ThermaMatrix is developing new materials in an R&D environment and for those who require an inline inspection technique.Ryan Spencer has spent more than a decade focused on nondestructive testing for composites and additive manufacturing.Now, after graduating just a few months ago from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) with his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, he’s taking a start-up he founded through the Innovation Crossroads program operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).