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 Expert  108104 
Expert in Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, Trace Organic Analysis, Pesticides, Etc.

Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs

Virginia (VA)
 USA
Expertise Education Work History Career AccomplishmentsConsulting Services Expert Witness Market Research
Summary of Expertise:
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Expertise Description:

capillary gas chromatography expert

gas chromatography application expert

head-space gas chromatography expert

gas chromatography expert

 
Expert has over 30 years of gas chromatography experience, including designing, assembling, and testing of GC systems. He is proficient in trace organic analysis using both packed and capillary columns, FID, TCD, ECD, NPD, FPD, and GC/MS systems for detection. His areas of specialty include head-space GC, multi-dimensional GC, high-resolution columns, and GC/MS.

chromatography expert

trace analysis expert

analytical chemistry expert

 
Expert has published over 120 papers and several books in analytical chemistry and related areas. Having taught about 30 PhD and 15 MS students, he has actively taught the ACS Short Courses in gas chromatography (25 years), high performance liquid chromatography (15 years), and gas chromatorgraphy/mass spectrometry (5 years). His focus is in Ultra Trace Analysis of organic compounds, often first by sample prep including SFE, SPE, microwave-assisted extraction of soil, water, urine, blood, food, and bomb residues. Target compounds are usually pesticides, toxic chemicals, PCB's, priority pollutants, biological weapons (nerve gases), and explosives. He is also knowledgeable of preparative liquid chromatography.

environmental water sample expert

supercritical fluid extraction expert

water sample expert

supercritical fluid chromatography expert

 
Expert's expertise includes the use of SFE to concentrate and rapidly extract organic samples from air, soil, and water samples for later analysis by GC, HPLC, or GC/MS. He has six years of experience in SFE, and directed three Ph.D. theses on the subject.

liquid chromatography expert

high-performance liquid chromatography expert

 
Expert has over 20 years of hands-on experience in HPLC, working with a large number of commercial systems, including HP, PE, Varian, Shimadao, Hitachi, Isco, Spectra Physics, Beckman, and Waters. He has a special interest in method development, trace analysis, quantitative analysis, and LC/MS.

organic analysis expert

 
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities:  Greensboro, North Carolina;  Winston Salem, North Carolina;  High Point, North Carolina;  Roanoke, Virginia;  Lynchburg, Virginia;  and Charleston, West Virginia.

Education:
Year   Degree   Subject   Institution   Honors
1959   Ph.D.   Analytical Chemistry   Purdue University  
1957   M.S.   Analytical Chemistry   Purdue University  
1955   B.S.   Chemistry   University of Arizona   Magna cum Laude

Work History:
Years   Employer   Department   Title  
1968 to   (Undisclosed University)   Chemistry Department   Associate Professor/Professor/Professor Emeritus  
1990 to 1992   (Undisclosed University)   Chemistry Department   Department Head  
1964 to 1968   Varian Associates   Aerograph Division   Director of International Operations/Director of Marketing  
1961 to 1964   Hewlett Packard--Amsterdam, Holland   F&M Scientific Division   Technical Director, G.M.  

Career Accomplishments:
Associations/Societies

Expert is a member of several professional societies, including ACS and ASTM E-19.

Professional Appointments

He has served on the editorial boards for seven journals, including the "Journal of Chromatography," and "Journal of Chromatographic Science." He has served for five years as Chairman of the National Research Council Committee on "Food Chemical Codex."

Awards/Recognition

In 1975 Expert shared an IR 100 award as coinventor of the CIRA GC/IR Instrument. In 1983 he received the VPI Alumni Teaching Award. In 1986 he received the Eastern Analytical Award in Chromatography in Latin America; he received the Eastern Analytical Award in Chromatography in 1989 and the Keene Dimick Award in Chromatography in 1991. In 1992 he received the Tsnett Metal in Chromatography from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Publications and Patents

Expert has written more than 120 technical papers, six books (two in Spanish), fourteen chapters in books, six technical movies, and numerous audio visual programs on gas and liquid chromatography and GC/MS.


Consulting Services:
As a member of the Intota consultant network, Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.  Expert provides professional consulting as an Analytical Chemistry Consultant, Chromatography Consultant, Mass Spectroscopy Consultant, Trace Organic Analysis Consultant, Pesticides Consultant, Etc. Consultant.  Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company, or consulting firm.  Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.   Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting an expert request.

Expert Witness:
Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support, forensic services, and related expert witness services.  Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), product liability, and insurance matters.  Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation, and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as an Analytical Chemistry Expert Witness, Chromatography Expert Witness, Mass Spectroscopy Expert Witness, Trace Organic Analysis Expert Witness, Pesticides Expert Witness, Etc. Expert Witness.   Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.

Language Skills:
Foreign Language   Description
German   Expert speaks and reads German.
Dutch   He speaks and reads Dutch.
French   Expert speaks French.
Spanish   He speaks Spanish.

Market Research:
Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, Trace Organic Analysis, Pesticides, Etc..   Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research.  Intota uses analyst and consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies.  The methods and tools used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.

Additional Skills and Services:
Training/Seminars

Expert is actively engaged in giving short courses for the American Chemical Society, and has offered more than 180 courses in the past 25 years.

Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection

He has experience locating vendors of: analytical instruments for air pollution and waste water analysis; GC, HPLC, AA, IR, GC/MS, LC/MS, SFC, and SFE.

He has access to the following resources: print materials; databases; personal contacts; training programs (videos, computer-aided instruction); and a university lab to do method development.


 
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