Select the appropriate construction materials for valves and accessories

Ali Babakr is a Senior Principal Materials Engineer for research and development at Emerson. Dr. Babakr has previously held various positions with Emerson and other companies as a subject matter expert dealing with metallurgical and failure evaluation, material selection and corrosion studies. He has field experience in the petroleum and petrochemical industries, and he participates in various ASTM and AMPP subcommittees. Dr. Babakr holds an MS degree and PhD in metallurgy from the University of Idaho, and a BS degree in chemistry from Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas.

Jim Griffin is a Director of research and development at Emerson. Dr. Griffin previously worked in reactor safety analysis with Commonwealth Edison before joining Emerson in 1995. He has more than 30 yr of experience in materials, acoustics, cavitation, flame detonation, additive manufacturing and pressure regulator design. Dr. Griffin earned his PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia, and an MS degree in the same specialty from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a BS degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Buffalo, and an MBA degree from the University of Iowa.