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Wood Science, Wood Technology, Wood Preservation, Wood Biodeterioration
WOOD PRESERVATION; WOOD PRESERVATIVES; WOOD IMPREGNATION. Expert has expertise in many aspects of wood preservation. He has experience in operating wood treating plants, and is thoroughly familiar with commercial preservatives. He is a pioneer in the development of new wood…
Polymer Photochemistry
Expert' primary area of expertise is photochemistry, especially polymer photochemistry. In particular, he is interested in photoinitiator and photoinitiation design, two and three-dimensional imaging technologies, photodegradation, photostabilization, and any of several areas related to the interaction of light with polymers…
Process Control, Systems, and Optimization
Most recently Expert’s work has centered on pharmaceutical batch processes requiring Food and Drug Administration (FDA) software and hardware validation. Expert notes that generally, this requires a data model (both procedural and physical) following the guidelines of ANSI/ISA S88.00.02 and…
Environmentally-Compatible Polymers
Expert is an expert in environmentally-compatible materials, including biodegradable plastics and polymers, plastic environmental effects, plastic non-hazardous solid waste management, paper coatings, and moisture barrier material. He has conducted research on the design and engineering of new biodegradable materials that…
Crystallization
CRYSTALLIZATION. Expert has expertise in a wide variety of areas related to crystallization. These include impurity-crystal interactions, solvent inclusion formation, and control of crystal size and crystal shape. He conducts a major academic research group in crystallization, consults for a…
Pure Metals & Compound Semiconductors
SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY; BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUE; CZOCHRALSKI PROCESS. Expert has 43 years of experience in the growth, characterization, and fabrication (to wafers, etc.) of the infrared sensitive compound semiconductors, including InSb, GaSb, InAs, CdTe, HgTe, and (Cd-Hg)Te. He presently is focusing primarily…
Reactive Metals
A significant portion of Expert's career centered on the reduction of titanium tetrachloride, using magnesium and/or sodium to obtain titanium metal. In particular, one portion was involved with the high-capacity production of molten titanium directly via a flow reactor. This…
Flow Metering and Control of Water/Gases/Steam/Slurries/Sewage/Chemicals, Including Instrumentation
FLOW METERING; FLOW METERS. For over twenty years Expert has specialized in developing new meter applications, solving application problems, and designing flow centered production processes in the broadest possible array of industries; including agriculture, chemicals, fuel, paper, printing, mining, energy,…
Freshwater Impact Assessment, Zebra Mussel Control, Inorganic Contaminants, etc.
Expert has published on, and is currently researching, the chemical, physical, and biological factors that control the duration, frequency, and intensity of fouling. Most of this work is related to fouling in domestic and industrial pipelines and is based on…
Food Process Engineering
A thought leader in Food Processing, Food Extrusion, and Food Processing Equipment, Expert is known for his experience in food process engineering -- primarily in process scale-up, process development, and troubleshooting. He has done a great deal of work in…