Plastic Joining and Welding Expert (1113)
Expertise
Joining and fastening of plastics.
Plastic part design for load bearing applications.
Welding of plastics, including vibrational welding of joints and seams.
Fracture mechanics of plastics.
Life of load-bearing components and usable lifetime predictions.
Nylon-6, PET, engineering thermoplastics.
Material fatigue anaysis and fatigue testing.
Experience
Accomplishments
Inventor of 26 patents on methods of testing and evaluation by mechanical fastening and welding of plastics.
Renowned authority in advanced methods of joining, welding and fastening of composites and special structures requiring high levels of reliability and durability.
Pioneered research on laser energy transmission in semi-crystalline plastics; contributed development of laser-welded and nano-nylon based grades with enhanced service life and permeability.
Focus on design and advanced material development concepts for products requiring high levels of reliability and durability such as supersonic planes, rockets, engines and turbines, submarines, nuclear power equipment, automotive and transportation, pipe-lines, medical devices.
Skilled in linear and non-linear deformation and fracture mechanics, microstructure and mechanical performance relationships, memory and local reinforcement effects.
Expert in integrated diagnostic and inspection methods, advanced design methodologies for highly stressed parts and assembled products with enhanced end-use performance, reliability and durability.
Honeywell International (previously Allied Signal, Inc.), Morristown, NJ 1992 - 2003
Applied Technology Leader, Engineering Plastics, Commercial Technology
Senior Principal Scientist, Corporate Research & Technology Center
Senior Engineer/Engineer, Engineering Plastics, R&T
Vilnius Gedimino Technical University (VTU), Vilnius, Lithuania 1973 %u2013 1991
Professor, Department of Mechanics of Materials
Head of Experimental Mechanics and Materials Science Center
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Kaunas, Lithuania 1970 - 1973
Assistant Professor, Department of Strength of Material
Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (MERI) of The Russian Academy of Sciences, Branch of Deformation and Fracture Mechanics, Moscow, Russia Principal Investigator and Advisor 1986 - 1991
MERI of the Russian Academy of Sciences is one of the largest research and development institutions dealing with theoretical and applied problems in Mechanical Engineering in Russia.
The Branch supervises research programs in safety and maintainability of various unique structures requiring high levels of reliability and durability (aerospace, nuclear, military, etc.).
Honors & Publications
26 patents
4 monographs
Over 100 peer-reviewed publications
Education
Ph.D., Structural Mechanics & Mechanics of Materials, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), College of Mechanical Engineering, Kaunas, Lithuania
The Center for Educational Documentaion, Boston, MA (1993): Recognition of the United States Degree equivalent (Ph.D. And D.Sc.).
D.Sc. (Dr. Habit.), Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Branch of Deformation and Fracture Mechanics, Moscow, Russia,
M.S., Mechanical Engineering