Emily Fitzharris, Ph.D., P.E.
About Emily Fitzharris, Ph.D., P.E.
Emily Fitzharris, Ph.D., P.E., is a Senior Engineer at Exponent with expertise in high-performance polymers and additive manufacturing. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has held various research and engineering roles in academia and industry.
Work at Exponent
Emily Fitzharris, Ph.D., P.E. serves as a Senior Engineer at Exponent, a role she has held since 2021. In this position, she applies her expertise in high-performance polymers and additive manufacturing to various engineering projects. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Senior Associate at Exponent from 2019 to 2021, where she contributed to the company's research and development efforts in materials science.
Education and Expertise
Emily Fitzharris earned her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, completing her studies from 2015 to 2019. She also holds two Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees from the same institution, one in Polymer and Fiber Engineering and another in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, both completed between 2010 and 2014. Her expertise includes high-performance polymers such as polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and polyetherimide (PEI, ULTEM®).
Background
Before joining Exponent, Emily Fitzharris worked at the Georgia Institute of Technology in various capacities. She served as the Polymer Characterization Lab Manager from 2015 to 2018, overseeing lab operations and research projects. Additionally, she was an Undergraduate Research Assistant from 2013 to 2014 and a Graduate Research Assistant from 2015 to 2018, contributing to research in polymer characterization and material development.
Research Contributions
Emily Fitzharris has made significant contributions to the field of materials science through her research on polymers. She developed a material development strategy for new material extrusion additive manufacturing materials using finite element modeling and statistical design of experiments methods. Her work also includes characterizing semi-crystalline polymers for material extrusion additive manufacturing, focusing on the process-structure-property relationships of polymers.