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Chemistry: Emulsion & Solution Polymers, Water Repellants, Wax Emulsions, Thermosetting Resins, Starch, Non-Woven binders
Expert has worked as an industrial researcher for over 30 years developing products for textiles, paper and non-wovens markets. He has worked with various types of chemistry such as wax emulsions, silicone emulsions, glyoxal resins, melamine resins, starch-based products, polyvinyl…
Composite Materials Selection, Processing,&Evaluation Optimization; Application Dev., Resins
Expertise: Materials and Process optimization for reinforcements, resins and additives used to form composite materials for commercial automotive, aerospace and military products. Process expertise ranges from hand layup of large parts to high speed injection and compression molding of SMC…
R&D Chemistry: Epoxies, Amines, Benzoxazines, Cyanate Esters, Bismaleimides, Polyimides
Lab Manager with more than 20 years of experience in technical service support and research & development. Technical expert with strong chemistry, polymer science, composite, coating, and chemical engineering knowledge. Industries served are the electronics industry, industrial composites, aerospace composites,…
Thermosetting Polymers, Product Development Process, New Business Development
Expert is a nationally recognized authority in thermosetting polymers. He has developed a fundamental understanding of thermosetting polymers including detailed experience in the rheology of curing systems (chemorheology), cure kinetics, physical property measurements, dielectric measurements of curing, and process development.…
Polymer Chemistry, Thermoset Polyimides, Epoxies, Cyanate Esters, BMIs, Ultrahigh Temp Polymers
He has worked on high-temperature resistant aromatic and heteroaromatic polymers, including thermoset polyimides, BMIs, cyanate esters, and other high-temprature polymers. He has designed a series of high-temperature poly(arylene ethers) for the semiconductor manufacturers to be used as interlayer low-k dielectric…
Structure-Property Relationships of Polymers, Polymer Composites and Polymer Nanocomposites
Expert has published numerous papers on surfactant and polymer adsorption at water-solid interfaces. A great deal of his work involves characterization and properties of amorphous polymers, especially polystyrene and its various derivatives. He earned B.S. and PhD degrees in Chemical…
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…
Textile Flammability and Dyes, QC for Color, Textile Environmental, Training
Expert has over 25 years experience with bleaching textile materials composed of cotton, flax, wool, polyester and viscose on a full range of equipment including continuous steaming(roller and flatbed), jiggers, pad-batch, jets yarn package, skein and garment laundry. He is…
Fiber Reinforced Composites, Bio-Based Materials, Phenolic Resin Technology
Expert is very knowledgeable in composite materials involving a reinforcing fiber [such as E and S glass], Carbon Fiber, and Organic fiber such as Aramid and organic matrix resins based on thermosetting and thermoplastic resins with the TS resins being…
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.…