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Capabilities:
Forty two years of industrial experience
in chemical synthesis and applications research focused on what
materials to use and how to use them to improve product performance.
- Type of work: Research and
development, materials (chemical, polymer, coating, etc.)
recommendations, materials analysis, environmental issues, project
management
- Technical areas: Chemical and
polymer synthesis and applications development, plating,
electrochemistry, coatings technology, medical device materials,
analysis and property testing
Work and Educational Background:
- Materials Group Manager, BIRL
Industrial Research Laboratory, Evanston, IL
- Scientist, Borg-Warner Research
Center, Des Plaines, IL
- Chemist, E. I. du Pont de Nemours
& Co., Gibbstown, NJ
- Education: BS - U. of Washington, PhD
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Post Doc, Argonne National
Laboratory
Some representative projects:
- Inorganic-polymer-based,
wide-liquid-range, high-temperature-fluid development.
- Improved ester production methods.
Synthesis and field testing of oil field production chemicals.
Flame retardants for plastics. Self-lubricating bearing materials.
Friction reduction for bearings and seals. Copper, chromium,
nickel, aluminum, and alloy electroplating. Electroless
metallization. Pollution reduction. Battery and fuel cell
research. Recycling of plastics and metals.
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