James Earthman is an honored member of DAMORPHE’s technology advisory board.  

He is a Professor at the University of California, Irvine. He received his B.S. degree in Materials Science from Rice University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

Jame’s research activities include studies of a broad range of deformation and damage mechanisms in both synthetic and biological materials, novel methods that affect the life of solid materials including those that reduce the stability of deleterious materials that foul aqueous systems, and the development of computer-based techniques for novel quantitative diagnostics of material characteristics and integrity. He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer reviewed research publications including two chapters on biomaterials and tissue engineering. He is an inventor on nine issued US patents, several international patents, and two pending US patents.

James is also co-founder of Perimetrics, LLC, a diagnostic device company based in Los Angeles. He has also served as editor for three books in the fields of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering.