Biography
Nathan P. Mayercsik, Ph.D., P.E., is a Managing Engineer in the Buildings & Structures practice at Exponent, Inc., a multidisciplinary scientific and engineering consultancy based in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Mayercsik provides litigation support and expert witness services to legal clients working on engineering and construction disputes, construction injuries, premises liability, and product liability.
Dr. Mayercsik has specialized experience in the durability and mechanical properties of construction materials, particularly cement-based materials. His expertise includes concrete’s freeze/thaw resistance, concrete mix design, self-consolidating concrete, geopolymers, and blast-resistant concrete and composites. He has consulted on cases involving structural failures, foundation movement, concrete slab damage, building envelope (stucco, stone, siding) failure, plumbing failure, hail and wind damage, and swimming pool construction. His expertise also includes multi-scale modeling, testing, and evaluation of the structure and properties of cementitious materials. Dr. Mayercsik has experience studying materials via quantitative image analysis, optical microscopy, and x-ray microtomography, and also modeling materials using continuum mechanics, fracture mechanics, and poromechanics.
Dr. Mayercsik is the Denver office coordinator of POWER-MEGA, Exponent's initiative promoting a vision of Exponent culture that values and encourages diversity and inclusivity in our project teams and our recruitment and development efforts.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
M.S., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, 2010, honors degree with distinction
LICENSURE
Registered Professional Engineer (Civil), Arizona, No. 70620
Licensed Professional Engineer, Colorado, No. 54340
Registered Professional Engineer, Indiana, No. PE-12200819
Licensed Professional Engineer, Kentucky, No. 37031
Registered Professional Engineer, Ohio, No. E-86442
Licensed Professional Engineer, Missouri, No. E-2022045866
Professional Civil EnginSaveeer, Nebraska, No. E-18074
Registered Engineer, Tennessee, No. 124342
Licensed Professional Engineer, Texas, No. 144197