Robert Heidersbach

Robert Heidersbach is an experienced engineer, forensic consultant, and former professor with almost five decades of experience within the fields of corrosion, metallurgy, and engineering. He is most known in his field for his textbook, Metallurgy and Corrosion Control in Oil and Gas Production, whi…

• Registered Professional Engineer, California; Corrosion Engineer #93, Metallurgical Engineer #1817 • Certified Corrosion Specialist, National Association of Corrosion; Engineers #1486 • ABET Accreditation Visitor, Materials Engineering, 1990-2002; Visits to Arizona, Winona State, Michigan Tech, Wi…

• 1974-1981; U.S. Navy Air Systems Command. Metallurgical failure analysis and reliability of jet engines. • 1975-1976, 1986; Battelle Columbus Laboratories. Hydrogen embrittlement, corrosion economics, and nuclear waste storage. • 1977-1984; Ocean Technology Inc., Middletown, RI. Corrosion and fail…