Expert No. 134981 —
Ph.D. - Industry Expertise & Experience in: Ceramics & ceramic composites, Wear and corrosion, Aerospace (turbine engine & hypersonics), Fractography of ceramics and glass, Chemical processing, Metal casting & ceramic cores, Thermal management, Armor, Refractories, Cement, Automotive (catalytic supports), Heat treating (vacuum).
Materials: Ceramics and ceramic matrix composites, Glass, Preceramic polymer & PIP (Polymer Infiltration & Pyrolysis) processing, Traditional (sintered) & melt infiltrated ceramics, Metals casting (ferrous and non-ferrous), ceramic cores & molds, High temperature polymers (polyimids), Refractories (ultrahigh temperature & TPS materials), Wear products (erosion/corrosion resistance materials), Radar signature control materials & additives, Graphite insulation, Solid graphite.
Processing & Services: Ceramic, glass & metals characterization & development, Process development, documentation and training, Processing equipment design, specification, sourcing and installation, Shape making capabilities (slip casting, pressing, injection molding, FRP, etc.), Fractography of ceramics & glass, Cost reduction studies and implementation, Process scale up & commercialization, Safety review procedures for lab & production settings.
Marketing: Market analysis; studies of prospective markets, customers, trends. Evaluation of competitive materials, technologies or companies, Strategic product & intellectual property planning & documentation, Literature surveys, Mergers, acquisitions and brokering arrangements, Identification of proposal opportunities & proposal writing for contract research (DoD, NASA, NIST, NHF, & private funding). Expert witness & forensic engineering failure analysis & root cause problem solving/trouble shooting.