OUR PEOPLE
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D., Material Science, Colorado School of Mines, 2023
- M.S., Materials Science, Colorado School of Mines, 2018
- B.S., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2017
Professional Affiliations
- ASM International, American Society of Metals (member)
- TMS, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (member)
Dr. Davis is a multidisciplinary materials scientist and chemical and biochemical engineer specializing in failure analysis, materials characterization, material processing, and microstructural development. She completed her Ph.D. in Materials Science and her Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She has a broad range of technical expertise, and she is well-versed in various laboratory equipment and characterization techniques, including but not limited to scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
Dr. Davis has experience in determining the direct cause and root cause of failures across a variety of applications and industries, ranging from small consumer products to large industrial equipment. She also has project experience in asset management of electric distribution, assessing weld quality issues, and the application of industry standards and codes to the aforementioned topics.
Dr. Davis' specific experience include in piping systems include residential sprinkler systems, and process piping in refineries. She also has experience with accelerated corrosion testing and analysis of corrosion-related failures, in both large-scale industrial equipment such as above ground tanks and heat exchangers, and smaller components like brass fittings and bolts for automotive applications. Additionally, Dr. Davis has led numerous projects focused on microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).
Prior to joining Ä¢¹½tv, Dr. Davis completed her graduate studies at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Her dissertation focused on how relatively small changes in alloy concentrations affected the deformation-induced microstructure of a distinct stainless steel used for biomedical applications. Her work on the influence of multi-stage deformation processing and stacking fault energy on near-surface slip and martensite formation in austenitic stainless steels included electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) with X-ray line profile analysis (XLPA) to characterize materials deformed via a controlled deformation process and various industrial deformation processes.
During her Ph.D. work, Skyler gained experience in characterizing a wide range of alloy systems (Fe, Ti, Mg, Al, Cu, Pt, and Co-WC) for various applications. She collaborated on projects including heat treatments of copper powders, tungsten carbide tooling failure analysis, and microstructure development of nanostructured titanium, nanostructured aluminum, various stainless steels, and concrete.