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Materials Science, Particularly Corrosion: Microbial Corrosion, Materials Selection, Biodegradation
Biodegradation mainly refers to enhanced degradation and deterioration of non-metallic materials such as concrete and polymers to distinguish it from microbial corrosion of metals. Under certain circumstances, there are groups of micro-organisms that are capable of attacking these materials and…
Quality Auditing, Welding Engineering
Expert has applied his knowledge of Welding Engineering in training Welders/Fitters in the area of Welding Inspection and some of them are now AWS Certified Welding Inspectors which helped the companies they work for save a lot of money employing…
Physical Metallurgy, Materials Joining, Alloy Design, Computational Metallurgy, Thermodynamics
Arc welding is one of the most widely used metal joining technique. On a commercial scale, this is of vital importance and many of the metals are better arc welded to yield a strong joint. But, this also means there…
Supplier Evaluation/Audit, Metallurgy, Foundry Tech, Forgings, Heat Treatment
Cast iron family includes gray iron, S. G. iron, malleable iron, abrasion and wear resistant alloy cast iron, etc. Expert has applied his hands on experience of more than 25 years in the reputed Automobile Industry to the varieties of…
Mechanics (Stress, Dynamics, Test), Modeling (FEA, CFD, Chemical), Machine Design, Controls
At Cessna, Expert designed the pressure cabin, empennage, and main spar carry through for the 441 Conquest and 650 Citation 2. His other engineering responsibilities included stress measurement (strain gauges, brittle coatings), solids modeling (NASTRAN), and FAA certification report authoring.…
Cyanoacrylate Chemistry: Basic Research to Production
Expert's principal expertise is in adhesive systems based on cyanoacrylate monomers. These areas involve thickeners, toughening agents, adhesion promoters, accelerators, copolymer systems for industrial and medical applications. Anaerobic adhesives used in threadlocking, metal bonding, rubber bonding, and various other substrates.…
Corrosion, Materials, & Chemicals: Oil & Gas Production and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Expert is experienced in materials engineering, corrosion control and mitigation, failure analysis, root cause analysis, materials selection, non-metallic materials, protective coatings, cathodic protection, environmental control, specifications and standards. He has made contributions in pipeline corrosion integrity management, risk assessment, risk-based…
Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials Management, Emergency Response
He championed the implementation of a variety of strategies to reduce workplace accidents and injuries. Strategies included establishment of on site workplace health and safety teams. These teams included both management and labor employees who worked together to identify safety…
Steel and Iron Casting Processes, Foundry Consulting, Metallurgy, and NDT Non Destructive Testing
Expert has extensive foundry experience with a strong emphasis in melting steel using both acid and basic processes. He developed metallurgical and operational melting procedures that optimized the acid and basic slags. He is very familiar with the use and…
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.…