Dr. Sridhar is a materials and corrosion consultant. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Fontana Corrosion Center of the Materials Science & Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. He was a former Vice President of DNV GL and Program Director in the Materials Technology Development section of DNV GL, USA (now DNV). His main technical interests involve life prediction and risk assessment of structures and systems using Bayesian network models and alternative energy use technologies. From 2008 to 2017, he was the Program Director for the Materials Program in the DNVGL Strategic Research & Innovation. From 1989 to 2007, he worked at the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses and the Division of Mechanical and Materials Engineering in Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas in various technical and managerial capacities. From 1981 through 1989, he worked at Haynes International, Kokomo, Indiana as a Group Leader of the corrosion group. He obtained a B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1975, M.S. from Virginia Tech in 1977, and a Ph.D. from University of Notre Dame in 1980, all in metallurgy. He has published over 200 papers and book chapters and has several patents. He is a Fellow of NACE International and ASM International and has received numerous national and international awards.