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Silicone Process Chemistry
Expert has a strong background in experimentation, mechanism reaction kinetics, chemical synthesis, experience with silicon/silicone materials, computational chemistry/engineering, and material characterization. Expert has been inventor and project leader for multiple projects that results in +$1MM/yr in cost savings. Previous roles…
Process Development, Commercialization, Scale-Up; Separation and Purification – Filtration, Activated Carbon
During his career, Expert functioned as a senior-level executive (Senior VP positions) with over 40 years of experience in the Chemical Process and Materials industries. His track record is characterized by: merger and acquisition experience, development of new product lines…
Resin, Polymer, Coating-Development/Synthesis/Processing/Production
Expert has been involved in process development/process engineering in various industries including; paint processing, latex polymerization, styrene polymerization, polyester polymerization, acrylic polymerization, urethane polymerization, elastomer polymerization, fiberglass manufacture, acetate fiber manufacture, foam polystyrene manufacture, and SMA manufacture. Development and scale…
Polymer Chemistry, Optical Polymers, Organic Chemistry
Acrylic resins or "acrylics" as they are more commonly known in the trade, are dominated by a relatively few number of molecules such as butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate. However by esterifying acrylic or methacrylic acid it is possible to…
Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Sol-gel Sciences, Optics, Biotechnology, Glass, Ceramics, Spectroscopy
Expert is a specialist of sol-gel chemistry. He developed a new non-aqueous method for sol-gel glass coating to obtain transparent films for integrated optics and photonics using polysiloxane materials. The aim was to obtain low-softening temperature glasses to permit facile…
Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymers, Materials Testing, Plastics, Surface Chemistry, Biomaterials
Expert is a Ph.D. chemist with extensive industrial and academic experience. Industrial experience includes bench-level work at DuPont and senior executive experience at Bausch & Lomb. A former professor of polymer science at The University of Akron with over 100…
Organic Synthesis, Asymmetric Catalysis
He is an Associate Professor in Synthetic organic chemistry. His expertise involves: addition reaction, addition reaction catalysis, bismuth chemistry, chiral synthesis, enantioselective catalysis, epoxide group, fine organic synthesis, homogeneous catalysis, natural organic compound, natural product, organic acid, organic chemical separation,…
Polymer Synthesis and Properties, Catalysis, Physical-Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Modeling
Expert R. Expert has over 30 years R&D experience with major chemical companies in designing new organic polymers, developing and improving polymerization processes, and inventing new polymerization catalysts. His primary focus has been on exploratory research for new product and…
Fluorine and Silicon Organic Chemical Process Engineering Applications at the Lab and Plant Scale
Expert's 20 years of experience in the Process Engineering Department of Dow Corning Corporation was directed at process technology development and implementation. The development effort encompassed the process idea through thermodynamic studies and lab kinetic studies to get basic reactor…
Organic Process Chemistry
Expert has developed, scaled-up, and commercialized a key step in vitamin A synthesis. The step was commercialized at the Belgorod Vitamin Plant in Russia. This gave him an in-depth knowledge of fine organic synthesis. Expert has developed, scaled-up, and commercialized…