Bastiaan Cornelissen, Ph.D., P.E.
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- M.S. in Materials Science, University of California, Berkeley
- B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Extensive investigation of several hundred man/machine interactions and failures of engineered materials and devices
- Analyzed personal injury cases involving motor vehicles, conveyor systems, agricultural equipment, oil and gas wells, augers, overhead power lines, and automotive components
- Analysis of failure in automotive, aerospace, marine, electronics, medical, petroleum, and chemical processing industries
- Conducted cause and origin investigations of fires and explosions in commercial buildings and industrial facilities
- Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, and has published on evidence handling and preservation in suspected arson cases
- Expert testimony in court as well as during arbitration and mediation conferences
- Testified on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving materials engineering, fire causes and origins, slips and falls, human factors in man/machine interactions, welding, fastening systems, and warnings and instructions
- Lectured on accident reconstruction as well as fire and explosion investigation techniques