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Materials Failure Analysis, Consulting Chemistry, Laboratory Analysis of Unknowns
Dr. J. Expert has over 30 years' experience in materials failure analysis and materials characterization as well as chemical analysis of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and foods. Expert's materials experience has included investigations of metals, plastics, ceramics, glass, and composites by laboratory…
Carbon Fibers, Composites, Pitches, CVD, Graphite
Expert is highly regarded for his knowledge of carbon composites and high performance organic fibers including carbon and graphite fibers. He is very knowledgeable of the development and consequences of structure on the performance of carbon fibers and has written…
X-Ray Imaging
Expert is the inventor, designer, and project scientist/program manager of a number of different X-ray imaging systems, ranging from satellite-based X-ray telescopes to large systems for nondestructive imaging of 50 ton rocket motors and nuclear pressure vessels. Expert has both…
Chemistry of Materials
APPLIED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Expert has extensive experience in applied inorganic chemistry. Using new sol-gel methods that employ hydrogen peroxide, Expert has made a variety of ceramics and minerals, for example, forsterite, enstatite, and members of the olivine family. Sols (colloidal…
Integrated Optics
OPTICAL MATERIALS. Expert performs research in the areas of integrated optics and optoelectronics, nonlinear optics, and optical material characterization. He has studied compound semiconductors and polymers in optical waveguide structures, some of which incorporate nanostructures to enhance optical nonlinearities. Research…
Electron Microscope, Light Microscopy, EBEAM Lithography and Nanofabrication, Scanning Electron
Expert has extensive experience in designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and interpreting experiments involving novel applications in all fields of biological microscopy (TEM, SEM). He also has expertise in confocal, fluorescence, DIC (Nomarski-Polarized), and other light microscopy techniques. His current work centers…
Chemical Engineering
Expert has taught a course in air pollution control at BYU about a dozen times in the past 22 years, a course which he organized. He has general experience in the design of air pollution control systems and has specific…
Materials Science, Patents, Fiber Optics, Laser Medical Devices
As a research scientist and now a consultant, Expert has been involved with material science, especially on projects related to the mechanical and optical properties of materials, both organic and inorganic. For the past 14 years, a majority of his…
Composite Materials
Expert has had extensive experience in cost/performance trade studies for the selection of composite materials. These materials use graphite, aramid, glass, and polyolefin fibers with epoxy, vinyl ester, and other thermosetting resins. Expert has knowledge of the structural capabilities, limitations,…