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Engineering Materials
Expert has devoted most of his 35-year career to the application primarily of metals and other materials such as polymers, ceramics, composite materials, and electronic materials; he has also designed and manufactured machines and other structures. His expertise includes the…
Polymeric Materials
POLYMERIC MATERIALS; PLASTIC MATERIAL SELECTION. Expert has extremely diverse industrial experience. He has worked at GM as an engineer of plastics and rubber parts and consulted with over 25 companies in the areas of rubber, adhesives, FRP's, plastics, and fiber-related…
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…
Carbohydrate Chemistry: Starches and Gums
Expert has extensive experience as a researcher, reference book editor, consultant, and teacher of starch polymer and granule structure and chemical modification. He is familiar with granule structure, behavior, properties, modification, and applications in a broad range of products (food,…
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…
DFM, Smart Materials and Composites
SMART MATERIAL; INTELLIGENT MATERIAL. Expert has published the first book in this field and pioneered work on fluid-based smart structures. He has extensive experience in all aspects of this embryonic field. In addition, Expert has provided his services to the…
Water Soluble Polymers and Surfactants
During his career, Expert has been intimately involved in the synthesis, scale-up, and applications of hydrophilic polymers. He has experience with natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic polymers, with major application areas such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textile-finishing, and mastics. His research group…
Biotechnology
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY. Expert is an authority in biotechnology, especially biotechnological principles for food, chemical, and pharmaceutical applications. He expends significant research efforts on the genetics of industrial organisms, with the ultimate goal of isolating, overproducing, and utilizing enzymes and…
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…
Colloids & Polymers
ANTIFOAMING AGENT; DEFOAMING; FOAMING; BUBBLES; BUBBLING. Expert spent three years developing novel silicone defoamers, for which he was awarded a patent. He also developed the first mechanistic model which predicts defoaming kinetics. More recently he has developed new techniques for…