Michael Orella

Michael Orella is a Manager at Exponent, Inc., specializing in product and process safety and accident investigation within the Thermal Sciences practice. They hold a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they focused on the electrocatalytic processing of lignocellulosic biomass. Previously, they gained experience as a Graduate Consultant at Emirates Global Aluminium and the FDA, leading projects on aluminum color effects and process modeling. Additionally, they conducted research at the University of Delaware on biomass conversion and interned at Air Products and Chemicals, managing client databases.