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Expert in Physical Chemistry of Food & Drugs
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Primary Expertise Areas:
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drug regulation expert
Food and Drug Administration regulation expert
food chemistry expert
food drying expert
food package expert
food packaging process expert
food process modeling expert
food processing expert
food regulation expert
food shelf life expert
food shelf life testing expert
food technology expert
sorption expert
thermal food processing expert
United States Department of Agriculture expert
water activity expert
glass transition expert |
FOOD CHEMISTRY; FOOD DRYING. Expert is a recognized authority in the physical chemistry of the stability of dry and semi-moist systems including foods, drugs, and biologies. His major research areas deal with the effect of temperature and are properties of water with respect to the processing and storage stability of drugs and foods and the analysis of the biophysical properties of macromolecules in relation to water binding. Much of his work involves the applications and measurement of moisture sorption and diffusion within mixed systems and the influence of glass transition pnenomena. WATER ACTIVITY. Expert is a leading expert in water activity. He has taught courses on this subject, and studies water activity as it relates to food chemistry. MOISTURE/SORPTION PHENOMENA. Expert is one of only a few experts who work on the influence of water in the low to semimoist state on chemical, enzymatic, and microbial reactions. He employs this to solve problems in foods, drugs, cosmetics, and other industrial materials, both in manufacturing and distribution. This work is closely tied to glass-rubber transition phenomena. FOOD SHELF LIFE TESTING. Expert is a leading expert in the design of shelf life testing procedures for foods and pharmaceuticals. He also helps clients understand the influence of process/package/distribution effects on shelf life. Expert has published over 100 papers in this area and has several personal computer programs to help clients. FOOD & DRUG PACKAGING. Expert has primary expertise in the analysis of the package requirments for food or drugs based on moisture and oxygen transmission rates. He is a prime developer of edible films. He has personal computer programs to help model the requirements and do simulations. FOOD & DRUG REGULATIONS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION REGULATION; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Expert teaches one of the few courses in public universities on food and drug laws. He maintains current files on all food and drug cases, regulations, etc. Expert helps many clients do regulatory analyses of their products. He spent a year sabbatical with the USDA and FDA. FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD TECHNOLOGY. Expert has basic knowledge of the principles, design, and analysis of all food technologies and is up-to-date on all new potential technologies. He maintains a database on potential new technologies for food processing. He can answer in-depth questions relating to food freezing, dehydration, food additives, gels, and colloids.
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amorphous solid expert |
Expert has pioneered application of material science and glass transition to understand state changes in foods and drugs |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Rochester, Minnesota; Burnsville, Minnesota; Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Minnetonka, Minnesota; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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1965
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PhD
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Food Science & Nutrition (Minor Chem. Engineering)
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M.I.T.
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1962
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BS
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Food Science (Minor Physical Chemistry)
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M.I.T.
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Consulting in the food legal area, physical chemistry of foods and drugs, medical foods, functional foods, and nutraceuticals (with an emphasis on water and temperature effects and packaging).
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1971 to
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(Undisclosed University)
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Food Science and Technology
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Professor
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At the Expert's University, Expert is engaged in teaching and research.
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1966 to 1971
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M.I.T.
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Food Engineering
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Associate Professor
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1965 to 1966
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M.I.T.
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Food Engineering
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Instructor
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Associations/Societies
Expert has been a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) since 1962 and was President in 1989. He is also a member of
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), the
American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), the American Chemical Society (ACS), the
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), the American Institute of Nutrition Science, the Food Distribution Research Society, and
R&D Associates (military).
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Professional Appointments
Expert is Associate Editor for twelve research journals and a past president of the Institute of Food Technologists.
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Awards/Recognition
Expert received the IFT Appert Award, the highest award given in food science. He has also received the following commendations:
the Marcel Loncin Research Award (IFT),
the DFISA Food Engineering Award, the
Babcock Hart Nutrition Award (IFT), the
Creuss Teaching Award (IFT), the S.C. Prescott Research Award (IFT) and the Minnesota Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award. Additionally, Expert was elected an IFT Fellow.
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Medical/Professional Internships
Expert has experience with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has 240 refereed publications, 100 general publications, 73 book chapters and 16 books. His most recent books were on the topics of moisture sorption phenomena and functional foods.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- AACC/Eagan Press
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- Aspen Press
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- The Sloan Foundation Food Retail Industry Research Center
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- in Food Science and Nutrition
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- Lebensmittlen Wiss und Tech
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1973 to 1974
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FDA and USDA, Regulatory Compliance Office
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Inspectors Assistant
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In this 2-month position, Expert learned to integrate law with regulatory compliance.
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Expert has consulted on the design of shelf life tests.
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He has given a short courses on food laws and regulations.
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He has also delivered short courses on functional foods, shelf life testing, water management in foods, drugs and biologics.
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Expert has served as a consultant to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on food cases, the USDA, the US Military Natick Laboratories and the Saudi Arabian Food Regulatory Agency.
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Expert has consulted for most of the major food corporations in the US, EU and Japan.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert on FDA regulations relating to non-drug topical and transferal patches.
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Expert in moisture migration for consulting on moisture migration and moisture control.
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Expert in food plant design for consulting on food plant rationalization and design.
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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 a Physical Chemistry of Food & Drugs 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.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has appeared as an expert witness in many patent infringement cases.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert in patent cases to evaluate a number of patents and the prior art with regard to the determination of whether a seal for individually wrapped cheese is "hermetic".
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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 a Physical Chemistry of Food & Drugs 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.
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1974 to
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France
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Expert has spent sabbaticals at the University of Montpellier.
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1988 to
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Saudi Arabia
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Expert consults with the government and teaches a short course on shelf life.
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Morocco
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Expert has acted as a consultant on a number of occasions at Hassan II University.
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Australia
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He has given general short courses for food technologists as well as delivering in-house training.
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Belgium
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He has done consulting and offered short courses and consulting to the Belgian bakery industry on various occasions.
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Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Physical Chemistry of Food & Drugs.
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
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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
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of food ingredients and time/temperature sensors.
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