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Expert in Electroplating; Electroforming: Electroless plating; cleanliness testing; surface engineering;
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has a long-term interest in development & application of low-cost methods for surface cleanliness testing & assessment, both in filming & particulate contamination. In particular, use of low-cost and/or consumer electronics products for this purpose and use of Open Access software, mainly as applied in the surface finishing industry. His work has been widely published in the USA, UK, Germany. His background is both academic (Universities of Oxford, London, Salford, Pennsylvania) and industrial (IBM, ICI, Leesona, EMI)
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise |
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Honors |
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1962
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D.Phil
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Electrochemistry
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Oxford University
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1959
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M.A
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Chemistry
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Oxford University
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Hons. Chemistry
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1991 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Technical
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Director
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General management & maintaining technical on-line Surface Finishing database. Creation of Position papers etc
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1984 to 1989
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London Borough of Harrow
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Higher Education
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Head of Science
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Overall responsibility for Science (Teaching, Research). Special Responsibility for Surface Finishing Courses in conjunction with Institute of Metal Finishing
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1979 to 1984
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London University
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Post-Graduate Medical Div'n
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Head of Biomaterials Dept
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1967 to 1979
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University of Salford
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Chemistry Dept
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Lecturer
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Teaching & research in electrochemistry, supervision of applied industrial electrochemical projects in Nigeria.
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1965 to 1967
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ICI
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Mond Div'n, Runcorn
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Technical Officer
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Development of industrial electrochemical processes
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1963 to 1965
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Univ. Pennsylvania
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Electrochemistry Group
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Postdoctoral
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Research in electrocatalysis
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1962 to 1963
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Leesona Moos
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Fuel Cell
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Research Scientist
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Development of NASA Fuel-cell technology
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Associations/Societies
Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has some 200 publications in the fields of electrochemistry, surface finishing, materials (incl. biomaterials) has authored and/or edited 6 books in these areas incl. oligodynamics (silver & copper as bactericides). Author of 3 patents
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Leuze Verlag (Jahrbuch Oberflaechentechnik)
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- hrbuch Oberflaechentechnik
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- Leuze Verlag, Jahbuch Oberflaechentechnik
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- Royal Society of Chemistry/Finishing Publications
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1962 to 1965
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USA
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Employed by Leesona-Moos (Long Island, NY) and Univ. Pennsylvania. Attended various US professional meetings, conferences etc
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1965 to
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Germany/Austria
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Expert, a fluent German speaker, has addressed numerous electrochemical & metal finishing conferences, visited German companies, liaised with German businesses on behalf of their UK counterparts.
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1969 to 1979
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Africa
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Expert has made a number of visits on behalf of British Council, Ghanaian & Nigerian & Sudanese governments to universities of Juba, Jos etc to set up teaching, research & technical activities, e.g a car battery factory in Nigeria
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German
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Fluent speech & reading, competent (though not perfect) writing.
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French
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Fluent, though not faultless, command of the language
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Close connections to German metal finishing industry, from writing of regular monthly column in "Galvanotechnik" magazine and rendering services to readers.
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Training/Seminars
Short courses in a range of electroplating & metal finishing for evening students, undcer auspices of Institute of Metal Finishing. Writing of 2 Distance Learning Modules for Inst. Metal Finishing National program.
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