Arun Kumar
SEAL Laboratories
250 North Nash Street
El Segundo, CA 90245-4529

Telephone: (310) 322-2011
Facsimile: (310) 322-2243
E-mail: akumar@seallabs.com
WWW: www.seallabs.com


Areas of Expertise

Failure analysis of metallic and non-metallic (glass, plastic, ceramic, rubber) materials and electronic components; fractography and fracture analysis; physical metallurgy; high and low temperature oxidation and corrosion of metals and alloys; corrosion protection; heat treatment of metals and alloys; coating development; evaluation of welding, brazing, and soldering techniques; scanning and transmission electron microscopy; electron microprobe analysis; surface analysis techniques; x-ray diffraction; cost-effective material selection, product development, and manufacturing process improvement; assistance as an expert witness, product liability trials.


Education

Ph.D. (Engineering, Metallurgy and Metal Processing), University of California, Los Angeles (1974)
M.S. (Engineering, Metallurgy and Metal Processing), University of California, Los Angeles (1971)
B.E. (Metallurgical Engineering), University of Roorkee, India (1969) with Honors
B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry and Math), University of Lucknow, India (1965)


Work Experience

1989 - present	Vice President / General Manager
	SEAL Laboratories
	El Segundo, CA
1985 - 1989	Manager, Metallurgy and Materials Science
	Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories, Inc.
	Los Angeles, CA
1980 - 1984	Manager, Metallurgical Services
	Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories, Inc.
	Los Angeles, CA
1978 - 1980	Group Head, Materials Failure Analysis
	Hughes Aircraft Company
	Culver City, CA
1976 - 1978	Member of Technical Staff
	Rockwell International, B-1 Division
	Los Angeles, CA
1974 - 1976	Post-doctoral Research Fellow
	University of California, Los Angeles
	Los Angeles, CA

Teaching Experience

Instructor, "Electron Microscopy in Failure Analysis"; A short course organized by ASM International, since 1984.
Education Chairman, Los Angeles chapter, ASM International, 1985 - 1987.
Technical Reviewer, ASM International's Education Course "Principles of Failure Analysis," 1995.
Invited Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California; Don Bosco Technical Institute.


Professional Memberships / Registrations

Member, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (TMS-AIME)

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Member, International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics

Member, ASM International (formerly American Society for Metals)

- Chairman, Los Angeles Chapter, 1989 - 1990

- WESTEC Conference Program Committee, 1981 - 1989

- WESTEC Conference Programming Chairman, 1989

Member, American Society for Testing and Materials

Member, Independent Metallurgical Engineering Consultants of California

Patents

"Method of Increasing the Fatigue Life of Titanium Alloy Parts," U.S. Patent No. 4,287,740 issued September 8, 1981.