Donald O. Cox
Cox & Company
7829 McConnell Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90045-1043

Telephone: (310) 649-0175
Facsimile: (310) 649-0174
E-mail: coxphd@aol.com


Areas of Expertise

Failure analysis of materials and mechanical systems; materials science; physical and mechanical metallurgy; fracture behavior and fractography; sub-critical cracking behavior and analysis; material degradation and corrosion; materials characterization and mechanical testing; statics and kinematics; stress analysis; fracture mechanics; biomedical fixation and prosthetic devices.


Education

Ph.D. (Metallurgy), University of California, Los Angeles (1977)

Dissertation title: "The Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of a Low Stacking Fault Energy Co-Cr-Mo-C Alloy Used for Prosthetic Devices"

M.S. (Materials Science), University of California, Los Angeles (1972)

B.S. (Machine Design and Materials Science), University of California, Los Angeles (1970)

Work Experience

1994 - present	Consulting Engineer / President
	Cox & Company
	Los Angeles, CA
1970 - 1994	Principal Engineer
	Failure Analysis Associates
	Los Angeles, CA
1970 - 1975	Post Graduate Research Engineer
	Materials Department
	University of California, Los Angeles
	Los Angeles, CA
1970	Laboratory Technician
	Materials and Processing Division
	McDonnell Douglas Corporation
	Long Beach, CA

Teaching Experience

Visiting Lecturer, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 1983


Professional Memberships / Registrations

Professional Engineer, Metallurgical, California (MT1711)
Professional Engineer, Mechanical, California (M19878)
Professional Engineer, Mechanical, Hawaii (PE-7614)
Member, ASM International
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member, American Society for Testing and Materials
Member, American Welding Society
Member, Biomedical Engineering Society
Member, National Society of Corrosion Engineers
Member, Society of Plastics Engineers
Member, Independent Metallurgical Engineering Consultants of California