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Ceramics, Glass, Industrial Minerals, Refractories
Expert, a UK-Canadian dual citizen, has more than 40 years of experience in private sector development, productivity improvement, market development, business support services, regulatory and environmental issues, privatization, due diligence for acquisitions and restructuring, feasibility studies, market studies and Global…
Characterization and Development of Silica/Silicate Based Materials
Expert has been responsible for characterizing and developing silica based materials, in particular silica, silicate and zeolite catalyst supports and absorbents at his two employers, PQ Corporation and W.R. Grace. He used many modern analytical instruments for characterizing these materials.…
Valuation Testing Identification Analysis of Diamonds, Gemstones Jewellery & Silver Watches
2009-2013 Expert has recently successfully completed a PhD research project funded by The University of St Andrews and The Diamond Light source the UK's national synchrotron facility. The research involved the development of new spectroscopic techniques for use within the…
Cement and Concrete Technology
CEMENT TECHNOLOGY. Expert's background is in manufacturing processes in cement production. His experience is in various areas of process engineering, including equipment application and selection; design and development of process flow sheets; relations with vendors; field testing and data analysis;…
Sol-Gel Processing
The overall focus of Expert's activities is the synthesis and processing of ceramics and glasses using the sol-gel process. She edited the first volume on the applications of this process, which established the technological basis for further developments. She also…
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…
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…
Applied Silica Chemistry
SILICA AND SILICATE CHEMISTRY The primary focus of Expert's technical work since 1974 has been the chemistry of soluble silica and products derived from silica. These include precipitated products, gels, and sols. He is currently studying the interaction of colloidal…