1. President’s message

   • Igor Emri

   Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Publisher’s note

   • Patricia K. Deuschle

   Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 2 - 2

3. Calendar of events

   Events 27 December 2017 Pages: 6 - 6

4. 2000 SEM Executive Board nominations

   SEM News 27 December 2017 Pages: 8 - 11

5. Nomenclature — The backbone of any discipline all messed up in the field of measurement systems

   Letter to the Editor 27 December 2017 Pages: 12 - 13

6. Back to basics

   • Pete Avitabile

   Modal Space 27 December 2017 Pages: 15 - 16

7. How to select a carrier frequency for voltage-noise suppression in resistive measurement systems through information conversion in ten easy steps

   • Peter K. Stein

   Strain Gages: Back to Basics 27 December 2017 Pages: 17 - 19

8. The loop technique for strain gage rosette signal conditioning

   • K. F. Anderson

   Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 21 - 23

9. Ensuring consistency in impact-vibration signature tests

   • V. K. Bhuvanagiri
   • S. E. Swartz

   Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 24 - 26

10. A diffraction grating for compliant and porous materials

    • X. Niu
    • P. G. Ifju
    • B. Wallace

    Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 27 - 30

11. Moiré in atomic force microscope

    • H. Chen
    • D. Liu
    • A. Lee

    Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 31 - 32

12. Impact testing of PVDF strain gages at +23 to −25°C: Assessment of cold regions suitability

    • L. Peck

    Technique 27 December 2017 Pages: 33 - 35

13. Modal analysis of an Upper Nevada penstock at Hoover Dam

    • R. V. Todd

    Feature 27 December 2017 Pages: 36 - 39

14. Considerations in selecting and evaluating an A/D converter board

    • A. L. Wicks

    Feature 27 December 2017 Pages: 40 - 42

15. Clarence R. Smith

    • C. E. Taylor

    SEM History 27 December 2017 Pages: 43 - 43

16. Corporate profile

    Announcement 27 December 2017 Pages: 43 - 43