Natural Products Chemist: Chemical Consultant for Synthesis and Analysis of Polymers from Natural Products, Biodegradable Polymers and Emulsion Techology (1239)
Expertise
Synthesis of polymers from natural products, including polyaspartates and starch-based copolymers..
Biodegradable polymer technology and product development.
Analytical chemistry and polymer analysis and characterization.
Analysis functional active small molecules including agricultural chemicals.
Acrylic monomer and polymer systems and related chemistry.
All aspects of emulsion polymerization technology and processe
Experience
Scientific Consultant and Analytical Specialist
Research in biodegradable polymer technology and product development, development of analytical methods and technology for biodegradable polymers and impurities. Analytical methods developed with HPLC, GPC (SEC), NMR, FTIR, MS, and wet chemical analysis.
Developed a novel extrusion process for fast condensation polymerization of natural product-based polymers including polyaspartates and starch-based copolymers.
Rohm and Haas Company
Research Fellow, Analytical Research Department
Senior Scientist, Analytical Research Department
Broad experience in acrylic polymer systems synthesized by free radical polymerization and in analytical chemistry of polymers and small molecules. Structure identification of unknown compounds, trace organic analysis, impurity and residue analysis of agricultural chemicals, general analysis of polymer systems, study of free radical polymerization using EPR techniques, HPLC, NMR, mass spectrometry using a variety of techniques (e.g., GC/MS, LC/MS, MALDI), EPR, HPLC, and GC.
Honors & Publications
Otto Haas Award for Scientists and Engineers
Phi Beta Kappa
Methods of synthesis of polymers and copolymers from natural products.
Polymerization Rate and Mechanism of Ultrasonically Initiated Emulsion Polymerization of n-Butyl Acrylate
Living Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with Diethyl 2,3-Diphenylsuccinate as a Thermal Iniferter
Applications of ESR Techniques to the Study of Free Radical Processes and Kinetics in Acrylic Polymerizations
Analytical Techniques for Trace Organic Compounds II. Detectors for Gas Chromatography
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Residual Structure in Thermally Unfolded Ribonuclease A
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Stanford University
B.S., Chemistry, University of North Carolina