Background
Dr. Preston Scarber, Jr., has a doctorate in materials engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Scarber has over 15 years of experience as a forensic engineer in both materials and vehicle accident reconstructions. Dr. Scarber is currently licensed in five states and has an extensive testimony history. There are currently 16 publications attributed to Dr. Scarber, and he has attended and instructed numerous classes for both materials and vehicle accident reconstructions.
Education and Certifications
- Materials Engineering, B.Sc.: University of Alabama at Birmingham (1992)
- Materials Engineering, M.Sc.: University of Alabama at Birmingham (1996)
- Materials Engineering, Ph.D.: University of Alabama at Birmingham (1998)
- Licensed Engineer: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
- Membership: Society of Automotive Engineers; National Society of Professional Engineers
Publications
- Scarber, Jr., “Computer-Based Simulations of Liquid Metal Alloy Interactions with Air During Mold Fill of Castings,” accepted for publication in International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 2001.
- Scarber, Jr. and G.M. Janowski, “The Effects of Reinforcement Shape and Volume Fraction on Residual Stress and Particle Cracking in Al/SiCp Composites”, Modeling and Composites: Properties and Processing, Edited by Shao Ping Chen and Michael Paul Anderson, TMS-AIME, 1996, pp. 57-75.
- Robin D. Griffin, Preston Scarber, Jr., Gregg M. Janowski, and Charles E. Bates, “Quantitative Characterization of Graphite in Cast Iron,” F.S. Transactions, vol. 96-129, 1996, pp. 977-983.