11 years of industrial experience across automotive (road vehicles and Formula 1), aluminium, refractory ceramic and defence steel heat treatment (carburising) industries • Topics are: root cause failure analysis, material selection, mechanical testing, characterisation, corrosion, molten metal corrosion of ceramics, aluminium defect and molten metal cleanliness assessment (PoDFA/Prefil), inclusion analysis, billet homogenisation assessment, manufacturing quality improvement and certification

Metallurgical failure investigation • Failure analysis of polymer and composite materials • Expertise in a range of failure mechanisms, i.e. corrosion, mechanical failure, high temperature, structural failure, welding, coatings • Particular expertise in the thermal degradation of austenitic stainless steels and nickel-based alloys • Extensive experience in corrosion mechanisms for the power, petrochemical and oil and gas industries • Forensic engineering

Gas turbines • Steam turbines • Integrity, durability & degradation of turbine components • Failures of turbines (components & machines)