Ronald G. Ballinger is a Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. Professor Ballinger is also Head of the H.H. Uhlig Corrosion Laboratory in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. Professor Ballinger's areas of specialty include corrosion, environmental degradation, fatigue, fracture, fracture mechanics and failure/root cause analysis.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Nuclear Society
American Petrolium Institute
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Materials Research Society
American Society for Testing and Materials
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Teaching courses in corrosion, corrosion engineering, mechanics of materials, nuclear materials, chemistry.
Organization of numerous seminars related to materials selection, environmental degradation, systems approach to materials performance evaluation, failure analysis.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: >50
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Failure Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Corrosion Related Failures, Structural Failures
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 50
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: >10
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Summer 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: >10
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 3
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: >25
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, testing, analysis, site inspections.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $300
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $300
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $300
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel & Administrative Costs
