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Polymers and Biopolymers, Injection Molding, Fibers, Bottles, Packaging, Films, Lamination, Induction Sealing, M&A, Expert Witness & Other Applications
Expert is a creative and innovative polymer/bio-polymer scientist and manager with more than 50 US patents in the areas of spontaneously wettable fibers, polymer nanocomposites for high barrier packaging applications, engineering polymer blends, PLA based compositions, polyolefin-star based composites. His…
Applied Computational Chemistry, Polymer Science and Analytical Science
Expert has been a recognized expert and consultant in the chemical industry for more than 20 years. His computational chemistry experience has spanned everything from the "what if" questions of identifying target molecules to synthesize... to understanding why a particular…
Photochemistry, Polymers, Optical materials, Optical data storage, Holography, Start-up management
His expertise began with his first research experience for his Master’s Degree work at the Johns Hopkins University, where he prepared and studied the solvolytic decomposition of N-nitrosoamides. His experience continued at the University of Chicago where he studied photocycloadditions…
Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Sol-gel Sciences, Optics, Biotechnology, Glass, Ceramics, Spectroscopy
Expert is a specialist of sol-gel chemistry. He developed a new non-aqueous method for sol-gel glass coating to obtain transparent films for integrated optics and photonics using polysiloxane materials. The aim was to obtain low-softening temperature glasses to permit facile…
Plastics Industry, Technical Marketing, Prototype Manufacturing, Plastics Technology & Market
Expert is internationally recognized as a leader in plastics technology, business, and marketing. He currently serves as President of PlastiSource, Inc. a technology, product development, and marketing advisory service. Expert has authored or edited numerous papers, including articles published in…
Polymer Processing, Rheology and Composites, including Nanocomposites
Expert has personal experience with resin transfer molding and pultrusion. He has published work on modeling of pultrusion of vinyl ester composites. He teaches a graduate-level course on composite material processing. Expert has been doing research on polymer nanocomposites since…
Hydrocarbon Chemistry and Analysis
He has worked widely on the analysis of petroleum (crude oil) and its refined products by using a wide variety of chromatographic and spectral techniques. These include gas chromatography with mass spectrometer detection, with element specific detection for sulfur, nitrogen,…
Materials R&D/Product Development, Gold Alloys, Electronics Packaging & Assembly, Polymer Science
Expert's has been actively involved in strategic planning or management decisions that affect the performance or direction of a company. His experience is mainly in R&D and product development. His specific tasks have included understanding customers mid and long term…
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…
Marketing and Product Development of Raw Materials for the Cosmetics Market
30 years of experience working in the cosmetics industry as a raw material supplier. Long time member of the Society of Cosmetics Chemists. Developed and marketed new hydrophilic polymers for the cosmetics industry while working for BF Goodrich as the…