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Polyurethanes; Crystalline Polymers; Dielectric Properties; Ion-containing Polymers
Summary: Although I retired from Penn State in July '18, I continue to be engaged in the scientific / technical side of polymer science and engineering. I am more actively seeking external consulting opportunities, including serving as an expert witness.…
Pharmaceutical Science; Preformulating, Development, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC) Issues; Paragraph IV Hatch-Waxman & Canadian Notice of Allegation
As the development of a pharmaceutical reaches Phase 3, prior to submission of an NDA, method validation is required. Validation is a demonstration of optimization. By demonstrating the capacity of a method within the bounds of validation, optimal conditions for…
Polymer Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Expert has over 35 years' career experience in industry. Throughout his career, he was involved almost exclusively with polymer chemistry, spanning a wide range of experiences conducting fundamental research and within various businesses. He has demonstrated the ability to lead…
PAEK Process Development and Manufacturing
Expert has over 10 years' PAEK experience. During this time, he served as new product development chemist, project leader, and manufacturing manager for PEKK commercialization. As a new product development chemist, he assumed hands-on responsibility for laboratory process and product…
Plastics Processes: Extrusion, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Structural Foam Molding, and Training
Expert F Expert has over 55 years of plastics processing experience. His main focus has been extrusion processes using extruders -- twin or single screw -- for compounding, film, sheet, and profile. He has extensive experience with feed screw design…
DMA/DMTA testing of composites and polymers. Thermal conductivity/resistivity of most materials.
Since the late 1970s Expert has been using and developing DMA/DMTA and also using other thermal analysis techniques too particularly for testing polymers and composites. 1976 to 1981 with Du Pont Instruments then PL thermal Science from 1981 to 1994.…
Polymers Structure/Analyses/Properties, Film Properties, Catalysis, Film Applications, Additives
Expert has used his chemistry background to apply research efforts in three distinct areas; catalysis, polymer research and development, and in polymer structure property relationships in applications in films. He has catalysts patents in areas of oxidation, oligomerization, and polymerization…
Physical Characterization of Biopolymers, especially Shape Memory and Porosity
Expert's dissertation details his innovative work summarized below: • Created a method of solvent selection to make a porous xerogel (solution gelation chemistry). Demonstrated the method on two different sol-gel polymer formulations. • Created a shape-memory characterization method for porous…
Biomaterials; Polymers, Glasses and Ceramics; Development, Processing, Characterisation
Expert has expertise in the microstructural characterisation of biomedical glasses and glass ceramics. She has alslo worked with biodegradable polymers and polymer composites. Her interests include dental glass ionomer cements as well as electrospun polymer scaffolds of PLLA and polyglutamic…
Polymer Allloys and Blends, Plastics Additives, Impact Modifiers, PVC Formulation/Processing
Expert has the expertise and fundamental training in polymers, especially in polymer alloys, where he holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in polymer science. During the course of his career, he first entered academia, becoming a full…