1. President’s message

   • Ravinder Chona

   Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Publisher’s note

   • Kristin L. MacDonald

   Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 2 - 2

3. Calendar of events

   Events 27 December 2017 Pages: 6 - 6

4. IMAC-XVI In Review

   SEM News 27 December 2017 Pages: 8 - 8

5. SEM Spring Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics June 1–3, 1998 Adam’s Mark Hotel, Houston, TX

   SEM News 27 December 2017 Pages: 8 - 9

6. SEM member news

   SEM News 27 December 2017 Pages: 9 - 9

7. Back to basics

   • Pete Avitabile

   Modal Space 27 December 2017 Pages: 11 - 13

8. Panoramic modal testing of the space shuttle main engine alternative turbopump inlet bellows liner

   • J. L. Lindner
   • J. A. Gilbert

   Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 15 - 19

9. Tomographic data acquisition in axisymmetric specimens

   • S. Amarnath
   • K. R. Y. Simha

   Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 21 - 25

10. A color scanner as a digital recording polariscope

    • D. E. P. Hoy

    Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 26 - 27

11. Studies on abrasive jet machining through statistical design of experiments

    • R. M. Rani
    • S. Seshan

    Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 28 - 30

12. How to perform a designed experiment (DOE)

    • J. Roslund

    Feature 27 December 2017 Pages: 31 - 34

13. Case study: Use of digital image analysis software to measure non-uniform deformation in cellular aluminum alloys

    • A. Bastawros
    • R. McManuis

    Feature 27 December 2017 Pages: 35 - 37

14. SEM history

    Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 38 - 40

15. Corporate profile

    Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 41 - 41

16. Editorial guidelines for submitting a paper to Experimental Techniques

    Guidelines 27 December 2017 Pages: 44 - 44