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Material Analysis/Spectroscopy
During the past 15 years, Expert's research has become increasingly oriented toward vibrational spectroscopy, particularly Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. In the early 1980s, he developed modern step-scan FT-IR instrumentation for photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy of surfaces and opaque or…
Materials, Life Prediction, Failure Analysis, Special Manufacturing Processes, Gas Turbine Technology, Reciprocating Engine Technology, Coatings, Ceramic Matrix Composites, Polymer Matrix Composites
Expert began his consulting business in 1978 (before graduation) with companies like Midwest Paper, GE, US Navy, and Sulzer measuring residual stress, retained austenite and calculating stress and life including fatigue crack growth. He joined Teledyne Continental Motors as Senior…
Boiler, HRSG, Pressure Vessel, and Heat Exchanger Root Cause and Failure Analysis, Development of Corrective Actions, Material Selection, Codes, Reverse Engineering, and Training
Expert is an expert at failure analysis, root cause analysis, and determining corrective actions. With years of experience, he has the ability to take complex problems and convert them into a manageable list that can be verified using available tools…
Blood-Biomaterial Interactions, Platelets, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Surface Analysis, Flow Cytometry, Neutron Reflectometry, and Lipid Biophysics
Expert has over 20 years of experience in surface analysis in vacuum and in liquids. His expertise includes techniques such as ToF-SIMS, XPS, AFM, QCM and QCM-D, and neutron reflectometry. He is also very familiar with biological and biomedical applications…
Electronic Material Processing, Chemical-Physical Analysis, Device Modeling, Biomedical Sensors
Expert has over thirty years experience in the design, micro-fabrication, analysis and modeling of electronic devices, transistors, and sensor arrays. He has extensive experience with the advanced processes for device fabrication: depositing the metal electrode and contact layers by sputtering,…
Project Management, Defects Analysis, Construction Disputes, Defective Workmanship and Materials
Expert is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 30 years experience in the construction industry. He specialises in providing expert opinions in residential, commercial and institutional construction matters, including: defective materials; poor workmanship; compliance of work with legislation. Act as…
Biomaterials, Intraocular Lens Implants, DNA Analysis
Expert has completed doctoral studies in developing a novel polymer for intraocular lens implants. During this study she has designed several new experimental methods to detect polymer biocompatibility and toxicity to ocular and other cell types. Expert also has extensive…
Composite Materials, Damage, Fatigue, Failure Analysis
Expert has worked in the area of composite material damage, fatigue and failure for over 30 years. He has written the first book on the subject of fatigue of composite materials and another one on damage and failure of composite…
Mechanical Properties, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Fracture, Failure Analysis
Expert has worked in this field for 30 years. His PhD concerned discontinuous fibre composite properties and fracture behaviour. He has published extensively in this area. He worked in research, production, product development and management in the chemical industry -…
Photovoltaic Materials, Electro-optical Characterization, Failure Analysis, Feasibility
Expert. Expert has over 10 years of experience working in the solar/photovoltaic industry. She has worked with photovoltaic materials such as crystalline Silicon, Cadmium Telluride, CIGS (Coppoer Indium Gallium Di Selenide) and amorphous silicon. UL Certification and testingFailure analysis for…