Polymer Consultant and Expert Witness: Polycarbonate, Polystyrene, Plastic Manufacturing, Processing, Testing and Use (1091)
Expertise
Polymer consultant specializing in:
Plastic additives (anti stats, antioxidants, fire retardants, mold release agents, etc.)
Organic peroxides (use, storage and handling, loss prevention and manufacture)
Analysis/testing of plastic
Chemical and solvent resistance of plastics
Plastic films/foams (polyurethane, polycarbonate, PVDC)
Plastic permeability
Expert witness on plastic failure mechanisms
Toughening of plastics
Weatherability of plastics (polycarbonate, polystyrene, ABS)
Plastic stabilization & degradation
Migration of additives & residuals from plastics
Flammability of plastics
Plastic for food packaging
GPC-UV analysis of plastics as a tool to determine degradation chemistry
Polymer devolatilization
Free-radical polymerization
Polystyrene production and processes
Polycarbonate production and processes
Invented environmentally degradable plastic film/foam
Discoloration chemistry of plastics
ABS, HIPS, SAN, Rubber, Nylon, Composite Materials
Polycarbonate, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polyurethane, Polypropylene
Experience
Dow Chemical
30 years experience with The Dow Chemical Company
Extensive experience problem solving regarding plastic failure/solutions
Academic
Adjunct Professor at Michigan Technological University
Adhybct Orifessir at Central Michigan University
Consultant to Michigan Macromolecular Institute
Honors & Publications
Honors
2005 - Nominated (Cambridge) for International Scientist of the Year Award
2004 - Invited Keynote speaker for ACS "Chemistry in Industry Conference"
2001 - Awarded Fellow National American Chemical Society (ACS) PMSE
2001 - Received "Salutes to Excellence" award by American Chemical Society
1999 - 2002 - Industrial Advisor to Executive Board of National ACS POLY Div.
1995 - Outstanding Achievement in the Chemical Sciences Award by ACS
1996 - Present - Member National ACS POLY Division Program Committee
Member Editorial Advisory Board - Designed Monomers and Polymers Journal
Publications and Patents
102 publications. A complete list furnished upon request
Presented 20 papers at national and local professional society meetings
Presented lectures at several universities and colleges
65 Issued United States Patents
100 Publications including 5 encyclopedia articles and 8 book chapters
Author/Editor of book "Modern Styrene Polymers," Wiley 2003
Education
Ph.D. ,Organic Chemistry, Michigan State University
B.A., Chemistry, Olivet College, Olivet, MI