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Ronald M. Latanision, Ph.D.

Corporate Vice President & Practice Director

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
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Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Latanision was the Director of The H.H. Uhlig Corrosion Laboratory in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at M.I.T., and held joint faculty appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the Department of Nuclear Engineering. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of ASM International, NACE International, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a founder of Altran Materials Engineering Corporation, established in 1992. Dr. Latanision is a member of the International Corrosion Council and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Corrosion Reviews.

Dr. Latanision's research interests are focused largely in the areas of materials processing and in the corrosion of metals and other materials in aqueous (ambient as well as high temperature and pressure) environments. He specializes in corrosion science and engineering with particular emphasis on materials selection for contemporary and advanced engineering systems and in failure analysis. His expertise extends to electrochemical systems and processing technologies, ranging from fuel cells and batteries to supercritical water power generation and waste destruction. Dr. Latanision’s research interests include stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement of metals and alloys, water and ionic permeation through thin polymer films, photoelectrochemistry, and the study of aging phenomena/life prediction in engineering materials and systems.

Dr. Latanision has served as a science advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology in Washington, D.C. He has also served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Massachusetts Office of Science and Technology. Dr. Latanision has served as a member of the National Materials Advisory Board of the National Research Council. In June of 2002, Dr. Latanision was appointed by President George W. Bush to membership on the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.

  • Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1968
  • B.S., Metallurgy, Pennsylvania State University, 1964
  • Chemist of the Year for 2007, New England Institute of Chemists
  • 2004 Henry B. Linford Award, Electrochemical Society
  • 2004 Best Paper of the Year in “Metals and Materials International,” Korean Institute for Metals and Machinery
  • 2001 T.P. Hoar Award, British Institute of Corrosion
  • NACE Fellow Award, NACE International, 1995
  • Willis Rodney Whitney Award, NACE International, 1994
  • Fellow, ASM International, 1988
  • Member—National Academy of Engineering, 1985
  • Shell Distinguished Professor of Materials Science, 1983-1988
  • Senior U.S. Scientist Award for Research and Teaching, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Federal Republic of Germany, 1974
  • A.B. Campbell Young Author’s Award for 1972, National Association of Corrosion Engineers
  • Election to various Honorary Fraternities including Phi Eta Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Mu

    • Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering and of Nuclear Engineering, MIT
    • Director Emeritus of the H.H. Uhlig Corrosion Laboratory, MIT

    Patent No. 5,614,332: Method and Apparatus for Increasing Charging and Discharging Efficiency in Batteries, March 25, 1997 (with R. Pavelle, P. Burstein).

    Patent No. 5,501,846: Apparatus for Increasing Catalytic Efficiency, March 26, 1996 (with R. Pavelle, P. Burnstein, L. Farber).

    Patent No. 5,228,573: Pharmaceutical Capsule and Method of Making, July 20, 1993 (with R. Pavelle, P. Burstein).

    Patent No. 3,873,512: Machining Method: Electromechanical Machining of Metals and Alloys, March 25, 1975.
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