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AgroFormula Consultant/ Expert Witness on agrichemical and biopesticide formulation research and development from bench to production.
Professional Achievements: Project Management • Organized, trained, and led a formulation team in areas of new formulation development, commercial product problem solving, and agrochemical, and biopesticides formulation concept research (2015-2019) • Served as legal Expert Witness on a patent infringement…
Pharmaceuticals: Formulations, Injectables, Topicals, Analgesics, Pharmaceutical Analysis
CORE SKILLS Instrumentation skills. APIs/preformulation: X-ray diffraction; Raman spectroscopy; HPLC (potency, degradants, purity, linearity, accuracy, precision, LOQ, LOD) with detection via UV-Vis, fluorescence, and conductivity; content uniformity, dissolution/elution incl. sustained- and immediate release formulations, paddle wheel apparatus; forced degradation incl.…
Colloids, Nanoscience, Particles, Nanomaterials, Microfluidics, Bio-nano Materials, Surfactants, Gels, Coatings, Suspensions, and 3D printing
Expert has established a record of innovative research in the area of nanostructures with electrical and photonic functionality, biosensors, microfluidics and nanomanufacturing. He has been the first to synthesize "inverse opals," one of the most widely studied types of photonic…
Surfactants, Specialty Chemicals, Emulsions, Disperisons, Formulations, Phase Change, Softeners, and Silicones
Expert has over 35 years' experience in the development, manufacture, use and sale of surfactants and surfactant formulations. His specific areas of expertise include: HI&I, personal care, oil field, food, agriculture, paints and coatings, and cleaning products. Expert has extensive…
Rheology, Nanotechnology, Particulate/Multiphase Processes, Chemical Engineering.
Expert operates his contract research & development small business incorporated in 1990 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Expert's professional experience spanning over four decades in chemical engineering has focused around the broad areas of particulate/multiphase processes and rheology. Chemical engineering…
Decontamination, Precision Cleaning, Ferrofluids, Nanoparticles, Process Design and Development
The behavior of colloidal particles (now nano particles) has been the focus of Expert's professional career, starting with his doctoral studies on the spontaneous agglomeration of fine powders in graduate school. While at AVCO Corporation, he did pioneering work in…
Dispersants for Coatings; Woodworking Adhesives (EPI,PVAc D3/D4 type); Acrylics, Polymerization
Expert has over 25+ years industrial experience working with - Hyperdispersants, PU Dispersants, Acrylic Dispersants for inks & Coatings - Wood working adhesives (EPI, PVAc D3 / D4 type) - Solvent based Acrylics (TPA, TSA, Acrylic Polyols) - Solid Acrylics,…
R&D Project Design, Paper Coatings, Additives & Nanocomposite Materials, Colloid Chemistry, Polymers
He is actively leading researches in the field of controlled free-radical polymerization mediated by Reversible Activation-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) in homogenous and heterogeneous media. The uniqueness of his work lies in the combination of modern methods of controlled free-radical polymerization…
Explosives Instrument Detection, Trace Explosives Chemical Analysis, Optical Spectroscopy, Polymers
Expert has spent over 15 years working in the field of analytical chemistry of various labile organic compounds and macromolecules. He worked on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of highly involatile species that required special sample preparation and processing. These…
Immunoreagents, Clinical Reagents, Surfactant Science
Expert developed, created and adapted immunoassays for flagship auto analyzers. Using a variety of surfactants, he engineered reagents, controls and calibrators for immunoassays of thyroids (T3, FT3, T4 and FT4), reproductive hormones (FSH, LH, hCG and prolactin), anemia (B12 and…