Jennifer Hooper McCarty is a materials scientist who specializes in the analysis of historic materials. McCarty is co-author of What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries.
McCarty has a BS in Chemistry from Temple University, and completed her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, based on her studies of recovered material from the RMS Titanic. In 1999, she received a M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering for her research at the Smithsonian Institution on the development of Korean ceramic traditions.
Following completion of her PhD, McCarty worked as a top researcher in the Materials Department at Oxford University, and carried out historical analysis on 19th-20th century wrought iron and steel structures, including archival and documentary research and discussions with local blacksmiths, historians and shipbuilding experts.
Currently, she resides in Portland, OR and works at Oregon Health & Science University.