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Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
Expert has been involved in the development of a number of features for these devices. These include the dual cell, programmed swept radio frequency excitation, external ion injection, and mass separation. He has also been able to utilize this concept…
Thin Films, Coatings, and Instruments
Expert has more than fifteen years of experience in the areas of experimental thin films and coatings. The range of thin films include, AL, Cr, Ni-Cr, Pd, Au, SeGe, In, polyvinylalcohol, polyvilylchloride, Si0x, electroless Au, electroless Ni, and electroless Pd.…
Powder Processing/Fabrication
Expert (prefers Expert ) has devoted most of his recent career to developing processing techniques, procedures, equipment, and control systems for preparing powders and forming/shaping components. This work has covered the full range of operation necessary for manufacturing ceramic components.…
Magazine Record Heads, Media and Drives
A significant portion of Expert's career has been spent on hard disks and hard disk technology, including both particulate and metallic magnetic coatings. His experience includes the magnetics of disk coatings, their testing and measurement, and the head disk interface.…
Powder Metallurgy, Magnetic Alloy
Since 1980, Expert has been instrumental in the development of new magnetic alloys, their processing, improvement in their properties, and preparation of specifications for their usage. He has also assisted in marketing these materials and recommending their usage for new,…
Non-Stick Coatings, Thermal Spray Coatings
Expert has developed several ceramic, metal and carbide coatings and powder manufacturing processes for producing composite powders. He has consulted with numerous businesses on use of coatings for wear, corrosion, thermal barrier, electronic applications, release and non-stick coatings. Expert developed…
Blood Wetted Devices and Biomaterials
BLOOD-WETTED BIOMATERIAL; CARDIOVASCULAR PROSTHESES; ARTIFICIAL INTERNAL ORGANS. Expert has been involved in the design, development, and evaluation of extracorporeal and implantable artificial internal organs for many years, first with the artificial kidney (including hemodialyzers and those based upon selective absorption)…
Paper Manufacturing, Coating, and Recycling
He has expertise in paper and paperboard coating. This includes coating formulations, coating processes, new grade developments, and troubleshooting involved in a wide variety of coated paper and paperboard products. In addition to printability and optical property improvements, he is…
Laser Physics and Applications
Expert has over 45 years of extensive experience in the design, modeling, fabrication, and operation of lasers, using them for measurements and other applications and with laser safety. He is familiar with all types of lasers including excimer lasers, Nd:YAG,…
Organic Coatings: Comprehensive Knowledge of the Theory and Practice
COATINGS; LIQUID COATINGS; POLYMER COATINGS. Expert has over 40 years of research, development, and teaching experience in coating technology. He was trained as an organic chemist but switched to synthetic polymer chemistry early in his career. While his experience in…