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Dr. Ronald M. Latanision is a Principal and the Practice Director of Exponent's Mechanical Engineering and Materials/Metallurgy practice. He held joint appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at MIT. Prior to joining Exponent he was the Director of The H. H. Uhlig Corrosion Laboratory in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at M.I.T. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of ASM International NACE International and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. From 1983-1988 Professor Latanision was the first holder of the Shell Distinguished Chair in Materials Science. He was a founder of Altran Materials Engineering Corporation established in 1992 and led the Materials Processing Center at MIT as its Director from 1985 to 1991.
In June of 2002 Dr. Latanision was appointed by President George W. Bush to membership on the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. | 