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Expert in Materials Selection and Application
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert is a world class materials scientist with extensive industrial experience on a wide variety of materials including metals, alloys and superalloys, ceramics, refractory compounds, minerals, glass, and semiconductors. At GE, he managed a group of 12 material specialists providing the corporation with materials information.
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Expert's knowledge includes properties and data, substitutions (alternate material selection), and suppliers.
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Expert has worked extensively with a number of metal alloys including alloys of aluminum, cobalt, copper, iron, nickel, and titanium. He is also familiar with heat-resistant and high-alloy steels.
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In addition to his work with other alloys, Expert has conducted extensive research on alloys in which chromium plays a critical role in performance.
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Expert is internationally renowned for his research work on intermetallic compounds, grain boundaries, and surface effects on mechanical properties.
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Expert has extensive experience in the area of glass to metal seals and ceramic to metal seals.
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Expert's broad research experience and exceptional writing skills prepared him for assignments of several years duration in technology assessment, technology forecasting, and strategic business plan reviews. He did this work directly for General Electric and under contract to various government agencies including the Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation, the Defense Department, and the National Materials Advisory Board.
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Expert has a wealth of knowledge concerning material and safety codes. He also has extensive technical contacts, both domestically and abroad.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Springfield, Massachusetts;
Chicopee, Massachusetts;
Albany, New York;
Schenectady, New York;
Utica, New York;
and Hartford, Connecticut.
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1949
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Sc.D.
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Metallurgy
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MIT
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1947
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M.S.
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Metallurgical Engineering
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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1944
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B.S.
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Metallurgical Engineering
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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1991 to
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(Undisclosed)
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President & Principal Consultant
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1985 to 1991
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Sci-Tech KnowledgeSystems Inc .
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President & Principal Consultant
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1971 to 1982
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General Electric
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Materials Information Services, Corporate R&D
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Manager
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1949 to 1971
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General Electric
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R&D Center
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Research Associate
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1983 to 1985
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General Electric
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Corporate Engineering & Manufacturing
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Consultant
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Lambda Upsilon.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New York.
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Professional Appointments
Expert is a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the journal "Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering." He is a member of the editorial board of the MRS Bulletin, and a past board member for the International Journal of Materials Engineering Applications, Metall. and Materials Trans., and the Journal of Physical & Chemical Reference Data.
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Awards/Recognition
Expert is a Fellow of ASM, AAAS, AIC, and the American Ceramic Society. He is the recipient of various awards, including: Turner Award frpm EcS.; the Geisler Award, Campbell Lecturer, and the Sauveur Award from ASM; the Templin Award from ASTM; the Hofman Prize from LDA; and the Distinguished Career and New England Region Conference Awards from AIME.
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Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has published 175 technical papers, edited 22 books and has edited the section on electrical materials for Pergamon's "Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering." He has published 80 book reviews, translated a book on thermodynamics, and holds six patents on materials and materials processing.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- John Wiley and Sons
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- In Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
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- Eshbach's Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals. Wiley
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- Schenectady, NY: Genium Publishing
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1959 to 1982
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Committeees of the Materials Advisory Board
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Expert served on the Committees on Inorganic Non-metallics, Personnel Armor, Chromium Conservation, and National Materials Stockpile.
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1971 to 1975
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Office of Technology Assessment
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Member, Materials Advisory Panel
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1997 to 1997
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National Research Council
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He was a member of the Study Panel on Access to Scientific Data.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Ceramic, glass liner expert for use in pressure vessels.
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Expert in metals for consulting on understanding corrosion cause of chemical reactor.
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1961 to 1961
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Russia
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Expert was one of four members of an EcS delegation on a technical exchange visit.
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1971 to 1971
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Russia
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He was selected by the NAS for a one-month traveling fellowship to Russian laboratories.
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Russian
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Expert reads Russian.
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German
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He reads German.
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French
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Expert reads French.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of metals,
ceramics, and refractory metals.
He has access to printed directories and personal contacts.
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