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Expert Witness #227074
This expert holds a PhD in Metallurgy and brings to the table many years of experience in the areas of materials engineering, failure analysis and engineering investigations. This expert’s doctoral research dealt with safely containing hazardous, explosive materials and this is also true for much of this expert’s industrial consulting work. This expert has direct experience with grey cast iron in terms of pipeline corrosion and prediction of fatigue life in cast iron vessels.
This expert’s code related work has involved pressure vessel and pipeline codes. This work has involved assessing old cast iron pressure vessels for conformance to current codes. Below is a summary of example work experience:
Cast iron experience:
- Life estimate for buried pipe
- Water main failure in river crossing
- Stray current induced corrosion failure
Metallurgical/Fatigue Life for gray cast iron:
- Remaining life prediction for very old dryers
- Fitness for service on old paper mill dryer drums
- Failure prediction in check valve bodies
- Failure of brake drums
Code Experience:
- Repair procedures for damaged batch digesters
- Life prediction for dryers and dryer drums
- Butane gas line explosion
- Steam piping analysis and failures
- Refrigeration line failures
- API/ASME 579 Fitness for Service experience
Risk for Natural Gas Transport:
This expert’s graduate course work and dissertation dealt with preventing explosions (liquid natural gas). Much of this expert’s professional experience has involved efforts to prevent explosions or determining why explosions occurred. This is a poorly understood problem and one that many companies are ignoring. This expert has directed NDT or inspection efforts in a number of different applications.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #255894
This expert brings to the table many years of experience in the areas of materials engineering, failure analysis and engineering investigations. This expert holds both a BS and MS in Materials Engineering. Specializing in the determination of root cause and problem resolution, with extensive experience designing and conducting field and laboratory testing, this expert's work has encompassed metallurgy, property/structure relationships, stress states and corrosion of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials from across a broad range of industries. Much of this expert's background centers around the areas of materials characterization, fractography, metallography and mechanical testing.
Although this expert's work has supported a broad spectrum of industries, this expert has worked with natural gas suppliers/distributors for most of this expert's career. This expert's work within the natural gas industry has been generally associated with large, catastrophic incidents, with state regulatory agencies involved, where this expert was tasked with identifying root cause. However, this expert has also been involved with evaluation and replacement programs, including the fit-for-service evaluation of cast iron pipes sections removed from existing lines.
This expert has provided litigation support to select clients for many years, with this expert's first project assisting a subrogation specialist successfully resolving a dispute regarding the fracture of a cast iron fire hydrant line that flooded the bottom floor of a building. This expert's litigation support clients have represented a wide range of industries, including natural gas. This expert has been involved with over 100 litigated or pre-litigation matters, and has provided deposition testimony approximately thirteen times.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #210598
This expert, besides being a Full-Professor of mechanical engineering, has performed engineering analysis and provided expert witness testimony and consulting, including validity/invalidity arguments in patent infringement litigation, in the areas of Mechanical Design, Stress Analysis and Materials. The focus of this expert's graduate research was on vessels (read pipes) under high pressure and flanges (read couplings) to join the vessels. This expert has also been involved in cases involving various types of piping as well as the failure of clamps and couplings used for connecting piping under internal pressure. As a Professor of Mechanical Engineering with specialization in the areas of design, materials science, and failure analysis, this expert teaches concepts needed for design of couplings.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #263644
This expert is a Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering Department, and is educated and experienced in sintering of alumina and the role of chromium additions. This expert is well-published, and is also a regularly invited speaker at industry conferences.
This expert was selected as the Site Director, Refractory-Ceramics Satellite, for Glass Research. Current research interests include: hermochemistry and high temperature phase equilibria of condensed and non-condensed ceramic systems; corrosion/erosion of materials by molten liquids; research, development and testing of monolithic refractory ceramics; characterization of high temperature ceramics; and refractory/slag/metal interactions.
This expert holds PhD, MS and BS degrees in Ceramic Engineering. This expert is an active member of the America Ceramic Society.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #263530
This expert has been conducting research on alumina (aluminum oxide or Al2O3) based ceramics for many years. This expert's dissertation research focused on the toughening and strengthening of alumina under the guidance of world-renowned experts in alumina ceramics. This expert has experience and expertise in the processing, mechanical properties and microstructural characterization of alumina. This expert actually created a sample of pink alumina oxide when one of this expert's samples was accidentally contaminated with chromium during sintering. This expert has continued to study the processing-property-structure relationships of alumina and zirconia based ceramics throughout this expert's career at a University where this expert has taught classes on mechanical properties of ceramics, corrosion and failure analysis.
In addition to research and teaching, this expert has served as an expert in hundreds of materials science related matters. This expert has been retained in several cases regarding the strength and fracture of alumina based ceramics, porcelain components, and hip implant stems. This expert's litigation experience also includes patent law cases related to infringement and Inter Partes Reviews. This expert holds BSc and MSc degrees in Metallurgical Engineering, and a PhD in Materials Engineering.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #218101
This expert is a Registered Professional Engineer with many years of experience in the biotechnology field. This expert holds PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering, is an ASME Fellow, and an IEEE Senior Member. This expert is also a member of ASM International (the Materials Information Society) and SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). Currently, this expert is the Principal and Founder of an engineering consulting firm that focuses on providing support for early stage medical device and technology companies. Specializing in mechanical engineering design and behavior of biomedical devices, shape memory metals, bio-absorbable polymers and MEMs, this expert consults actively in these areas, as well as in failure analysis and reliability. This expert has extensive experience in the use of finite element analysis and simulation of structures, heat transfer, fluid flow and Mechanical Design for Reliability. This expert led the design and development of diagnostic and therapeutic devices, and has skills honed in researching and analyzing IP and competing technologies.
This expert has direct experience with implantable, cardiovascular stents, with early work related to finite element analysis and fatigue life prediction as part of the client company's FDA IDE submission. Early projects were generally balloon expandable coronary stents and the analysis went through the steps of roll-down from the as-manufactured geometry, balloon expansion, balloon deflation, and coronary cyclic pressure fluctuations. This expert also worked with self-expanding stents. Other projects involved devices such as stent-grafts for AAA application and stents for other applications such as renal, etc. Failure analysis projects involving stents came along periodically with issues such as fatigue failures during life testing, corrosion, or other metallurgical issues. Litigation projects involving stents followed. The cases were generally patent matters involving various aspects of stent technology and design. This expert has served as a testifying expert witness in medical device patent litigation and has provided deposition and trial testimony for a total of 18 IP cases, 7 IP Depositions (>20 depositions total), 1 IP Trial (4 Trials all together), and 7 IPR Declarations. This expert has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the Mechanical Engineering Department at a prestigious universities, including courses on Materials, Manufacturing, and Mechanical Design.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #252562
This expert brings to the table many years of expertise and experience in the engineering and financial evaluation of utility infrastructure. This expert is President, CEO and Founder of an internationally renown and highly successful utility infrastructure holding company that provides specialized consulting to the utility infrastructure industry. This expert has designed, built and even financed large-scale projects for its own companies, other Utilities & manufacturers. This includes being an Engineering and Construction resource for the power industry. This expert has been involved with the construction of transmission facilities, distribution facilities, fiber optic lines, negotiated rights-of-way agreements, swaps, joint ventures, and even assisted in electrical facilities corrosion survey estimates. This expert and the firm have worked with many utility companies.
As to direct experience relating to submarine power transmission cables this expert has:
- installed or provided technical help on submarine & underground transmission power cables of all types for decades for many different utilities worldwide and is a published author on submarine cable installations.- installed submarine transmission cables, many times for 4 different major US Power Utilities.- worked with numerous cable manufacturers that make submarine cables for projects and other utility projects.- repaired submarine cables that were damaged during installations and those damage by ships in ocean channels.- worked with most cable repair splice manufacturers in the past.- worked with submarine cable manufacturers in the US and Europe to design "world's first," submarine cable projects.- represented the entire US Power Industry to several World Standards Organizations.- led the Utility Industry's research into cable failures of "Solid Dielectric," underground and submarine cables. This expert's changes to designs were adopted around the world.This expert is an active member of the IEEE's Power Engineering Society's Fiber Optic Cable Standards Subcommittee, the IEEE's Electric Vehicle Dynamic Charging Standards Working Group, with voting privileges on many other standards, and received multiple industry and government awards for work. Further, this expert has extensive prior expert witness experience with an excellent track record of success.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #261284
This expert began a career in the oil and gas industry, where this expert worked as an Engineer in the Materials Technology Group diagnosing corrosion and water treating issues in upstream production facilities. This expert then became a plant engineer at a large gas processing facility, where this expert was responsible for the support of various gas processing units and gas compression facilities.
This expert worked as a Process Engineer in the Process Engineering Division. This expert developed conceptual designs for onshore production facilities and pipelines to process and transport high paraffin crude oil in arctic environments. This expert was assigned to a subsidiary where this expert performed general process troubleshooting and optimization, technical service work, and project economic analysis for offshore platforms.
This expert then moved to an assignment as Process Engineer on the gas offtake team, responsible for evaluating alternatives for transporting and processing gas. This expert was responsible for performance testing equipment, evaluating expansion projects and performing a rebuild on a fire-damaged offshore platform. This expert provided technical and project support to evaluate asset acquisition opportunities. This expert was responsible for leading a multi-discipline engineering team through the detailed engineering and construction phases of the project.
This expert became the Leader of New Developments, where this expert was responsible for providing concept selection and economic evaluation of all major projects. As part of this effort, this expert and team developed the Development and Production plans and worked closely with various governmental bodies and partner organizations to obtain approvals for these plans and for developing Field Development Plans. This expert became Project Manager for a multi-platform shallow water oil field development. This expert was responsible for leading a team through concept selection, pre-project planning, and scoping and bidding of the Front-End Engineering Design contract.
This expert implemented industry-standard project Front End Loading principles, practices and discipline to the asset by mandating the use of standard designs and a competitive bidding process to reduce costs. This expert developed contracting strategy to reduce costs and execution cycle time while leveraging company resources to maximum benefit, and instituted procedures to ensure safety and integrity of new facilities, and incorporated procurement and planning into the team.
This expert was responsible for completing construction and the start-up of a major gas plant designed to recover methane and helium from a high-acid gas feed stream. This expert also completed a study to determine the cost and schedule to replace the existing gas plant with a Selexol process designed to recover carbon dioxide (CO2) and reject hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the feed gas. This expert began a consulting career, where this expert had a variety of diverse assignments involving insurance claims, construction disputes, gas transmission issues, oil and gas field operational issues.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #217419
This mechanical design and structural engineer expert holds a Ph.D. and P.E. credential and is an accomplished engineering executive with over 25 years of experience in failure analysis, mechanical systems, and forensic engineering. As a senior leader at a forensic engineering and investigation firm, this expert oversees complex technical investigations and provides strategic guidance on high-value litigation and international arbitration involving mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, aviation, and rail issues.
Widely recognized as a subject matter expert, this expert combines deep technical knowledge with practical field experience. This expert integrates mechanical design review, regulatory compliance, and engineering analysis to resolve disputes across infrastructure, energy, and transportation sectors. Areas of expertise include the mechanical behavior of materials, system reliability, and safety assessments, with experience involving pipelines, aircraft, industrial machinery, and power generation components.
The team includes a seasoned mechanical engineer with P.E., MS, MBA, and CFSE credentials and over 30 years of experience applying knowledge of mechanical systems to analyze failures, assess system reliability, and optimize condition monitoring programs across a wide range of industries. This expert's work spans critical infrastructure in refineries, power plants, chemical facilities, pipelines, and HVAC systems, often in support of litigation, product recalls, IP claims, and construction disputes. Technical expertise includes mechanical and piping systems such as valves, compressors, pumps, turbines, boilers, heat exchangers, and control systems. This expert is proficient in advanced tools and software for Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), SCADA systems, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), and diagnostics such as cavitation and water hammer analysis. In the oil and gas sector, this expert has conducted structural and fatigue analyses for downhole tools and led R&D initiatives related to component design and failure prevention. This expert has also developed procedures, delivered technical training, and authored best practices on wear, fatigue, and lifecycle integrity.
The team also includes a Senior Consultant with a Ph.D. and a strong background in material science and failure analysis across oil and gas, industrial, and biomaterials applications. This expert's expertise spans component failure investigation, material fatigue, metallurgical selection, and root cause analysis, with a focus on pipeline integrity and corrosion mitigation. This expert has led a wide range of technical projects, including the development of field testing and sampling protocols, the qualification of novel production chemistries, and the design and commissioning of field-testing and pigging facilities. This expert has worked extensively on in-line inspections (ILI) for pipeline compliance and the development of integrity management plans, particularly for internal and external corrosion threats in oil and gas operations. This expert combines deep technical knowledge with hands-on engineering insight, offering a comprehensive approach to solving complex problems in materials performance, failure prevention, and asset integrity.
This expert and the team are experienced expert witnesses and litigation consultants.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #235323
This chemical engineer expert holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from a prestigious university, with a focus on electrochemical systems, corrosion, and electrodeposition. This expert has held consulting roles with major companies since the 1970s and academic positions at well-regarded universities.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #285168
This oil/gas metallurgical engineering expert has over 40 years of practical experience in metallurgical engineering, primarily in the oil and gas sector, with familiarity in fracking, extensive experience in oilfield corrosion, and experience in metallurgical consulting.
This expert's areas of particular expertise include oilfield metallurgy, heat treating, failure analysis, welding, material selection, specifications, and training. This expert holds a BS degree in materials science from a public university in Alabama and a master's degree in metallurgical engineering from a public university in Tennessee. This expert has served in senior metallurgy roles for major OEMs, managed a heat-treating company, led North American sales for an international specialty alloys mill, and performed full-time failure analysis as a senior analyst for a leading firm. This expert has authored various technical publications, including work on hardenability and sulfide stress cracking in steels, and is an adjunct professor of metallurgy, a lifetime member of a prominent welding society, a member of a corrosion engineering association, and has served in a leadership role for a professional materials engineering society chapter.
This expert has served as an expert in a case involving the failure of downhole tubulars and has experience witnessing lab work conducted by a third-party laboratory and coordinating this work with experts representing other parties. This expert also has extensive experience in failure analysis and the preparation of written reports.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #296301
This civil/structural and metallurgical engineering expert holds a PhD and has over 40 years of experience in metallurgical and civil engineering. This expert earned a BS in Civil Engineering, an MS in Metallurgical Engineering, and a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from well-regarded universities. This expert specializes in inspection and evaluation of distressed, failed, and damaged structures, building code evaluations, failure analysis of mechanical components, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in several states.
This expert has substantial forensic experience in structural and metallurgical engineering, including investigative and litigation-related failure analysis involving pipelines, water mains, reinforced concrete pipe, ductile iron pipe, construction defects, corrosion, and water-treatment infrastructure.
This expert has investigated water main failures involving structural collapse during major underground construction work in California. The work included metallurgical examination of pipe materials and preparation of cause-and-origin analysis.
This expert has investigated reinforced concrete transmission-main failures involving fractured pipe and steel-reinforcement failure. The work included metallurgical evaluation to determine the cause of the reinforcement failures.
This expert has evaluated water-main disconnection during installation and pressure testing, including construction-related issues involving improperly constructed thrust blocking at pipe joints.
This expert has investigated ductile iron water-main failures caused by pipe fracture, including metallurgical analysis showing that tubercular corrosion weakened the pipe and contributed to the fracture.
This expert has evaluated structural failures involving water mains entering buildings along foundation lines. These evaluations addressed conditions such as rock impingement against pipe walls, differential settlement between foundations and adjacent backfill, and long-term settlement of pavement.
This expert has investigated metallurgical water-main failures caused by corrosion, including dissimilar-metal galvanic corrosion, stray-current corrosion, soil pH-related corrosion, and improper water chemistry.
This expert has also participated in multidisciplinary failure analysis involving the construction, operation, and incident events leading to failure at water-treatment infrastructure during a historic flood event.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #297463
This chemical coatings expert holds a PhD and is a NACE Certified Corrosion Specialist with over 25 years of experience in corrosion engineering, materials selection and design, cathodic protection, and coatings.
This expert works with certified coating specialists and has a strong background in litigation involving coatings.
Start Corrosion Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #298345
This metallurgical engineering expert is a P.E. and senior consulting professional with experience in failure analysis, laboratory testing, consulting, and manufacturing. This expert's failure analysis experience includes metallic, plastic, and composite materials across structural, transportation, aerospace, and industrial applications. This expert is also experienced in heat-treating numerous metal alloy systems, corrosion failure mechanisms, welded and mechanically fastened joining, and performance testing of materials and products.
This expert has experience with analytical equipment, including optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). This expert's prior experience includes responsibility for developing fasteners and fastening systems, as well as maintaining process and part specifications for a major aerospace manufacturer. Projects have included development and qualification of a wing fastening system, design and implementation of repair rivets for fuselage and wing structures, and laboratory fatigue testing of fuselage and wing joint coupons.
This expert has tested and evaluated composite metal-skinned panels and many types of materials used in their construction. This expert's work includes reviewing the properties of individual components, such as aluminum, adhesives, foam insulation, and wood, and evaluating how those components behave as a system. This expert has performed calculations involving thermal expansion and contraction of built-up composite components and has experience with modeling such systems to evaluate overall panel deflections and resulting stress and strain during thermal gradient service. This expert also has extensive experience evaluating mechanically joined structures to determine system behavior at fastener locations, including panels with mechanical joints.
This expert has experience with testing and performance-based standards, as well as expert witness and litigation consulting work.
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