Solutions Manager-Engineering Materials
ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions
Dr. Hrishikesh Bale is the Market Solutions Manager managing Engineering Materials at Carl Zeiss Microscopy Inc.. He has been working in the area of advanced composites and structural materials for over 15 years. His research focus lies in the area of materials characterization using in-situ micro and nano-mechanical testing using X-ray computed tomography. He has a background in materials science and mechanical engineering, with over a decade of experience in synchrotron X-ray microscopy and finds great interest in pushing the boundaries of in-situ imaging under extreme service conditions and developing multi-modal nano and micro 3D imaging solutions. He also specializes in new applications development for laboratory 3D X-ray diffraction imaging techniques. Before joining Carl Zeiss Microscopy in 2014, he held a joint post-doctoral position at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley, working as part of the National Hypersonics Science Center, to advance developments of CMC materials for high temperature applications. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Oklahoma State University in 2010 with a focus on Microscale Residual Stress determination using Synchrotron Laue Microdiffraction techniques. He lives is the San Francisco Bay Area.