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Semiconductor Post Etch Residue Cleaning, Post CMP Cleaning and CMP Slurries, Photoinitiator Process
Expert managed the initial stages for the ITX photoinitiator process as an applied organic chemist. He designed research parameters and the design of experiments to define process parameters and process economics. This product had annual sales of $3+ MM. Interacted…
Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Indoor Air Quality, Mold, Asbestos, Lead Based Paint, Environmental
Performed indoor air quality assessments for over twenty years. Experienced in testing for fungi (mold), bacteria, endotoxins, allergens, volatile organic compounds (VOC), welding fume, asbestos, silica, particulates, and gases. Managed and performed numerous asbestos projects for over twenty years. Inspected…
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Application and Development of NMR Technology and Analytical NMR Service
Expert has applied the analysis technique of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to all industrial sectors. In the petroleum sector he has applied high resolution 1H and 13C NMR to refinery products and crude oils, establishing structure performance relationships that…
Surface Science, Polymers, Textiles, Testing Materials, Plastics, Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
Expert worked for three years as the Director of RD&E for the chemical products division of Waters Inc. In addition to the direction of the research in chromatographic media he was co-inventor of 7 patents for water-wettable extraction media and…
Engineering and Physics of Photonics and Electronics Technology
A major part of his career has been engaged in the technology of compound semiconductors, especially from the III-V family of semiconductors (using elements from group III and group V of the periodic table), which are of great interest for…
Water and Wastewater Treatment, Nanofiber and Nanotube synthesis, Waste To Energy
Has 16 issued patents in the field of water and wastewater treatment, including membrane, electrochemistry, ion exchange, softening, adsorption, zero discharge, chromatographic separation of mixed metal wastes. Also has multiple pending patents in emerging water technologies including Forward Osmosis, Low…
Environmental and Aquatic Chemistry; Metal-Organic Interactions; Surface Reactions; Kinetics
The field of aquatic chemistry begins with a focus on the speciation of solutes in aqueous solution (i.e. protonation level, complex formation with protons, hydroxide ions, metal ions, and ligands) and with pathways and rates of reaction. It now has…
Management and Technology for Aluminum, Magnesium, Chemicals and Environmental
Directed the evaluation and selection of technology recommended for aluminum smelter expansions and new green site facilities. Directed equipment and technology retrofit in an operating plant to increase metal production by 10%. Directed the replacement of an existing plant-wide process…
Materials for Electronic Applications
Expert has successfully writen 2 proposals for EPA SBIR grants. The first was for a phase 1 program for the recovery and regeneration of spent etchants. This successful program was followed by a phase 2 proposal and award. That phase…
Economic Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Project Management, Non ferrous metals, chemical metallurgy
Much of Expert’s career has been spent in hydrometallurgy and aqueous corrosion. Both require knowledge and experience in aqueous metal chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and electrochemistry in a process environment. Much of Expert’s career has been spent in hydrometallurgy and aqueous…