CAPABILITY | MATERIALS & CORROSION ENGINEERING

Materials & Corrosion Industry Expertise

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Materials engineering expertise tailored for every industry

Materials science is critical to every industry — from utilities, oil and gas, and consumer electronics to medical devices, automotive, and aviation. With over five decades of experience, Exponent tailors an integrated approach to your industry's bespoke challenges.

How does Exponent's multidisciplinary approach to materials science provide unparalleled results for our clients?  

With over five decades of experience, our depth and breadth of industry experience in solving complex challenges enables us to move quickly and assemble the right team of experts to tackle your unique industry challenges. In addition, we apply lessons from one industry to another, allowing our experts in materials and corrosion, thermal dynamics, mechanical engineering, polymer science, and materials chemistry to share solutions, methodologies, and best practices to bring you critical insights from multiple angles. 

Whether developing methodologies for assessing risks for hundreds of thousands of utility assets, analyzing materials for consumer electronics development, examining steel casing failures in upstream oil and gas production, or start-to-finish design validation for a novel heart stent — Exponent provides quantifiable, objective insights to your most formidable materials issues.

Capabilities & Services

Exponent offers expertise in materials and corrosion risk assessment and failure analysis, asset lifecycle management, and remedial action and product recall planning in a wide range of industries.

Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled

With expertise in over 90 disciplines and hundreds of capabilities, tools, and methodologies — we get to the root of even the most complex challenges and give you the objective answers you need.

An abstract photo of battery energy. Exponent conducts research and provides strategic engineering support for battery and energy storage.

Batteries & Energy Storage

Supercharge performance, reliability, and safety across all stages of the battery and energy storage product lifecycle.

Welder working on steel beams. Exponent provides product process advisory for all types of materials.

Product & Process Advisory

Materials and corrosion engineers assist with materials issues at every stage of your product or process lifecycle.

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Materials, Metallurgy & Corrosion Engineering Capabilities

Assess corrosion risks and follow best practices in materials selection, operations, and corrosion control for metals.

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Materials & Corrosion Engineering Expertise for Disputes

Technical scientific support for disputes involving materials and corrosion.

Experts

Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.

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

Group Vice President and Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Menlo Park

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

Corporate Vice President and Principal Engineer

Menlo Park

Bryan Templeton, Ph.D., P.E.
Bryan Templeton, Ph.D., P.E.

Office Director and Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Seattle

Farah Ahmed, Ph.D.
Farah Ahmed, Ph.D.

Principal

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

London

Yash Bhargava, Ph.D., P.E.
Yash Bhargava, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Menlo Park

Robert Carnahan, P.E.
Robert Carnahan, P.E.

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Los Angeles

Larry Eiselstein, Ph.D., P.E.
Larry Eiselstein, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Menlo Park

Gabriel Ganot, Ph.D., P.E., CWI
Gabriel Ganot, Ph.D., P.E., CWI

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Menlo Park

Alex Hudgins, Ph.D., P.E.
Alex Hudgins, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Menlo Park

Joe Tucker, Ph.D., P.E.
Joe Tucker, Ph.D., P.E.

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Chicago

Ockert Van Der Schijff, Pr.Eng., Ph.D., P.E., FNACE
Ockert Van Der Schijff, Pr.Eng., Ph.D., P.E., FNACE

Principal Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Natick

Matthew Bowers, Ph.D., P.E.
Matthew Bowers, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Bowie

Dan Kaplowitz, Ph.D., P.E., CWI
Dan Kaplowitz, Ph.D., P.E., CWI

Senior Managing Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Menlo Park

Joe Lemberg, Ph.D., P.E.
Joe Lemberg, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Managing Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Atlanta

Rita Kirchhofer, Ph.D., P.E., CWI
Rita Kirchhofer, Ph.D., P.E., CWI

Managing Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Denver

Connor Slone, Ph.D., P.E.
Connor Slone, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Bowie

Blake Whitley, Ph.D., P.E.
Blake Whitley, Ph.D., P.E.

Managing Engineer

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

Phoenix

James Frake, Ph.D.
James Frake, Ph.D.

Managing Scientist

Materials and Corrosion Engineering

London

Insights

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Thought leadership

New EU Liability Regulations: Impacts for Battery Products

Thought leadership

Emerging Compliance Challenges in the European Consumer Electronics Market

Thought leadership

Better Data, More Opportunities to Maximize EV and Hybrid Safety & Performance

Alerts

Do You Need to Label Your Products for BPS?

Alerts

EPA Finalizes Ban on PCE and TCE