Chemical Engineering Expert Witnesses
What is a chemical engineering expert witness?
Chemical engineering expert witness candidates are typically licensed professional engineers with extensive experience. Experts in the field of chemistry may have an affiliation with industry organizations, such as ASTM, the American Chemical Society (ACS), Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), or the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).
What types of cases require a chemical engineering expert witness?
A subject matter expert in chemical engineering might be called upon to provide expert testimony in toxic tort litigation cases, an accident investigation, personal injury claim, or insurance disputes. Chemical engineers are also commonly called upon to provide expertise in intellectual property disputes.
Chemical engineering expert witness case examples
Example matters that Cahn Litigation has searched for experts include:
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations,
- coatings,
- metallurgy,
- chemical process safety,
- chemical plant industrial accident,
- hazardous chemicals incident investigations, and
- process engineering.
What litigation support work might a chemical engineering expert witness be expected to perform?
Litigation support services by an chemicals expert could include failure analyses, forensic engineering, toxicology report review, providing expert opinions, authoring expert reports, and expert witness testimony at a trial. In addition, clients may seek a chemical engineering industry expert for pre-litigation consulting services.
Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a chemical engineering expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.
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Chemical Engineering Expert Witness - Representative Bios
Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.
The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Chemical Engineering experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Chemical Engineering landscape.
Expert Witness #210424
This expert is currently Vice President for Research and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at a prestigious university, and also holds joint appointments in the departments of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biology. This expert's skills are in enzyme technology, including preparation and use of enzymes in industrial and biomedical applications specific to generating enzymes for various basic and applied studies. Where enzymes are not commercially available, this expert clones, expresses, and purifies relevant enzymes using a number of different expression hosts (e.g., E. coli, bacillus, mammalian cells, etc.). This expert's research group includes chemical engineers, bioengineers, materials scientists, biologists, chemists and microbiologists - all focused on gaining a quantitative understanding of biological principles and applying them to advanced bioengineering, nanobiotechnology, drug discovery, and biomanufacturing. This expert has received numerous awards from the American Chemical Society, presently serves on Scientific Advisory Boards for several biotechnology companies and venture capital firms, and has cofounded a number of companies. This expert has a B.A. degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering, has published over 330 papers, and is a named inventor on nearly 40 patents and patent applications.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #234561
This expert obtained a diploma in chemical engineering, an M.A.Sc. in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. This expert is a professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering. This expert's main research interests are in the area of polymer rheology, polymer processing and surface science with emphasis on superhydrophobic/superoleophobic surfaces. This expert's specialty is using the science of applied rheology principles to solve practical problems in polymer processing including film extrusion, blow molding, film blowing, film casting and many other polymer processing operations. Mechanical properties of polymeric products and how these are related to their molecular structure and rheology are also themes of this expert's research interests. This expert has published more than 200 referred journal papers, 102 papers in conference proceedings, 161 conference presentations, three patents and one book on polymer processing instabilities. While this expert has been involved in patent-related litigations as an expert, writing reports and serving as an inside consultant, this expert has not had the opportunity to be deposed or testify.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #226791
This expert holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from a prestigious university. This expert's dissertation centered on plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD). This expert began a career at a manufacturing company in various engineering and technology positions, including product development, core technologist in the area of ultra-high purity chemical systems, project management, and engineering management. While at this company, this expert worked on the development of one of the industry's first single-wafer, multi-chamber platforms. This tool provides multiple chamber configurations for CVD, Etch and photoresist strip applications, supporting more than 50 unique processes. Later, this expert started the customer engineering specials (CES) department of the CVD division, and gained extensive design experience. As an authority in CVD, this expert has been requested as a third-party consultant in semiconductor business processes to produce Thin Films. This expert is also recognized for expertise in Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), a sub-category of CVD, Sputtering, and various other Thin Film processes. This expert is experienced in providing IP litigation support, including the areas of patents, trade secrets, and economic espionage. This expert has testified in large scale technology contracts, and arbitration, before the Federal District Court, Tokyo High Court, International Trade Commission, and in International Arbitration. This expert's testimony has contributed to findings of patent infringement, patent invalidity, inequitable conduct, and responsibility for significant damages. This expert holds three patents in the fields of chemical vapor deposition, ultra-high purity and high temperature valving.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #247514
This expert holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has made pioneering contributions to the field of wide band-gap semiconductors that use boron and nitrogen compounds. This expert's work involves optimizing crystal growth to produce large and high quality crystals with electrical properties that are suitable for micro devices. This expert's research has improved the materials that are the building blocks of a new generation of micro devices, revolutionizing communications, transportation, lighting, medicine and consumer applications. This expert has studied silicon carbide crystal growth extensively, adopting procedures from that process to improve aluminum nitride crystal growth. This expert is highly familiar with silicon carbide epitaxy (17 papers) and the electronic device applications of silicon carbide.
This expert leads a prolific research group whose work is focused on materials synthesis and characterization, and device fabrication. Applications for this expert's work include optical devices such as ultraviolet light emitting diodes and laser diodes, high speed transistors, radiation detectors, and nuclear to electrical power conversion devices. This expert has mentored more than two dozen advance-degree students, and is the recipient of multiple industry and academic awards. This expert has served as a manuscript reviewer for many journals, and a proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #258337
This expert is Chair of a Department of Chemical Engineering. This expert was trained in Controlled Release and Drug Delivery and has become a widely recognized expert in the field. This expert has many years of experience as an expert witness and consultant in Hatch-Waxman and Product Liability Litigation and has focused on many ANDA matters, specializing in the fields of Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science and Bioengineering with unique expertise in the areas of Small Molecule and Biologics Pharmaceutical Formulation, Controlled/ Extended/Sustained/Delayed Release, Excipient and Biomaterials Function/Interaction, Formulation Characterization and Formulation Testing. This expert has published over 85 peer-reviewed articles on Pharmaceutical Science and has received numerous elite national and international awards and accolades for research and teaching. This expert has testified on Controlled Release, Pharmaceutical Formulations, Biomaterials, and Biodegradation including serving as the omnibus expert witness on both infringement and validity simultaneously, as Markman expert witness, a testing witness, an expert designated to give a tutorial to the jury, and also an expert consulting on matters (including legal strategy) at the District Court, Federal Circuit, and even aiding council for cases heard at the Supreme Court level.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #246983
This expert earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from a prestigious university and has devoted much of a career to reducing variation in manufacturing quality and optimizing production. This expert is well-published, having authored or co-authored over forty publications in manufacturing technology, and is author to six publications related to the Chemical Vapor Deposition of polysilicon. This expert is also author of 77 patents, including two specifically related to polysilicon. As Director of Automation Applications, this expert helped a major semiconductor company develop and implement advanced control algorithms in manufacturing, including the design, build and application of control systems. Now a consultant, this expert has been engaged on matters related to IP portfolio assessment and has provided expert witness support, though has not yet been deposed or provided testimony.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #247521
This expert holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and serves as the Department Head of the Electronic Materials and Devices Applied Research Laboratory at a major university. In addition to work and research in an academic setting, this expert spent several years in industry managing efforts in electronic and photonic materials. This expert is also the named inventor on two patents dealing with single crystal fabrication and an apparatus to do so.
This expert’s expertise and experience includes:
20 years of experience in the PVT and CVD growth of Silicon Carbide;
Establishing the initial Silicon Carbide production capability at a manufacturing company;
Principal investigator for a military R&D project directly responsible for extensive research on all aspects of Silicon Carbide PVT process for semi-insulating and conductive materials;
Under a DARPA funded project, co-principal investigator on a highly successful program to develop advanced CVD processes for Silicon Carbide (HCVD).
This expert is very well versed in all aspects of bulk and epitaxial Silicon Carbide characterization, defect formation and correlation between growth related defects and process conditions. This expert heads a large military contract to evaluate CVD growth of Silicon Carbide for power electronics applications with enhanced device reliability. This expert’s department currently uses two PVT and five CVD Silicon Carbide growth systems for a variety of research programs and this expert has extensive experience with finite element simulations of PVT and CVD growth of Silicon Carbide. This expert has extensive expert witness experience including deposition and testimony experience.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #260507
This expert is recognized as an expert in chemistry, hazardous materials, metallurgical and plastics failure analysis and fire and explosion investigations. This expert is the founder and chief technologist for a nationally recognized fire science and forensic laboratory and specialized burn facility, equipped with among other apparatus, fabric flammability test cabinets, instruments used to characterize fabric density, warp/weave and composition (synthetic, cotton, blend, FR etc.), and a cone calorimeter which is a standard test method to characterize the fire performance of materials.
This expert performs investigation according to recognized and professional standard practices and methodologies for engineering failure analysis and fire investigation with results supported by testing, analysis, codes, standards and literature. Familiar with existing test methods on soft furnishings as well as changes in regulations with respect to fire retardants and fire testing, this expert often performs instrumented, modified standard or ad hoc fire tests on these materials.
This expert was the lead engineer that developed tests and criteria for assessing the burning rate hazard of solid chemical oxidizers based on research and testing at bench and intermediate scales that was accepted by the fire codes. This expert has training in Regulatory Fire Tests and is a principal member on a technical committee which addresses room fire hazards including fuel loads like furniture. This expert is also very familiar with other industry guides including the SFPE.
This expert has training in hazard assessment methodologies, failure analysis and hazardous waste operations and emergency response. This expert serves on hazardous chemical, combustible metals and combustible dust technical committees as well as on technical panels overseeing research related to hazards associated with combustible dusts, antifreeze in home sprinkler systems and separation distances.
This expert has been retained as a consulting and testifying expert by numerous law firms, insurance companies and corporations.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #256744
This expert received a Ph.D. and is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. This expert's research interests include investigations of fundamental mechanics of manufacturing processes and utilizing those insights for designing effective and efficient processes with unique capabilities.
This expert's research has focused on various aspects of Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) process used in semiconductor manufacturing, specializing in prediction of instability as well as defect tolerance & mitigation. This expert is particularly interested in Data Driven Prognosis and application of Multi-scale and Multi-Physics analysis techniques applied to various life prediction, design & control problems. This expert has conceptualized, designed and fabricated a new generation Chemical Mechanical Paired Grinding (CMPG) machine.
This expert has served as Project Director and Principal Investigator on more than 25 research and educational projects funded by the U.S. Govt. and private industries. This expert is the author of a book, and has published over 100 technical articles in international archival journals, with several others in conference proceedings. This expert holds eight U.S. patents, currently serves as Associate Editor/Editorial Board of three international journals, and regularly serves as a reviewer for various international journals and funding agencies. This expert has also served as a consultant to several US and International companies in areas of product and process designs.
This expert has prior litigation experience; has written expert reports, been deposed and testified in court.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #124243
This expert holds a PhD in Chemistry, has many years of experience in polymers and has extensive design, testing and evaluation experience in the absorption and dissipation of forces - polymeric materials. This expert is the named inventor on numerous U.S. patents involving plastics that have been commercialized, including numerous household products and energy absorbing protective headgear. This expert’s areas of specialty include new product development, voluntary standards, statutes, labeling, custom and practice, technology and cost in relationship to the hazards, and dangers and risks involved in the use and application of consumer products. An active member of the ASTM for many years, this expert has been involved in the creation of the standards and testing involved with polymeric products. This expert is a former member of the Advisory Board -World Congress on Industrial, Technical, and High Performance Textiles and the Advisory Board - American Board of Engineering and Technology. This expert is a member of:
American Chemical Society
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Senior Member)
Society of Plastics Engineers
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
American Board of Forensic Examiners
… to name just a few and has earned among others, ASTM qualification in:
C-8 Refractories;
C-14 Glass & Glass Products;
D-1 Paint, Varnish, Lacquer & Related Products;
D-9 Electrical Insulating Materials;
D-13 Textiles;
D-13.52 Flammability
D-14 Adhesives;
D-19 Water;
D-20 Plastics;
D-26 Halogenated Organic Solvents;
D-30 High Modulus Fibers and their Composites;
E-7 Non-destructive Testing;
E-15 Analysis & Testing of Industrial Chemicals;
E-17 Skid Resistance;
E-20 Temperature Measurement, Chemicals;
E-27 Hazard Potential of Chemicals;
E-30 Forensic Sciences;
E-28 Mechanical Testing;
F-15 Consumer Product Safety;
F-23 Protective Clothing;
F24-10 Test Methods
F24-20 Specifications and Terminology
F24-24 Design and Manufacture
F15 Consumer Products
This expert has extensive litigation experience (testified 9 times, deposed 20+), and has authored and presented extensively.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #235323
This chemical engineer expert holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from a prestigious university, with a focus on electrochemical systems, corrosion, and electrodeposition. This expert has held consulting roles with major companies since the 1970s and academic positions at well-regarded universities.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #242474
This chemistry/toner expert holds an MS in Chemical Engineering along with CPC, CChE, and FRSC credentials, and has over 40 years of industrial and academic experience in chemistry and chemical engineering. This expert has consulted for many corporations involved in the development, optimization, patenting, marketing, and quality control of new and existing products and processes.
For the MS in Chemical Engineering, this expert developed color toners for a three-dimensional photocopying process under a grant from a government research laboratory. This expert spent over 25 years stabilizing and understanding emulsion aggregation, is a named inventor on over 20 U.S. patents, and has written over 40 peer-reviewed articles for technical publications.
This expert has served as a consulting and testifying expert in both state and Federal courts.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #256814
This environmental expert has over 40 years of experience in environmental impact assessment and currently holds a principal-level role at an environmental consultancy focused on environmental science, engineering, and forensic investigations.
This expert has worked on dozens of chemical plant contamination studies involving petrochemicals, toxic metals, carbon black, specialty chemical products, and pesticides.
This expert has supported class action litigation involving a range of contaminants and has deposition and testimony experience.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #267639
This chemical engineering/process development expert holds a Ph.D. and P.E. and is an Emeritus Professor and former chemical and materials engineering department head at a public university. This expert's experience includes chemical process design, process analysis, and process forensics. This expert holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from a public research university and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from a well-regarded public research university. This expert's career includes appointments at a national laboratory and several chemical, materials, and manufacturing companies.
This expert is familiar with the chlor-alkali process through experience handling chlorine and heavy metals in the chemical industry, as well as through the study of numerous chemical processes throughout an academic career. This expert is very familiar with process hazards review, process safety management, and chemical hygiene and safety, and has been recognized for accomplishments in these areas.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant. This expert has supported over 80 litigations as an expert witness or consultant, has testified at trial and arbitration on numerous occasions, and has been deposed roughly 40 times.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #268092
This refinery engineer expert holds an M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Engineering Science, and has over 40 years of experience as a refinery and chemical engineer. This expert's expertise includes gas processing, refinery operations, project management, and construction.
This expert has significant experience in the operation and construction of delayed cokers, where petroleum coke is produced. This expert is a Professional Engineer, Chemical Engineer, and expert in many aspects of oil refineries, including delayed cokers, petroleum coke storage, treatment, and general quality issues. This expert has served as a consultant and/or expert witness in a number of delayed coker and refinery cases involving refinery operations and injuries.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #280529
This fuel blending expert earned an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and has expertise in chemical processing and engineering, with extensive experience in mixing processes involving miscible liquids, immiscible liquids, and solid-liquid suspensions in oil and gas industry applications. This expert's expertise includes blending crude oil and fuels, as well as handling asphaltenes and waxes in crude oil and fuels. This expert's experience also includes sizing and selecting processing equipment to ensure proper mixing and transport of crude oil and fuels.
This expert has testified in arbitration, providing opinions on process engineering issues involving the flow of oils and fuels in the oil and gas industry.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #284084
This chemical/electrochemical processing/semiconductor expert holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and has worked in chemical and electrochemical processing of semiconductor devices, including inventing and improving chemical processes for integrated circuits and their packages, forming and leading an advanced analysis facility for integrated circuits using electron microscopy, mass spectrometry, and x-ray techniques, and leading a team developing next-generation integrated circuit packages.
This expert is a distinguished professor in a chemical and biomolecular engineering school, with research interests including chemical processes for the fabrication of integrated circuits and packages, and helped establish a prominent semiconductor research consortium's center of excellence focused on interconnects for integrated circuits.
This expert has taught elective courses on the chemistry of integrated circuit and electronic packaging fabrication for more than 30 years, with a focus on the role of chemical sciences in chip fabrication. This expert has published over 330 peer-reviewed journal publications and has been awarded over 65 United States Patents.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #297462
This materials engineering, polymer sciences, and corrosion expert holds a Ph.D., is a registered Canadian professional engineer, and has extensive experience in materials engineering, polymer sciences, corrosion, materials testing, and research and development. This expert has over 20 years of experience in chemical and materials engineering across markets including oil and gas, mining, petrochemicals, consumer goods, and military applications.
This expert has experience in coolant chemistry and related root cause analysis involving backup generators, mining equipment, and diesel engines. That work has included reviewing coolant chemical analysis, coolant history, metal contamination, and additive packages in support of root cause failure analysis for diesel engines.
While leading a materials sciences practice, this expert opined on a number of large matters and several smaller matters involving coolant chemistry, additive packages, and engine failure analysis. One matter involved an allegedly deficient or underdosed additive package used in engine coolant at an industrial facility. The analysis concluded that the package was likely deficient or underdosed, but not enough to cause rapid and widespread engine failure, where ongoing wear and tear indicated that the engines had already been damaged with high metal wear indicators before the alleged coolant issue.
Another matter involved coolant containing an allegedly unstable or unsuitable additive package associated with rapid engine failures. After review of the coolant chemistry, the analysis concluded that the additive package was likely unsuitable for the end use and likely not acceptable to some engine manufacturers. Immersion testing also showed heavy staining, discoloration, and rapid corrosion of some alloys.
This expert has also addressed smaller matters involving suspected fraud and engine contamination in recreational vehicle and automotive claims. This expert has testified in North America and abroad in both French and English.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #304156
This hazard analysis expert holds a PhD in chemical engineering and has expertise in explosion hazard analysis grounded in over 5 years of experience working as a process engineer and later as an engineering and operations supervisor at a major oil refinery, where flammability considerations and explosion prevention were a continuous part of the work. Since that time, this expert has taught a university course for over 5 years dealing with chemical process safety and hazard analysis.
A major topic in this course is flammability hazards, including concepts of upper and lower flammability and explosion limits of gases and vapors. In this course, this expert also covers OSHA's Process Safety Management regulation and the management structure of a prominent chemical process safety organization. This expert is well-versed in both industrial and governmental standards and expectations for chemical process safety, including explosion hazard analysis.
Start Chemical Engineering Expert SearchExpert Witness #305184
This materials science expert holds a Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and is a faculty member in a university plastics engineering department, with experience involving polyethylene, fibers, and degradation of polyethylene.
This expert also holds a B.S. and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from academic institutions, including a prestigious university. This expert worked as an Advanced Engineer in R&D for a materials manufacturer and has prior litigation support experience.
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