny electrical connections within a smartwatch. Similar to the practicum, faculty members have regularly brought their classes to CQI to receive training and education on CT scanning equipment, techniques and software, all of which is available to faculty members and industry.