William Koshut
Senior Materials Scientist
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Koshut is a Senior Materials Scientist with 11 years of experience bridging academic rigor and industrial application, currently advancing materials development at Philips in Pittsburgh. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke and has led failure analysis, biomaterials testing, and R&D projects at Exponent and RJ Lee Group, combining deep polymer chemistry knowledge with mechanical characterization and data-driven analysis. His background includes hands-on consulting and litigation testing for medical devices and consumer products, revealing a practical bent for translating lab insights into real-world risk assessments. Known for managing cross-functional science teams and designing experimental protocols, he brings both strategic business development experience and technical leadership to product-focused materials problems. An oft-overlooked strength is his track record teaching and mentoring in graduate-level polymer mechanics, which sharpens his ability to communicate complex structure–property relationships to diverse stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
e-mission/e-mission-server
May 2015 - May 2015
The backend (server) code for the e-mission server
Contributions:24 commits in 2 days
backend
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