Jeremy Staats

Mr. Staats is Becht’s Division Manager for Corrosion, Materials & Mechanical Integrity and a licensed professional engineer with over 15 years of experience in refining metallurgy and corrosion engineering. He specializes in damage mechanisms including creep, HTHA, environmental cracking, and sulfidic corrosion, and is experienced in fitness-for-service, RBI, IOWs, and CCDs. Mr. Staats has authored papers on wet H₂S cracking, brittle fracture, and HTHA risk assessment. He chairs API 571 and formerly vice-chaired NACE TG 326. His background includes roles with Flint Hills Resources and consulting in refining, chemical, and pulp and paper industries. He holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology.