Sharbari Banerjee, Ph.D., currently holds the position of materials engineer, research and development (R&D) and education with Buehler, a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. In this role, Banerjee identifies new consumable products for metallographic preparation of materials. She is additionally responsible for developing and teaching Buehler’s education courses in the field of metallurgical sample preparation. Sharbari’s past employment includes research and development for an aluminum supplier, Alumax Inc. (now part of Alcoa Inc.) and failure analysis for a packaging manufacturer, Ball Packaging. Banerjee earned a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Vanderbilt University after having obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees in metallurgical engineering.