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Marina Banuta, P.Eng., Ph.D.
Head of Department – Chemistry, Mechanical and Materials
Marina Banuta has more than 25 years of experience in the field of materials and metallurgical engineering. She joined Technorm in 2018 as a materials and metallurgical engineer in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering team. Since 2019, she also acts as Head of Department Chemistry, Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
She conducts forensic investigations in various fields such as industrial, hydro-power generation, maritime, manufacturing, chemical, petrochemical, food and beverage, and oil and gas. She also performs failure investigations on metallic materials in complex equipment failures, examinations of all types of materials in laboratory, and corrosion investigations.
Marina has performed more than 1,000 investigations to date. She has testified as an expert witness in several cases tried by the Québec courts of law.
Education
- Ph.D, Cum Laude, Materials Engineering (Polytechnic University of Craiova, Romania, 2004)
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Polytechnic University of Craiova, Romania, 1994)
Areas of Expertise
- Materials characterization
- Materials resistance
- Materials properties
- Failure analysis
- Fracture analysis (fractography)
- Corrosion and degradation
- Materials selection
- Processing and manufacturing
- Welding and brazing
- Heat treatment
- Coatings and paintings
- Quality control
- Non-destructive testing
- Lifting devices
- Consulting
- Bodily injury
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