Expert Details
Silicone Chemistry for Sealants and Coatings; Construction Applications of Sealants
ID: 731307
Michigan, USA
He is expert in structural glazing and traveled the globe introducing structural glazing to the world, showing the data to convince governments and architects that it was a viable concept.
He has taught silicone chemistry relative to cure systems, sealant systems, and adhesion.
His full-length book on the use of sealants in construction is an industry standard and has been used as a university text.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1966 | Degree: MS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Wayne State University |
| Year: 1965 | Degree: MA | Subject: Mathematics | Institution: Central Michigan University |
| Year: 1962 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mathematics; Chemistry; and Education | Institution: Central Mich University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2000 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert does contract research formulating sealants, modifying products to enhance properties like adhesion and strength. He also does expert witness work and forensic work determining causes of sealant failures. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1966 to 1999 | Employer: Dow Corning Corp | Title: Senior Scientist | Department: Sealants and Elastomers |
Responsibilities:He started as a chemist in basic research and then a chemist in Construction products research and then to Research and Development of Construction Product as Senior Chemist, Assoc. Scientist, Scientist and finally as one of the three Senior Scientist in the Corporation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1962 to 1965 | Employer: Bay City Board of Ed | Title: Teacher | Department: Math |
Responsibilities:He taught all aspects of high school math. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| ASTM, RILEM, ISO, SWR Inst., |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| IR 100 Award (for one of top 100 inventions in the world in 1978); Adhesive Age Award for Science in the field of Sealants; Walter C. Voss Award - for Lifetime achievement in science of construction products; ASTM Award of merit FASTM; Sealants - Man of the Year; Sealants Hall of Fame Award; SWR Inst. - Award for Education Program; SWR Inst. - awarded lifetime membership; ASC Award for education; |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 34 U.S. patents; 4 chapters in technical encyclopedies; Authored full-length book on the uses and applications of sealants in construction; Edited and contributed chapters in Science and Technology of Building Seals, Sealants, Glazing and Weatherproofing - ASTM STP 1200 and STP 1334; Published over 60 articles in various journals. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He works several times a year as expert witness, generally relative to causes of building sealant failures. He has participated in all aspects from reports, to critiquing reports, to depositions. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He gives talks at industry meetings such as the Adh and Sealants council (ASC), Am Concrete Institute (ACI); Sealants, Waterproofers, Restoration Institute (SWR Institute) and the ASTM/RILEM Symposiums. Normally he does 2 or 3 presentations a year. The topic of sealant durability and testing is currently most requested by the construction industry. He teaches silicone cure chemistry and adhesion chemistry to the various companies that need to learn this chemistry. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has a full compounding lab and does durability testing there as well. He has both UV Fluorescent and Xenon lamp accelerated weathering machines and 4 outdoor testing sites in various diverse geographic areas of the US. |
Fields of Expertise
adhesion promoter, alkoxysilane, application performance, durability, silicone chemistry, silicone compounding, silicone sealant, two-part room-temperature vulcanizing silicone compound, tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, silane coupling agent, silicone elastomer, elastomer application, silicone adhesive, silane compound, elastomer