Ken Oliphant, Ph.D, P.Eng
Executive Vice President
Dr. Ken Oliphant is Executive Vice President of Jana. Dr. Oliphant received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and his Doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from Queens University at Kingston, Ontario. He has spent his entire career in the Plastic Piping Systems industry with specific focus in plastic piping system performance validation and lifetime forecasting.
Dr. Oliphant has specific expertise in plastic piping system failure analysis, Slow Crack Growth (SCG) characterization, Rapid Crack Propagation (RCP) characterization, environmental impact on plastic piping systems and performance forecasting of plastic piping systems. Dr. Oliphant is very active in the Plastic Piping Systems industry through involvement in the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), the Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), ASTM International, CSA International, and ISO TC/138.
