Kennewick, Washington, United States
Opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer Specialties: Automotive Materials (Magnesium, Aluminum, Steel); Light-weight materials and structures (foams, composites); Multifunctional Materials; High-strain-rate deformation and processing; Microstructural analysis
Leading PNNL's Materials Processing & Forming team comprising world-class scientists and engineers with advanced degrees in fields such as metallurgy, materials science and mechanical engineering.
Expert in processing-microstructure-performance relationships in light-metals (aluminum, magnesium); leading U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded research with multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and engineers to solve materials challenges in lightweighting, joining, processing, corrosion, etc.
Research in the development of hierarchically structured multifunctional composites that combine structural attributes with functional attributes such as sound damping, electrical conduction, etc. for naval applications.