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Owen Rowe, PE, is a materials engineer at a failure-analysis laboratory. He investigates fractured components and structural defects for manufacturing firms and insurance carriers, with specialized training in ceramics engineering and glass strength. Rowe received a master’s degree in materials science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln after undergraduate work in the same field.

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