Expert in Polymer Synthesis and Properties, Catalysis, Physical-Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Modeling

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California (CA)
USA

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Summary of Expertise:

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synthetic polymer chemistry expert synthetic organic polymer expert polymer technology expert polymer science expert polymerization expert polymer chemistry expert organic polymer expert polymer expert applied organic chemistry expert polymerization kinetics expert process optimization expert statistical design of experiments expert	Expert has over 30 years R&D experience with major chemical companies in designing new organic polymers, developing and improving polymerization processes, and inventing new polymerization catalysts. His primary focus has been on exploratory research for new product and process development. His major research accomplishments have been in the areas of condensation polymers (polyesters and aromatic polyethers) and ring-opening metathesis polymers (ROMP). He has also conducted research on free radical polymerizations and is familiar with a broad range of synthetic polymers, polymerization catalysts, processes, and kinetics, including for example, living anionic, cationic, addition, olefin, graph, and block polymers. He has been intimately involved in several process optimizations, including pilot plant and plant scaleups, and has routinely used statistical experimental design techniques in his research. His research contributions have resulted in 56 U.S. patents to date, numerous foreign patents, and several publications in major chemical journals. His patents and publications have been cited by others well over 500 times in the chemical literature.
polyester expert polyester production expert polymer degradation expert polymer additive expert bulk polymerization expert continuous polymerization expert copolyester expert oxidative stability expert thermal degradation expert polymer stabilizer expert plastic stability expert retro-ene reaction expert	Expert was a lead chemist in the development and commercialization of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT, also known as polypropylene terephthalate and Corterra ™ polymers) and is one of the top experts on PTT polyester synthesis and chemistry. His research contributions helped define the first world-scale continuous, all-melt PTT plant starting up in 2004. He has extensive experience in pilot scale production of PTT and solid-state polymerizations. His research also identified the mechanisms of thermal and oxidative degradations of PTT, which led to stabilized proprietary compositions. He is also familiar with many aspects of PET and PBT chemistry. His contributions to PTT process chemistry development and numerous patents in this field were recognized by him being chosen the 2003 Texas Inventor of the Year and a co-recipient of the American Chemical Society's Team Innovation Award in 2000. In addition, Expert discovered a new family of polyester copolymers based on cyclobutanediol monomers, which exhibit both good thermal properties (glass transition >100 degrees C) and unusually high, even ultra-high, impact resistance rivaling polycarbonates. This copolyester technology is currently under development at Texas State University, San Marcos.
ring-opening polymerization expert metathesis expert olefin metathesis expert dicyclopentadiene expert copolymerization expert impact modifier expert addition polymerization expert reaction injection molding expert copolymer expert addition polymer expert	Expert was lead scientist for several years on developing ring-opening metathesis polymers (ROMP), including discovering several novel in situ catalyst systems for polymerization of dicyclopentadiene (polyDCPD) and new compositions based on cyclohexenenorbornene monomers. His research in this area also resulted in new rubber-modified compositions using various Kraton ™ styrene-butadiene and styrene-isoprene block copolymers to improve impact properties. He is familiar with reaction injection molding (RIM) concepts used for manufacture of polyDCPD. His contributions led to several U.S. patents and publications on ROMP polymers and catalysts.
organometallic chemistry expert catalyst expert catalysis expert	Expert's research has dealt extensively with development, modification and improvement of polymerization catalysts, which are a significant portion of his inventions and patents. His research includes catalysts used in polyester synthesis (PET, PBT, PTT), the discovery of several in situ catalysts systems for ring-opening metathesis polymerizations (ROMP), particularly procatalysts based on tungsten, and discovery of several catalysts for aromatic polyether processes. Expert is also familiar with nickel-catalyzed aromatic coupling reactions to form biaryls using aryl chlorides and bromides and published a paper on the mechanism of this reaction. He is also generally familiar with many types of polymerization catalysts, e.g. metallocenes, and homogeneous catalysts used in industrial chemical processes.
engineering plastic expert engineering thermoplastic expert high-performance polymer expert high-temperature plastic expert aromatic polyether expert aromatic polymer expert polyether ketone expert polysulfone resin expert polyethersulfone expert condensation polymerization expert polyarylate expert	Expert was involved for several years in the development of high-performance engineering polymers, particularly the process chemistry to make polyarylethers, such as polyaryletherketones (e.g. PEEK) and polysulfones. These processes involve intimate knowledge of nucleophilic displacement chemistry of aryl chlorides and fluorides. He developed improved catalysts and a novel strategy to prepare highly crystalline polyether ketones via amorphous precursors made from novel ketal-modified monomers (published). His research in this area contributed to many U.S. patents and commercialization. He is also generally familiar with the chemistry and properties of other engineering resins, such as polyarylates, polyethersulfones, and polyetherimides.
polymer characterization expert plastic physical property expert polymer property expert plastic material property expert engineering plastic property expert polymer mechanical property expert polymer thermal property expert plastic chemical property expert polymer structure expert	Although Expert's research has focused on polymer chemistry and synthesis, he is very familiar with and understands basic polymer mechanical and physical properties for a wide range of polymers and is familiar with the common test methods. These include intrinsic viscosity, melt flow, Izod impact, modulus, tensile properties, glass transition temperature, differential scanning calorimetry, gravimetric analysis, Instron tests, and the like. He is also familiar with modern analytical techniques used to characterize polymers, monomers, and byproducts, such as gas chromatography (GC), mass spectroscopy (MS), GC-MS, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and paramagnetic shift reagents, high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), infrared spectroscopy, and the like.
physical organic chemistry expert organic reaction mechanism expert chemical reaction mechanism expert organic chemistry expert chemical kinetics expert stability expert	Expert's doctorate degree was in the field of physical organic chemistry at one of the premier U.S. universities. His interest in understanding organic and organometallic reaction mechanisms has been one of the underlying themes of his research in polymer chemistry and catalysis. He has investigated, for example, the mechanisms of nickel-catalyzed coupling reactions, the thermal decomposition of polyesters, nucleophilic displacement chemistry, and reaction kinetics for several systems.
molecular modeling expert computer-aided molecular design expert computational chemistry expert activation energy expert Gibbs free energy expert reaction thermodynamics expert thermal stability expert theoretical chemistry expert electrocyclic reaction expert ene reaction expert	Expert is adept at applying molecular modeling computational approaches and techniques to understanding practical chemical problems. Early in his career, he published several papers on orbital mapping techniques for analyzing thermal concerted electrocyclic reactions. More recently, for example, he has used the ChemCAChe suite of semi-empirical molecular orbital programs (e.g. Mopac, AM1, PM3, etc.) to understand the chemistry of polyesters, including the thermodynamics of cyclic dimer formation and the thermal stability of PTT, PET, and PBT.
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*Localities:* Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Jose, California; San Francisco, California; Sacramento, California; Oakland, California; Stockton, California; Fremont, California; Santa Rosa, California; Hayward, California; Sunnyvale, California; and Concord, California.

Education:

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution	Honors
1973	Ph.D.	Physical Organic Chemistry	California Institute of Technology	Summa Cum Laude
1968	B.S.	Chemistry and Mathematics	Central Missouri State University	Summa Cum Laude

Work History:

Years	Employer	Department	Title	Responsibilities
1987 to 2004	Shell Chemicals LP	Corterra(TM) Polymers	Staff Research Chemist	Expert was the principal company technical investigator for developing the process chemistry and formulations for commercial scale production of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) polyester [PTT], which is the company's new Corterra ™ polyester for carpet and textile fibers. He discovered a new family of ultra-high impact polyester copolymers. He has also studied the degradation mechanisms of polyesters. He was lead scientist for development of new ring-opening metathesis [ROMP] polymers, monomers and catalysts. He initiated new ideas and exploratory projects in the New Chemical Product Development group, including exploring high-throughput screening technology ("combichem") and applying computational molecular modeling techniques for understanding polymer chemistry and reaction mechanisms. He managed Shell-sponsored research at universities and helped manage intellectual property assets. He is an inventor on 56 U.S. patents during his career so far.
1986 to 1987	Amoco Performance Products		Senior Research Scientist	He continued his research on high-performance engineering condensation polymers begun at Union Carbide.
1974 to 1986	Union Carbide Corp.	Engineering Polymers	Senior Research Scientist	Expert conducted exploratory research on high-performance polymers (and also led a small research group) that developed nickel-catalyzed coupling routes to aromatic polymers, developed new processes and catalysts for synthesis and scale-up of polyarylethers, polyetherketones and polysulfones, and developed new engineering polymer compositions. His research on condensation polymerizations involved examination of the reaction mechanisms of nucleophilic displacement chemistry. He also published several papers on computational chemistry using his orbital topology theory.
1972 to 1974	Yale Univerisity	Chemistry	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	He conducted research on trimethylene methane intermediates in collaboration with Professor Jerome Berson.

Career Accomplishments:

Associations/Societies

Expert is a member of the American Chemical Society.

Awards/Recognition

He was co-recipient of the prestigious national American Chemical Society Award for Team Innovation in 2000 for his contribution to the development of Corterra ™ polymers. In 2003, he was named Texas Inventor of the Year by the Intellectual Law division of the State Bar of Texas. He was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Central Missouri State University in 1996. He has been chosen to appear in "American Men & Women of Science," 20th ed., 1998-99, and "Who's Who in America," 58th ed. 2004.

Publications:

Publications and Patents Summary

Expert is the inventor or co-inventor on 56 U.S. patents and numerous foreign patents, primarily concerning polymer compositions, processes, additives and catalysts. He has 17 publications on polymers, physical organic chemistry, and theoretical chemistry. His patents and publications have been cited over 500 times in the chemical literature.

Selected Publications and Publishers
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Macromolecules
- Journal of Polymer Science
- Journal of Organic Chemistry

Consulting Services:

Selected Consulting Examples:

Expert is currently assisting a company and university who are developing the ultra high impact copolyesters that he invented.

Recent Client Requests:

FG/polyester resin composite expert for consulting on determination of acrid odor causation.
Expert in High to ultrahigh molecular weight polymers for consulting on synthesis, purification, and characterization of high to ultrahigh molecular weight polymers.
Expert in isoprene separations for consulting on a production facility, preferably with the Shell (or similar) process.
Heater housing expert for consulting on a solution that will prevent any future failures.

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 Polymer Synthesis Consultant and Properties Consultant, Catalysis Consultant, Physical-Organic Chemistry Consultant, Consultant and Molecular Modeling 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:

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International Experience:

Years		Country / Region		Summary
1999 to 2002		Germany		Expert has conducted pilot plant studies in collaboration with research partners on several occasions during 1999-2002.

Language Skills:

Foreign Language		Description
German		Expert reads a little German.

Market Research:

Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Polymer Synthesis and Properties, Catalysis, Physical-Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Modeling. 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 has developed and presented training seminars on polyester chemistry. He has also presented numerous chemistry papers at national and international conferences.

Other Skills and Services

Expert has working knowledge of the ChemCAChe molecular modeling program, which he has applied to several practical chemistry problems. He has used factorial experimental design (JMP) extensively in his research projects.


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