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Controlled Substances, Blood/Breath Alcohol, Urine Drug Screen Issues, Chain of Custody, Chemistry
Expert has been involved in forensic science since 1976. He has testified over 1000 as an expert in drug identification for the prosecution over 1000 times while with the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement Crime Laboratory. In addition, he was…
Analytical Optical Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Petroleum, Polymorphs and Diagnostics
Expert has taught courses and performed investigations in many areas of analytical chemistry including analytical spectroscopy, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, computer programming methods, algorithm developments and instrument developments. The primary goal of his research is to develop practical analytical instrumentation…
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…
Biodegradable Systems for Controlled-Release Drug Delivery
Expert has a D.Sc. in bioorganic chemistry, a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry and over 25 years of experience in analytical and physical chemistry of biopolymers. In a very recent assignment Expert has established and directed an analytical chemistry department with…
Wine Technology & Analysis, IR Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Quality Management, Commercialization
Has worked in the wine industry for over 20 years, mainly in technical capacities. Has consulted in new product development for wine-based beverage products. Technical oversight of contract packaging operations for water products. Extensive experience in the use of chemometrics…
Explosives Instrument Detection, Trace Explosives Chemical Analysis, Optical Spectroscopy, Polymers
Expert has spent over 15 years working in the field of analytical chemistry of various labile organic compounds and macromolecules. He worked on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of highly involatile species that required special sample preparation and processing. These…
Optical Instrument/Thin Films
OPTICAL THIN FILM COATING DESIGN. Expert has designed specialized optical coatings for commercial, aerospace, medical, and industrial applications. He is experienced in design optimization, performance modeling, procurement specification development, and deposition processes and materials for applications extending from the ultraviolet…
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Analysis of Metal Ions by Chelation with Organic Ligands, etc.
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY. Expert has worked in the area of fluorescence spectroscopy for almost thirty years. He has published extensively on the influences of pH and solvent composition upon fluorescence spectra and has used these phenomena to study the rates and…
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…
Polymer Photochemistry
Expert' primary area of expertise is photochemistry, especially polymer photochemistry. In particular, he is interested in photoinitiator and photoinitiation design, two and three-dimensional imaging technologies, photodegradation, photostabilization, and any of several areas related to the interaction of light with polymers…