The JPL's Nondestructive Evaluation and Advanced Actuators (NDEAA) Technologies lab was established by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen in May 1991 and it is part of his JPL's Advanced Technologies Group. The Group members are Dr. Jack B. Aldrich , Dr. Mircea Badescu, Dr. Xiaoqi Bao, Dr. Zensheu Chang, and , Dr. Stewart Sherrit. Other scientists that are working in his NDEAA Lab include Dr. Shyh-Shiuh Lih. Also, thru the JPL Educational Outreach Program professors, visiting scientists and students are participating in various studies at this lab. The NDEAA lab is listed as one of the 6 sites of JPL's technology website and it is involved with innovative research and development (R&D) for space applications and technology transfer to other fields. The topics of R&D include novel actuators (mostly using electroactive ceramics and polymers), transducers, sensors, robotic mechanisms and NDE methods. The group conducts analytical modeling, mechanisms development, performance testing and characterization as well as analysis that involve mechanical, electrical, magnetic and thermal parameters and interactions. Between Jan. 1, 2000 and Jul. 2, 2001, this NDEAA webhub had 1,000,007 (crossed the one million) total hits with 87,082 unique hits and by Sept. 3, 2001 it crossed the one hundred thousand (100,006) unique hits. The highest hits per day was recorded on March 9, 2005, where 9063 total hits and 3626 unique hits were recorded. This lab has been the subject of many articles in the news media. The NDEAA lab is involved with a broad range of R&D topics as described in the following clickable icons. The photos of the NDEAA members are clickable to their biography