Technical Program

Plan today to attend the 2027 Failure Analysis Summit — the premier technical gathering that unites leading experts and professionals across the global failure analysis community. This focused event offers in-depth technical programming, educational courses and an evening networking reception designed to foster meaningful connections and collaboration. 

Thomas Ackerson

Technical Fellow
Blue Origin
Failure of an Additive Manufactured Heat Exchanger Due to Environmentally Assisted Nitridization

David Ahearn

Managing Director
Secretariat, Materials Science and Construction

Craig Clauser

President
Craig Clauser Engineering Consulting

Daniel P. Dennies

Consulting Metallurgical Engineer
DMS Inc.
Stress Corrosion Cracking in “Lead Free” Brass – Technical or Political Root Cause?

Satish Dixit

Director of Engineering / R&D
Plasma Technology
Failure Analysis and Prevention of Thermal Spray Coatings: Failure Mechanisms, Characterization, and Case Studies

Larry Hanke

Principal Engineer
Materials Evaluation and Engineering

Nikhil Kar

Senior Managing Consultant
Engineering Systems
A metallurgical analysis of a cracked Weld-Repaired High-Performance Wheel

Chris Misorski

Brunswick Fellow
Mercury Marine
Using Lab Based and Controlled Environmental Testing to Qualify Coating Systems For Demanding Consumer Products

Craig Schroeder

Senior Principal Materials Engineer
EFI Global

Han Tsan

Metallurgical Engineer
Salt River Project
Closing the Loop: Integrating Metallurgical Failure Analysis into Flow Acceleration Corrosion Program Management

Eric Weishaupt

Principal
Brush Engineering

Marc Zupan

Forencsics Engineer
University of Cambridge