Infrastructure materials, acoustic emission, hydrogen embrittlement, cryogenic testing, high temperature testing, mechanical properties, failure analysis, instrumentation, pipeline materials, construction materials, large-scale testing.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International)
Department of Commerce Gold Medal (2005)
Materials Reliability Division
Structural Materials Group
2008 – Present: Consultant to NIST, Protiro, Inc.
1990 – 2008: Materials Research Engineer, Materials Reliability Division, NIST
1979 – 1990: Technician, Materials Reliability Division, NIST
1967 – 1979: Technician, NASA-Langley Research Center