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Careers in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

"The variety of our projects is tremendous. We become experts at failure analysis - we ask the right questions to figure out why things don't work as expected."

-- Roland Huet, P.E., Senior Managing Engineer

The Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Practice is comprised of people from many different engineering specialties who work on challenging technical problems for a variety of clients. Most of our consultants have an advanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymers Science, Electrochemistry, or Chemistry. We work on small and large projects, often in cooperation with other practices such as Electrical & Semiconductors, Thermal Sciences, or Civil Engineering.

The breadth of equipment and devices on which we work is impressive: from electronic devices to power plants, from consumer appliances to ships, from medical devices to piping systems. Our consultants can work in all these areas because we always apply fundamental engineering principles to the problem at hand. Through experience, we have become proficient at failure analysis: finding out how things work, why they might malfunction or how they can be improved, and what may have happened in a particular incident. When the stakes are high, we use all the necessary tools and techniques to find the answer. Joining us would give you the opportunity to work on and learn about a tremendous variety of equipment within a number of different industries and applications.

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Team

Stephen P. Andrew, P.E.

Principal Engineer

M.S.	Purdue University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Purdue University	Mechanical Engineering

Ronald G. Ballinger, Sc.D.

Principal

Sc.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Materials Engineering
S.M.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Materials Science
S.M.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Nuclear Engineering
S.B.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering

Robert D. Caligiuri, Ph.D., P.E., FASM

Group Vice President & Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	University of California, Davis	Mechanical Engineering

Lawrence E. Eiselstein, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Materials Science
M.S.	Stanford University	Materials Science
B.S.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)	Metallurgical Engineering

Jason L. Hertzberg, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer & Office Director

Ph.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.E.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Pennsylvania State University	Metallurgical Engineering

L. Brun Hilbert, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	Materials Science and Mineral Engineering
M.S.E.	University of New Orleans	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of New Orleans	Mathematics

Brad A. James, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Colorado School of Mines	Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
B.S.	University of Washington	Materials Science Engineering

Albert V. Karvelis, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Pennsylvania State University	Engineering Acoustics
M.S.E.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Aerospace Engineering
B.S.E.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Aerospace Engineering

Ronald M. Latanision, Ph.D.

Corporate Vice President & Practice Director

Ph.D.	Ohio State University	Metallurgical Engineering
B.S.	Pennsylvania State University	Metallurgy

Brad A. McGoran, P.E.

Principal Engineer

M.S.	Stanford University	Aeronautical Engineering
B.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering

John E. Moalli, Sc.D.

Group Vice President & Principal

Sc.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Polymers
B.S.	Northeastern University	Civil Engineering

Charles A. Rau, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.

Corporate Vice President & Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Lafayette College	Metallurgical Engineering

Maureen T.F. Reitman, Sc.D.

Principal

Sc.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Materials Science and Engineering

Lee A. Swanger, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer & Office Director

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.B.A.	Cleveland State University	Marketing/Finance
M.S.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Case Institute of Technology	Metallurgy

Mark J. Viz, Ph.D.

Principal

Ph.D.	Cornell University	Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
B.S.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Aeronautics and Astronautics

Ming Wu, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Ph.D.	Tennessee Tech University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Tennessee Tech University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Nanjing University, China	Mechanical Engineering

Daniel B. Bullen, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Nuclear Engineering
M.S.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Materials Science
M.S.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Nuclear Engineering
B.S.	Iowa State University	Engineering Science

Robert A. Carnahan, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

M.S.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Metallurgical Engineering
B.S.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Jason O. Clevenger, Ph.D.

Senior Managing Scientist

Ph.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Physical Chemistry
B.A.	Vanderbilt University	Chemistry

Roberto Dugnani, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Aeronautics and Astronautics
M.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering

David J. Eby, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Michigan State University	Engineering Mechanics
M.S.	Michigan State University	Engineering Mechanics
B.S.	Michigan State University	Engineering Mechanics

John R. Fessler, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Rice University	Mechanical Engineering

Eric P. Guyer, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Iowa State University	Chemical Engineering

Troy A. Hayes, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	University of California, San Diego	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Oregon State University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Oregon State University	Mechanical Engineering

Jennifer M. Hoffman, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)	Materials Engineering Science
B.S.E.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Materials Science and Engineering

Quinn C. Horn, Ph.D.

Senior Manager

Ph.D.	Michigan Technological University	Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
M.S.	Michigan Technological University	Metallurgical Engineering
B.S.	Michigan Technological University	Metallurgical Engineering

Roland Huet, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

M.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Materials Science
Engineer	École Centrale Paris, France	Metallurgy

Ronald Joseph

Senior Manager

M.S.	University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology	Corrosion Science
B.S.	University of Witwatersrand	Chemical Engineering

Eugenia L. Kennedy, CSP

Senior Manager

M.S.	University of Pittsburgh	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Mechanical Engineering

Richard W. Klopp, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Brown University	Engineering
Sc.M.	Brown University	Applied Mathematics
Sc.M.	Brown University	Engineering
B.S.	Lehigh University	Mechanical Engineering

Adrian J. MacNab

Managing Engineer

Peter C. McKeighan, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	Purdue University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.M.E.	Purdue University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E.	Purdue University	Mechanical Engineering

Celina J. Mikolajczak, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

M.A.	Princeton University	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Engineering and Applied Science

Peter J. Millett, Ph.D.

Senior Manager

Ph.D.	University of Connecticut	Chemical Engineering
M.S.	University of Connecticut	Chemical Engineering
B.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Chemical Engineering

Alfred M. Pettinger, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Mechanical Engineering/Applied Mechanics
M.S.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Mechanical Engineering
Dip. Ing.	Fachhochschule München	Aerospace and Vehicle Engineering

Bruce G. Pound, Ph.D.

Senior Managing Scientist

Ph.D.	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	Electrochemistry
M.S.	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	Chemistry
B.S.	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	Chemistry

Joseph F. Rakow, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Aerospace Engineering
M.S.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Aerospace Engineering
B.S.	University of California, Davis	Physics

Shari Nathanson Rosenbloom, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	University of Pennsylvania	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.E.	University of Pennsylvania	Bioengineering

Scott A. Schroeder, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	University of California, Santa Barbara	Materials
M.S.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Engineering Mechanics
B.S.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Engineering Mechanics

Vinod Sharma, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

M.B.A.	University of Texas, Austin
M.S.	University of Houston	Mechanical Engineering
B.Tech.	Indian Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering

Robert A. Sire, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

M.S.	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Solid and Structural Mechanics
B.S.	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Mechanical Engineering

Ronald H. Stroup, P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

B.S.	Texas A&M University	Mechanical Engineering Technology
B.A.	College of Charleston	English

Shujun Tang, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	Cornell University, (Minor in Materials Science Engineering)	Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
B.S.	University of Science and Technology of China	Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering

Ockert J. Van Der Schijff, Pr.Eng., Ph.D.

Senior Manager

Ph.D.	University of Connecticut	Metallurgy
M.Eng.	University of Pretoria, South Africa	Metallurgical
M.B.A.	Potchefstroom University, South Africa
B.Eng.	University of Pretoria, South Africa	(Hons), Metallurgical
B.Eng.	University of Pretoria, South Africa	Chemical Engineering
B.Sc.	University of Pretoria, South Africa	Chemistry, Mathematics

Paul M. Verghese, Ph.D.

Manager

Ph.D.	University of California, Santa Barbara	Materials Science
B.S.	North Carolina State University	Materials Science and Engineering

Alex Wagner-Jauregg

Senior Manager

B.S.

San Jose State University

Mechanical Engineering

Kevin C. White, Ph.D.

Managing Scientist

Ph.D.	University of Wyoming	Electrochemistry
B.S.	Michigan State University	Chemistry

David P. Wills, P.E., CFEI

Managing Engineer

M.B.A.	Nova University	Business Administration
B.S.	University of Missouri, Rolla	Metallurgical Engineering

John P. Wise, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Ph.D.	Northwestern University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Michigan Technological University	Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Mireille Akilian, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Mechanical Engineering
B.E.	American University of Beirut, Lebanon	Mechanical Engineering

Nicoli M. Ames, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Mechanical Engineering
S.M.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Mechanical Engineering
S.B.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Mechanical Engineering

Darko Babic

Manager

M.S.	Arizona State University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Arizona State University	Mechanical Engineering

Yash V. Bhargava, Ph.D.

Scientist

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Chemical Engineering
B.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Materials Science and Engineering

Paul L. Briant, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Washington University in St. Louis	Mechanical Engineering

Noah D. Budiansky, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	University of Virginia	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	University of Virginia	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Environmental Sciences

Marco L. Caflisch

Associate

M.S.	Stanford University	Aeronautics and Astronautics
M.Sci.	University of Cambridge, England	Natural Sciences (Physics)
B.A.	University of Cambridge, England	Natural Sciences (Physics)

Kimberly Cameron, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.E.	Princeton University	Mechanical Engineering

Steven Crane

Associate

M.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	University of Florida	Materials Science and Engineering

Suresh K. Donthu, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Northwestern University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.Eng.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
B.S.	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Materials Engineering

Ryan Feeley, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Kansas State University	Mechanical Engineering

Javier Gonzalez

Senior Engineer

D.Eng.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aeronautical Engineering
M.S.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Aerospace Engineering
B.S.	Boston University	Aerospace Engineering
B.A.	Boston University	Mathematics

John S. Harmon, Ph.D., P.E.

Engineer

Ph.D.	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	University of Texas, Austin	Mechanical Engineering

Gang Hu, D.Phil.

Scientist

D.Phil.	University of Oxford, UK	Chemistry
M.Sci.	Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China	Physical Chemistry
B.Eng.	Dalian University of Technology, China	Chemical Engineering

Kaushik A. Iyer, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	Vanderbilt University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology	Materials Science and Engineering
B.Tech.	Indian Institute of Technology	Metallurgical Engineering

Charles W. Jewett, P.E.

Senior Engineer

M.S.	University of California, Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	University of Washington	Mechanical Engineering

William M. Kane, III, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	University of Pennsylvania	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	University of Pennsylvania	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	University of Pennsylvania	Materials Science and Engineering

Esra Kuş, Ph.D.

Scientist

Ph.D.	University of Southern California	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	University of Southern California	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Middle East Technical University	Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
B.S.	Middle East Technical University	Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Paul A. Ledwith

Associate

B.S.

University of Maryland

Materials Science and Engineering

Henry Li, Ph.D.

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia	Engineering
B.S.	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia	Aerospace Engineering
B.A.	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia	Business Administration

Hongyi Li

Associate

Ph.D.

Florida State University

Civil Engineering

Scott I. Lieberman, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP

Senior Engineer

Ph.D.	Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)	Materials Science and Engineering
M.Sc.	Imperial College London, UK	Composite Materials
B.S.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Materials Science and Engineering

Daniel Liu, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Texas A&M University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.Phil.	Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Fudan University, China	Polymer Materials and Engineering

Cahal J. McVeigh, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Ph.D.	Northwestern University	Mechanical Engineering
M.S.	Northwestern University	Mechanical Engineering
B.S.	Queen's University, Belfast	Mechanical Engineering

Zixiao Pan, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Northwestern University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Tsinghua University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Tsinghua University	Materials Science and Engineering

Alexi Rakow, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Aeronautics and Astronautics
M.S.	Stanford University	Aeronautics and Astronautics
B.S.	University of Colorado	Aerospace Engineering

Brian E. Ralston, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Mechanical Engineering
M.Eng.	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Polymer Engineering and Science
M.S.	Ohio State University	Entomology
B.S.	Ohio State University	Entomology

Eric M. Schearer, P.E.

Senior Engineer

M.S.	Carnegie Mellon University	Robotics
M.B.A.	University of Notre Dame
B.S.	University of Notre Dame	Mechanical Engineering

Surendra Singh, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Ph.D.	Indian Institute of Technology	Chemistry
M.Sc.	Kanpur University, India	Chemistry
B.Sc.	Lucknow University, India	Chemistry

Jeffrey R. Taylor

Technician III

A.S.

DeAnza College

Automotive Technology

Tao Xu, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Ph.D.	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Polymer Science and Engineering
B.S.	Fudan University, China	Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Ricardo J. Zednik, Ph.D.

Associate

Ph.D.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.	Stanford University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.S.	Rice University	Materials Science and Engineering
B.A.	Rice University	Economics