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Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Recent work in Expert's group has shown that high velocity sheet metal forming can dramatically improve material formability (the amount of stretch available without tearing) and wrinkling can be greatly suppressed. Electromagnetic forming is a very convenient way of flexibly…
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.…
Electrical Connector Design and Materials, Electrical connector failure analysis, Forensic support
ELECTRIC CONTACT; ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DESIGN. Expert (pronounced mro-kow-ski) has extensive experience studying metals and metal surfaces related to electrical conduction processes and how they occur in bulk and across interfaces. Such an understanding is a critical first step in the…
Microwaves, Wireless, Spectrum Management, Antennas, Satellite Communications, Remote Sensing, etc.
ANTENNA; MICROWAVE ANTENNA; SENSE ANTENNA. Expert has been involved in design of parabolic antennas and pointing systems for space communication and terrestrial systems. He has also developed antennas for remote sensing systems such as radiometers, radars, and radar warning receivers.…
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…
Nondestructive Testing
For over 50 years, Expert has been actively engaged in the technology of nondestructive testing. During that period, he has covered a wide range of industries and applications. His long-term affiliations with various technical societies have developed into a valuable…
Wound Healing, Combat Casualty Care, Hemostasis, Collagen, Pressure Ulcers, and Keloids
Expert's laboratory at The Wound Healing Center and the Laboratory of Tissue Repair has expertise in a variety of areas related to wound healing, tissue repair, chronic non-healing ulcers, and fibrosis. He and his staff have designed experiments to test…
Membrane Separation Processes, Water Purification, Waste Water Treatment, Processing, Evaluation
Expert feels that these techniques have an outstanding future in water purification, wastewater treatment, and food and chemical processing applications. Since 1974, his avocation has been to apply these technologies in industries where their advantages of continuous operation and low…
Analytical Chemistry, data analysis, liquid and gas chromatography and chemical separation science,
CHROMATOGRAPHY. For the past 35 years, expert has specialized in many different sub-fields of chromatography, including HPLC, reversed phase LC, gas chromatography, affinity chromatography, and ion chromatography. He has published extensively in all of these fields. Additionally, he has pioneered…
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…