Expert No. 344157 – Engineering Expert – AZ / CA(N) / CA(S) / NM / TX
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E. – Consulting expert experienced in Chemical Engineering. Expertise includes chemical reaction and explosion events; chemical plant design, simulation, and economic evaluation; reaction kinetics and catalysis; spontaneous combustion phenomena; activated carbon synthesis; flue gas mercury removal; water / wastewater treatment; chemical separations; heat & mass transfer phenomena; and flash pyrolysis synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. Professional experience includes work in: chemical processing industries, academia, government labs and federal contracts, and private consulting and expert witness service. Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Has authored and co-authored numerous publications and presented many times. Over 15 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- trade secret theft, chemical processing
- spontaneous combustion in residential fires
- explosion / fire chemical process
- chemical plant design / operation
- biodiesel and bioethanol manufacture
- economic consequences and financial damages
- food processing contamination
- injection molding machine accident
- faulty residential plumbing (metals corrosion and polybutylene cracking)
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- support of design and commercial installation of electrocoagulation cell
- analysis of code written to simulate operation and control of coal stove
- advised on development of adhesive foam for applications in trash can cleaning
- performed material and energy balance calculations in support of the design and construction of a mineral processing pilot plant
- consulted on self assembly phenomena
- performed transport phenomena calculations in support of the design of radioactive aqueous scrap processing units
- designed and performed economic evaluation of a 10^4 mtpy silicon plant
- designed, constructed, and operated a photocatalysis reactor to quantify the reaction kinetics of the commercial bulb designed to clean the air
- advised on the synthesis of tetraethyl lead and bismuth derivatives
- analyzed feasibility of using a non-ideal feedstock to a glass recycling facility
- developed heat transfer models of a wall mounted vent kit for boilers and water heaters
Licenses & Certifications:
| New Mexico Professional Engineer (Chemical) |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Chemical Engineering | University of Oklahoma | |
| B.S. | Chemical Engineering | Purdue University | |
| M.S. | Accounting (in progress) | New Mexico State University |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations: Additional Consulting and Project Experience:
- provided technical expertise to the conceptual design of a commercial activated carbon processing facility based on lignocellulosic raw materials
- 3rd party engineering reviews for two RFS2 certifications of waste vegetable oil feedstock biodiesel production facilities
- operated solar distillation prototype with spiked feed of organic contaminants
- advised on physical processing methods for a homemade cleaning product to eliminate phase separation of the product
- provided design expertise for an ultrasonic transesterification reactor system for biodiesel conversion
Awards & Honors:
| National Society of Professional Engineers and American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| NSPE, Prof. Eng. in Higher Education Engineering Education Excellence Award |
| E-Council Outstanding Engineering Professor Award |
| AspenTech Educational Innovation Award |
| Research Grand Prize, American Academy Environmental Engineers |
Other Career Highlights:
| Peer-reviewed publication, patents, conference presentations |
