Dr. Wise's expertise is in metallurgical engineering, and he has participated in a broad range of projects related to failure analysis, condition assessment, materials selection, and patent disputes. This work employs his knowledge of welding, corrosion, fractography, microscopy, and chemical analysis techniques. His failure analysis experience includes investigations into gas and steam pipelines, industrial structures and equipment, electrical connectors, plumbing, and consumer products. Often, these analyses support wider investigations into the origins of fires and explosions. Dr. Wise also has expertise in vehicle structures and the analysis of materials performance issues associated with accident investigations. He is familiar with automotive materials standards, the associated testing, and the alloying and processing strategies to meet those standards.
Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Wise was a Research Engineer at Bethlehem Steel, where he developed high strength automotive steels. He provided technical support to manufacturing lines and customers for a variety of applications, including automotive and enameling steels. Previously, as a Research Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines, Dr. Wise developed bar and forging steels for the automotive and heavy equipment industries. His teaching duties included instruction on the mechanical testing of materials.
Davis S, Wise, J, Engel D, Somandepalli V. Crimp connector failures: quantifying copper oxide layer growth. Proceedings, Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, Cincinnati, OH, May 2008.
Pradhan R, Wise JP. Aluminum-rich TRIP-aided steels: Effects of alloying and processing. Proceedings, 45th Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Conference, ISS, Chicago, IL, November 10–12, 2003.
Ryu H-B, Speer JG, Wise JP. Effect of thermomechanical processing on the retained austenite content in a Si-Mn TRIP Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 2002; 33(9):2811–2816.
Wise JP, Matlock DK, Krauss G. Bending fatigue of carburized steels. Heat Treating Progress 2001; 1(4):33–41.
Wise JP, Spice J, Davidson SG, Heitmann WE, Krauss G. Influence of short austenitizing times on the fracture behavior of a microalloyed automotive spring steel. Scripta Materialia 2001; 44:299–304.
Huang C, Davidson SG, Wise JP, Speer JG. The precipitation behaviors in the matrix and the case for a high temperature plasma carburized Ti-modified 8620 steel. Proceedings, 43rd Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Conference, ISS, Charlotte, NC, October 2001.
Davidson SG, Wise JP, Speer JG. The Influence of titanium on grain size in high-temperature carburized steels. Proceedings, 20th ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, October 10–12, 2000.
Wise JP, Krauss G, Matlock DK. Microstructure and fatigue resistance of carburized steels. Proceedings, 20th ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, October 10–12, 2000.
Smith KC, Wise JP, Krauss G. A microstructural analysis of rapid austenite formation in induction hardened steels. Proceedings, 2000 ASM International Heat Treating Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 7–9, 2000.
Wise JP, Matlock DK. Bending fatigue of carburized steels: A statistical analysis of process and microstructural parameters. Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE Technical Paper No. 2000-01-0611, March 2000,
Dowling WE, Donlon WT, Wise JP. The Influence of ammonia on the surface microstructure of carbonitrided 8620 and 5120 steels. ASM Proceedings: Heat Treating, Cincinnati, OH, October 12–15, 1998.
Wise JP, Krauss G. A thermodynamic approach to eliminating quench embrittlement. Proceedings, 41st Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Conference, ISS, Baltimore, MD, October 24–27, 1999.
Kuehmann CJ, Wise JP. A new class of case carburized secondary hardening steels. Proceedings, AeroMat ‘99, Dayton, OH, June 22–23, 1999.
Kuehmann CJ, Wise JP, Campbell CE, Olson GB. Simulation of carburization in secondary hardening steels. Proceedings, 17th ASM Heat Treating Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, September 15–17, 1997.