Channa has worked at TWI, since the beginning of 2003 on completion of an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College, London. Channa undertook an Engineering Doctorate degree while working in TWI with the Metallurgy Department of the University of Birmingham, delivering a thesis on the development of phased array ultrasonic techniques for inspection of heterogeneous anisotropic materials such as composites and austenitic welds.
Channa is the Chairman of the sub-commission for Ultrasonic Testing for the International Institute of Welding (IIW). Channa worked in the sub-commission to generate the ISO 23864 and ISO 23865 standards for FMC/TFM, performing the role of master editor of ISO 23865 and writing significant parts of the technical content of the document. These documents collated together best practice across industry represented by leading experts.
Channa’s current role in TWI is to be a Technology Consultant focused on R&D towards improved ultrasonic testing (UT) techniques.