Expert Witness Profile · Expert B600A
This expert is a Ph.D. materials and welding engineer, a licensed Professional Engineer and International Welding Engineer, with a career spanning senior industry research and a university professorship in welding and joining of advanced high-strength steels.
Expertise spans resistance spot welding, laser welding, liquid metal embrittlement, heat-affected zone metallurgy and softening, advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) development, press-hardened and dual-phase steels, galvanized coating metallurgy, and automotive sheet-steel joining failure analysis. This expert has authored more than 200 papers and is a named inventor on three patents.
Attorneys retain this expert for weld and joint failure analysis in automotive and industrial products, materials and manufacturing process disputes, and patent matters involving steel processing and joining technology.
Credentials
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from McMaster University
- M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo
- B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with Welding Specialization, First Class Honours, from the University of Waterloo
Why Attorneys Retain This Expert
Expert Qualifications
- Licensed Professional Engineer and International Welding Engineer
- University professorship in welding and joining of advanced steels
- More than 200 published papers with an h-index of 40
- Named inventor on three patents