Expertise

• Analytical methods for metals, industrial chemicals, organics.
• Expert in Mass Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction and Thermal Analysis, specializing in calorimetric analysis for boron
• Expertise in precise physical property measurements for polyols.
• Particle size analysis and characterizing catalysts and activated carbon materials, including chemisorption methods for characterizing catalysts.
• Worked on recovery of nickel from catalyst wastes and various plant catalyst problems

Experience

ICI Americas Inc., and predecessor companies, Wilmington, Delaware

Analytical Chemist, Corporate Research Department

• Mass Spectroscopy - 5 years experience
• Scanning Electron Microscopy - 10 years experience
• Transmission Electron Microscopy - over 10 years experience
• X-Ray Diffraction - over 10 years experience
• Thermal Analysis - over 10 years experience
• Calorimetric analysis for boron
• Physical property measurements for polyols
• Particle size analysis
• Characterizing catalysts and activated carbon
• Chemisorption methods for characterizing catalysts
• Recovery of nickel from catalyst wastes
• Plant catalyst problems

Honors & Publications

• American Chemical Society
• American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Education

• PhD, Fuel Science, Penn. State University, State College, PA
• MS, Fuel Science, Penn. State University, State College, PA~BS, Chemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
• Engineering Courses, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1949-51