{"id":19,"date":"2020-10-28T16:51:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T16:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/nashville\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:21:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-709c1d1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"709c1d1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36378c64\" 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Duncan, CWI<br>Welding Engineer, Consolidated Nuclear Security<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>1ST VICE CHAIR<\/strong><br>Eric Peterson<br>Welding Engineer, AO Smith<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>2ND VICE CHAIR<\/strong><br>Heath Jackson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>SECRETARY<\/strong><br>Kyle Robertson<br>Holston Gas Branch Manager, Clarksville, TN<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>TREASURER<\/strong><br>Bob O'Neal<br>AWS CWI, ASNT NDT Level III<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope-open-text\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:nashville@awssections.org\">Email<\/a> the AWS Nashville Section <br><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff32476\" data-id=\"7ff32476\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c340f elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6a4c340f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/nashville\/2026\/04\/02\/april-technical-meeting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tApril Technical Meeting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 2, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On\u00a0April 14, 2026, we will be meeting at World Testing in Mt. Juliet, TN to discuss common welding-related construction mistakes. Bob O&#8217;Neal will lead the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/nashville\/2026\/04\/02\/april-technical-meeting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about April Technical Meeting\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-973 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-post-event-report\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/nashville\/2026\/02\/12\/recap-february-2026-nashville-section-technical-meeting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRecap: February 2026 Nashville Section Technical Meeting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Date of Event: 02\/12\/2026 Location:\u00a0Tennessee College of Applied Technologies Lebanon TN, Campus Number of Attendees: 27 Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0Presenter &#8211; Duane Morrison, ASME Boiler and Pressure<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/nashville\/2026\/02\/12\/recap-february-2026-nashville-section-technical-meeting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Recap: February 2026 Nashville Section Technical Meeting\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14314a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14314a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Recording of 3\/1\/2023 Special Event, 2023 AWS President Dennis Eck, is now available to view on demand.<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aws-org.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/lAB3E35y6z61MJxEEYbex0s4wxN1_cITGjd2t_PHWe1wrAxYIX7jFpPp7h-vHfaN.L7BzXFk1GQ2FG9tB\">Click here<\/a> to view the recording.<\/li><li><strong>Recording of the 8\/18\/2022 Nashville Section Hybrid Technical Meeting <em>Weldability of Dissimilar Metals<\/em> with guest presenter Daryush K. Aidun, Ph.D., Clarkson University is now available to review on demand.<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aws-org.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/s40JV4jeXPkvl1FFhsDufzoniu8MEpCyJ5Zm7B2fI6dWxurELw_it_E5SuVpG1Ci.E2kX1DyFQ-Ak_d-u\">Click here<\/a> to view the recording.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/sections-www.aws.org\/attach\/Daryush_K_Aidun_CV_07-25-2022.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to view Dr. Aidun&#8217;s bio.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Recording of 1\/20\/2022 Section Meeting &amp; Technical Presentation \u2013 Walter J. Sperko, P.E.: Basic Steel Welding Metallurgy \u2013 Now Available<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/awssection.com\/nashville\/2022\/01\/26\/recording-of-1-20-2022-section-meeting-technical-presentation-walter-j-sperko-p-e-basic-steel-welding-metallurgy-now-available\/\">Click here<\/a> to learn more.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab5ad58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab5ad58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f81dae\" data-id=\"7f81dae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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