Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2012
  • M.S., Materials Science, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2008
  • B.S., Material Science, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2005
Professional Honors
  • Image contest award, first place, IEN/IMAT Materials Characterization Facility, Georgia institute of Technology, 2017.
  • Best poster award, first place. MGI (Materials Genome Initiative) southeastern USA regional workshop, 2014.
  • Honorable mention award, “A Collaborative Approach to Meeting the Materials Genome Initiative” symposium, 2014.

Dr. Ali Khosravani is a materials scientist and mechanical engineer with over a decade of experience in materials characterization, mechanical testing, and failure analysis. His work has primarily focused on the mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of materials, with an emphasis on metallic systems including steels (dual-phase, martensitic, HSLA, maraging), aluminum (Al6061, Al5058), titanium (CP Ti, Ti64, Ti-BMG), nickel (Inconel), and magnesium (AZ31, AZ91) alloys. His Ph.D. research at Georgia Tech focused on high throughput multiscale mechanical testing using spherical nanoindentation and small punch tests to establish process — structure — property linkages through advanced statistical analysis. In addition to his deep expertise in metals, he has a working knowledge of ceramics and polymers. Dr. Khosravani has a strong publication record and has contributed as PI or co-PI to multiple DoD- and DOE-funded research projects. At Exponent, he leverages his multidisciplinary background to support clients in materials selection, product qualification, and root cause investigations.

Dr. Khosravani has served clients across the aerospace, automotive, electronics, defense, and energy sectors. His approach integrates experimental testing with microstructural analysis and statistical modeling to resolve reliability issues, support failure investigations, and guide engineering decisions. He is particularly skilled in fractography and texture analysis using optical microscopy, SEM, ECCI, EDS, and EBSD. He also has expertise in lab automation and the development of custom high throughput testing protocols.

Before joining Exponent, Dr. Khosravani was a senior materials scientist and project lead at Multiscale Technologies where he led several projects developing small-scale automated mechanical testing machines for aerospace applications and AI-based anomaly detection tools for semiconductor and steel manufacturers. He previously served as a postdoctoral researcher and lab manager at Georgia Tech, where he oversaw daily operations, maintained laboratory instrumentation, and trained students and industry users in advanced characterization techniques. He also contributed as a guest lecturer for the Georgia Tech Coursera course "Introduction to High-Throughput Materials Development." Dr. Khosravani has delivered invited talks at major technical conferences, including TMS and the Gordon Research Conference (GRC), and his research continues to influence the field through his published work on mechanical testing protocols and microstructure — property correlations in advanced structural materials.