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Materials, Packaging, Sustainability
Expert has worked on thermoplastics for almost 30 years and on bioplastics and sustainable materials and packaging for over 20 years. For bioplastics and sustainable materials and packaging, he has worked on processing, formulating, developing, commercializing, testing and certification of…
Rheology, Nanotechnology, Particulate/Multiphase Processes, Chemical Engineering.
Expert operates his contract research & development small business incorporated in 1990 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Expert's professional experience spanning over four decades in chemical engineering has focused around the broad areas of particulate/multiphase processes and rheology. Chemical engineering…
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…
Polymeric Materials, Flooring, Innovation Management, Ideation, Intellectual Property, Expert Witness
Expert spent 34 years in new product development at Armstrong World Industries. He was technical leader/project manager on specific projects and successful developments of new flooring products. He has experience with "Stage/Gate" processes. He held multiple positions in developing flooring…
Polymer & Composite Materials Science, Modeling, Structure-Property Relations, Technology Assessment
Expert has four decades of experience as a researcher on structure-processing-morphology-property-performance relationships in polymers (plastics, elastomers/rubbers, thermosets) and composites. He is considered by many researchers to be the world's foremost authority on quantitative structure-property relationships (QSPR) in polymers. He is…
Adhesive Consulting, Formulating, & Research in Structural, PSA, Hot Melt, Epoxy, Urethane, & Wood
Expert D. Expert has done adhesive failure analysis projects in connection with establishing cause in litigation cases or in research and production problems. For example, a wood millwork manufacturer claimed an adhesive was faulty, resulting in customer loss and damages.…
Polymer Foam Process & Materials
Expert is an Adjunct Professor in the Packaging Science Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he teaches plastics processing and research methods. He has extensive experience with the extrusion and thermoforming of cellular plastics, especially polystyrene foam. He…
Plastics Selection, Design, Compound, Processing, Testing, Failure, Pipes and Membrane
Expert is an expert in plastic piping, having in-depth knowledge of polyethylene pipe, PE gas pipe, PVC pipe, ABS pipe, crosslinked-polyethylene (PEX) pipe, polybutylene pipe, and related fittings. He is equally proficient with pipe joining processes using solvent cement and…
Environmentally-Compatible Polymers
Expert is an expert in environmentally-compatible materials, including biodegradable plastics and polymers, plastic environmental effects, plastic non-hazardous solid waste management, paper coatings, and moisture barrier material. He has conducted research on the design and engineering of new biodegradable materials that…
Composite Materials
Expert has had extensive experience in cost/performance trade studies for the selection of composite materials. These materials use graphite, aramid, glass, and polyolefin fibers with epoxy, vinyl ester, and other thermosetting resins. Expert has knowledge of the structural capabilities, limitations,…