NASA Tests New Shuttle Tile System;Engineers Cross Fingers

Dr. Tribikram Kundu, Prof. at University of Arizona and researcher on the Shuttle thermal-protection tile project, thinks they have discovered a way to use "elastic wave propagation" to test heat tiles for defects and bondedness to the Shuttle hull, from on the ground or in flight.
Kundu is working in collaboration with research group leader Dr. Kumar Jata of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
It's ground-breaking work that could lead to improved Shuttle performance, through ease of inspection.
But there's one thing I've been wondering: Do you suppose Kundu and Kumar ever made a road trip to White Castle?
Just a question...