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Silicone/Silicon Processing and Applications, New Process Development
Expert has spent his career commercializing silicone/silicon products and developing new processes to make them. His experience has spanned applications of silicones in the personal care, automotive, construction, food and beverage, paper, and electronics industries. Although the bulk of Expert’s…
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.…
Adhesives, Polymer Nanocomposites, Plastics, Biomaterials
Expert wrote his Ph.D. research in the area of thermosetting composite and rubbery materials. After graduation he began work with National Starch and Chemical Company in specialty pressure-sensitive adhesives and moved then to Integra Life Sciences in collagen-based regenerative biomaterials.…
Surfactant Technology, Polymerisation, PVC Manufacturing, Cleaning Products and Coatings
Expert's expertise in surface and colloid chemistry has been applied to the free radical polymerization of vinyl chloride by both the suspension and emulsion routes. He has worked in research, developing new products and process and as technical manager responsible…
Plastic Compounds like Jelly-filled Cables, Masterbatches, Fillers, PVC Compounds, PP Compounds
Expert has blended LDPE, LLDPE and PBR for making a gasket compound for coca-cola bottles and product improvement. The blending was required to get appropriate TS and elongation with exact processibility. In also punch EVA in insulating material and master…
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…
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…
Plastics and Bio Based Resins, Extrusion Compounding, and Reactive Extrusion.
Have a total of 33 years industrial experience in Process Development related activities including Start-up and Manufacturing support. The last 22 years were focused on Compounding Processes. Have 4 US Patents re Reactive Extrusion. Along with Dr. Christian Maier co-authored…
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,…
Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Product Development, Formulation and Stabilization Technology
Expert has fifteen years of experience in product development, formulation development, and drug delivery for pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries. She has thoroughly developed skills in research planning, product formulation, and analytical problem solving. Expert has expertise in the fields of…