Neff, Michael
Michael Neff Associates
10833 Braddock Drive
Culver City, California 90230

Telephone: (310) 612-0222
E-mail: mtlrgist@aol.com


Areas of Expertise

Expertise in analysis of engineered materials, systems, and design. Specialized competence in Scanning Electron Microscopy and associated X-ray analysis. Experience in metal, cementitious, and polymeric materials specification, failure analysis, and contamination/corrosion control, as well as data acquisition and evaluation in process engineering. Specific expertise in failure analysis of engineered materials, including investigation and interpretation of test results. Experience in a wide range of disciplines, including the research, industrial, and legal sectors. Command of a broad range of hardware and software tools.

Education

M.S. (Materials Engineering, Specializing in Solidification Science), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1977)

B.S. (Materials Science & Engineering), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1977)

 

Work Experience

2000 - present	President
	Michael Neff Associates
	Culver City, CA
2000 - present	Partner
	Chemistry of Concrete
	Goleta, CA
1984 - 2000	Senior Member Technical Staff, Materials Science
	Seal Laboratories
	El Segundo, CA
1980 - 1983	Consultant
	Stoody Company
	Los Angeles, CA
1980 - 1985	Instructor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
	University of Southern California
	Los Angeles, CA
1977 - 1980	Research Associate & Metal Crystal Growth Laboratory Manager
	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Cambridge, MA

Teaching Experience

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1980 - 1985

Mechanical engineering and materials science

Electron Microscopy in Failure Analysis, 1984 - 1998

One-week intensive course has been conducted bi-annually. Attendees come from across the U.S.

Materials Engineering Institute, Materials Park, OH, 1998 - present

Principles of Failure Analysis

Professional Memberships / Registrations

Member, ASM International

Chapter Advisory Committee, 1989-1991

National Chapter Operations Committee, 1989-1991

Los Angeles Chapter Chairman, 1988-1989

Member, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Voting Member of Committee C09-65, Petrography

Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Member, Microprobe Analysis Society (MAS)

Member, Independent Metallurgical Engineering Consultants of California

Member, International Metallographic Society (IMS)