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Engineering & Science — California

Engineering and Science California expert witnesses provide opinions on issues of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The engineers and scientists profiled in this directory may provide forensic analysis of material and structural failures through destructive and non-destructive testing and failure analysis. These experts may investigate allegations of defects in designs, construction and manufactured products. They may have specific expertise in chemical, civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, traffic engineering, structural engineering, aerospace engineering, geotechnical engineering, industrial engineering, automotive engineering, petroleum engineering and safety engineering, as well as scientific specialties such as chemistry and geochemistry, food and drug, entomology, polymers and plastics, and other scientific and engineering disciplines.

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Hydrogeology

Licensed Professional Geologist with international expertise in flooding, flood hydrology, floodplain management, river geomorphology, river dynamics, fluvial geomorphology, watersheds, and natural and human impacts upon flood hazard. [Non-public Profile Id 51064]

Areas of Expertise: Hydrogeology

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Electromagnetic & Microwave Engineering

Industrial microwave heating expert, 35+ years in mechanical engineering and manufacturing experience, provides expert witness testimony in matters involving marketing, product development, process development, patents, industrial microwave operations, [Non-public Profile Id 52817]

Areas of Expertise: Electromagnetic & Microwave Engineering

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T. Kim Parnell, PhD, PE

Mechanical Engineer, PhD, MSME, 30+ yr, experience in patents, medical devices, Nitinol shape memory alloys, mechanical failures, material failure (fracture/fatigue), forensic analysis. Faculty Santa Clara Univ, Stanford Univ; Experienced Expert Witness

Alan Jeffrey, PhD

Provides environmental forensic and geochemical analytical laboratory and interpretation of analytic results for expert testimony. Offices in the United States, Canada and Australia.

Areas of Expertise: Geochemistry

Tel: 1(760) 781-3338

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Jeffrey T. Gotro, PhD — InnoCentrix, LLC

Polymer/plastics expert, 40 yr experience in polymers used in various applications including thermosets and thermoplastics, expert witness in polymer-related product liability cases and intellectual property (patent) litigation. Regions: All United States

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

John A. Barneich, PE, GE — Geo Pentech

Expert in geological engineering, providing geotechnical investigations, and structural damage assessments, including those related to earthquakes, vibrations, landslides, etc.

Areas of Expertise: Geotechnical Engineering

Tel: (714) 796-9100

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Dr. Nikhil (Nik) Kar

Mechanical engineering and materials science expert provides failure analysis and contamination analysis, metallurgical laboratory testing, fire origin and cause investigations, microscopy, spectroscopy, computed tomography and rapid prototyping services.

Areas of Expertise: Steel & Metals; Metallurgy

Tel: (714) 527-7100

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Mehrdad Haghi, PhD, PE — Haghi Engineering

Mechanical Engineering expert witness in materials, design analysis and failure analysis, machine safety and materials processing matters. Professor, California State Polytechnic University. PhD, MIT.

Laguna Niguel, CA

Areas of Expertise: Materials Science

Tel: (818) 554-1201

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Dr. Fari Barzegar, Ph.D., P.E., CPEng. Habitat Engineering & Forensics, Inc.

Structural/Civil engineering & Construction Forensics; Defects/Accidents expert witness; experienced in damage investigations, assessing the effects of natural (earthquake, wind, flood) and man-made (vibrations, impact, blast) hazards and failure

Expert on deep foundations piles, caissons, drilled shafts & pile driving

Foundation and underground construction claim consultants provide construction claims analysis and monitoring during performance of project. Claim preparation, litigation support, expert witness,

Chula Vista, CA

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Oct 26 — Two federal courts examining very similar facts — experts using AI to help prepare their reports — have reached different conclusions about what has to be turned over. Unsettled law leaves the expert’s AI workflow dependent on which court is asking.

Credentialing Expert Witnesses In Unlicensed Professions

Oct 19 — Qualifying as an expert witness can be a bit slippery in matters without clearly defined expert witness requirements, as this premises-liability case exemplifies.