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Expert 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 Products 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 Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #122855
This expert is considered one of the leading national experts on textile flammability and protective clothing and leads a highly respected fire safety consultancy. This expert frequently provides consulting to clothing manufacturers and end user organizations on proper design, selection, testing, and use of protective clothing and related equipment. This expert has written or coauthored over 120 reports, papers, and articles on various aspects of textile flammability and protective clothing and has been an invited as speaker for over 150 presentations.
This expert is responsible for promulgation of ASTM standards on test methods for physical, chemical, biological, thermal protection and human factors, comprehensive NFPA standards on fire fighter, chemical, and biological protective clothing; and 10 ISO standards on different areas of personnel protection.
This expert is considered a leader in textile flammability and has a thorough understanding of textile, rubber, plastic physical properties; flame and heat properties; chemical, biological, and particulate barrier properties; and comfort and ergonomic properties; laboratory auditing.
This expert has been involved in numerous projects and contracts for development of specific protective textile systems, evaluation of products against industry standards, support of new product introductions into specific market niches, identification of industry technology needs, and determination of safety/health hazards for particular applications. This expert has extensive prior litigation experience including deposition and courtroom testimony.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #214975
This expert is the founder and CEO of a highly successful consultancy specializing in plastics. This expert has spent many years in the Plastics Industry as a leading authority on plastic and composite part failure. This expert worked for a plastics product manufacturer as a leading Principal Scientist. This expert is a world-renowned scientist and author as evidenced by many awards. This expert is a member of ASM International (a society of Material Scientists), the American Chemical Society Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric Materials Divisions, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the National Association of Subrogation Professionals, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, the Failure Analysis Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Institute of Packaging Professionals, and the Society of Automotive Engineers. This expert has provided expert services in over 150 litigations involving plastics and composites. This expert is one of the top plastic failure experts in the world having analyzed hundreds of plastic and composite parts including, pipes, food packages, bottles, tanks, latches, toys, medical devices, exercise equipment, automotive parts, pulleys, chairs, and stools. This expert has authored >100 scientific papers, >60 US Patents, a book, and several encyclopedia articles on chemicals and plastics.
CONSULTANT AND EXPERT WITNESS ON CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS
- Forensic analysis/testing of plastic and composite parts
- Manufacturing processes for plastic bottles including extrusion blow-molding, injection blow-molding, and stretch
- Blow-molding
- Root cause analysis of CPVC fire suppression system failures
- Exercise equipment failure
- Plastic piping products including ABS, PVC, CPVC, PEX, PP, PVDC, and HDPE
- Additives for plastics including antioxidants and UV stabilizers
- Design of plastic parts to meet the requirements of the application
- Fracture mechanics of plastic materials and composites
- Chemical resistance/degradation of plastics and elastomers
- Discoloration and loss of clarity of plastics
- Plastic part and package design and stress analysis
- Polymer blends and compounding
- Polyolefin based resins and applications
- Additives for improved adhesion in polymer blends and composites
- Chemicals and Plastics R&D
- Monomer stabilization and polymerization
- Molding and extrusion of plastics including foams and films
- UV, thermal, and environmental degradation of chemicals and plastics
- Plastic flammability and plastic flame retardant formulations
- Migration of chemicals and additives from plastics
- Chemicals and plastics for medical use
- Composite and nanocomposite materials including carbon fiber composites
- Permeability (vapors and odors) of plastics
- Plastics used in medical applications
- Abrasion resistance of plastics and elastomers
- Material Selection (choosing the right plastic for the application)
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #242473
This expert is an experienced expert in the field of specialty chemicals including, but not limited to, a variety of inorganic minerals and solid polymers. This expert has an extensive background and understanding of chemical reactions that occur at interfaces of solids and liquid-solid interfaces. This expert has many years of experience with the reactions of silane coupling agents with inorganic solids such as clays and silica, and is a published author on the flow behavior of polymers.
For many years, this expert has consulted for corporations involved in the development, optimization, patenting, marketing and quality control of new and existing products and processes.
This expert has served as a forensic expert witness in a multitude of disciplines including patent analysis/infringement, trade secret litigation, product & process issues, OSHA Regulations, Codes & Standards, physical chemistry and material properties. This expert has provided Federal and State depositions and courtroom testimony numerous times. This expert has been deposed in two intellectual property cases, both of which were successful for this expert's client. This expert has also consulted for medical device companies engaged in development of novel surgical techniques, and is a named inventor on 23 patents.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #249933
With a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, post-doctoral work in molecular biology, and industrial experience combining process chemistry, organic synthesis, biotechnology, biocatalysis, plus natural product fermentation and downstream processing, this expert provides a unique combination of skills. After obtaining a Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry, this expert joined a company where work led to a number of patents covering the enzymatic resolution of pharmaceutical intermediates, one of which earned royalties of several million dollars. In this particular project, this expert was the chief technical witness in a patent interference suit. Following the success of the suit, this expert was invited to establish a new group within a major Chemical Process Development company. The group successfully introduced biocatalysis in over a dozen projects at scales ranging from lab-bench scale synthesis of drug metabolites for Drug Discovery groups, to GMP pilot-plant batches providing intermediates for clinical material. This included the use of a non-aqueous enzymatic step in the synthesis of an antifungal agent. Under this expert's leadership, the group filed 13 patent disclosures and produced a total of 37 public presentations and publications - an unusual accomplishment for an industrial development group. Shortly after, this expert moved to a major pharmaceutical company and became Director of Fermentation and Biocatalysis Development. This expert's group handled chemical process development, molecular biology, industrial fermentation, and GMP analytical services, supporting both Discovery and Production. This expert then established a venture, providing new and small companies with technical strategy, IP analysis, and CTO-level management across a range of disciplines covering process chemistry, molecular biology, biotransformations & biocatalysis, industrial biotech, plus fermentation of natural products and recombinant enzymes. This expert brings 40 years of experience in the field of biocatalysis and the expression of enzymes (and other proteins) as well as metabolic pathways. This expert has considerable experience in using enzymes in commercial processes, fermentation development, and co-factor recycling. This expert has appeared in both federal and State court and been deposed and crossed multiple times.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #258625
Hair Dye/Cosmetics/Personal Products Expert
This expert holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and brings to the table many years of experience in the cosmetics industry. This expert presently serves as Founder and Head Consultant for a highly successful consultancy specializing in product development, quality assurance, regulatory, manufacturing, custom ingredients and fragrances, sourcing world-wide. This expert also provides services including validation for FDA requirements, production staff training, market research and litigation/expert witness services.
This expert started a career in cosmetics in a hair dyes lab, while still attending college, performing routine lab assignments and experiments in the formulating of hair colors. Then on to a Personal Care line developing hair dye products, permanent waves, color cosmetics including eye & face makeup and lipsticks.
This expert has extensive expert witness experience having been deposed more than 100 times and making more than 35 court appearances as expert technical witness for defendant manufacturers.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #256772
This expert received bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. This expert's thesis advisor is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost experts in CMP. This expert participated in weekly group meetings and CMP project-specific meetings, in which CMP mechanics, materials and modeling projects were discussed and participants put forward interpretations of data, suggested experimental designs, and debated modeling approaches. This experience provided his initial grounding in and understanding of the field of CMP.
This expert's thesis work was on the topic of nanoimprint lithography (NIL), a semiconductor manufacturing process which has a number of physical commonalities with CMP. Both NIL and CMP involve mechanical contact between two solid bodies separated by a fluid layer (wafer/slurry/pad in CMP and wafer/resist/stamp in NIL), and in both processes, mechanical deformations of the solid bodies need to be understood and controlled to ensure that manufactured semiconductor devices are within dimensional specifications.
This expert has been working with one of the world's leading manufacturers of CMP equipment to model and simulate CMP using novel pad geometries. These pads are composed of multiple materials with heterogeneous properties.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #246049
This food-related packaging, logistics, and machinery expert holds a PhD and provides expertise in packaging, machinery, and logistics, primarily involving food-related products. This expert is a Professor Emeritus at a university, leads a packaging research consultancy, has managed over 1000 consulting projects for over 400 major companies and federal agencies, is extensively published, and provides scientific and engineering analysis for disputes involving packaging, logistics, and related product issues.
This expert has provided expert testimony in food packaging matters involving issues related to food safety laws, including FDA and state regulations. These conditions occurred during shipping and warehousing of packaged food products throughout the supply chain and logistics process. This expert has testified in over 75 matters involving food and beverage products, including nutraceuticals, contaminants, adulterants, mold, infestation, and chemical exposure leading to recalls or serious health threats to consumers. These matters have included toxic chemical exposure from ammonia, naphthalene, and other substances, including organic toxins such as pest feces. This expert has conducted extensive research and published findings in peer-reviewed international packaging journals on refrigerated ships and intermodal containers used in logistics for shipments to the United States from Central and South America, China, India, Europe, and other regions. This expert has also served on a scientific advisory council for a cold chain logistics organization for over 10 years, providing expertise on packaging and logistics.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant, has been retained in over 500 lawsuits, and has provided deposition and trial testimony in over 100 cases.
Start Chemical Products 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 Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #278495
This materials chemistry and diesel fuels expert is a chemist specializing in how composition and formulation affect the performance of complex chemical systems and practical materials. This expert consults on fuel, oil, and lubricant formulations for automotive, industrial, and other applications. The work includes analyzing product composition, identifying potential contaminants through standardized and non-standard methods, and assessing the sources and potential impacts of chemical contamination in a range of products. This expert has also consulted in intellectual property disputes, including trade secret and patent litigation.
This expert served in a senior research role in research and engineering for a petroleum company, developing new formulations for commercial vehicle heavy-duty engine oils and greases to meet API, ACEA, and automotive engine manufacturer specifications using industry-standard bench tests, stationary fired-engine test stands, and field test programs. This expert explored new additives for lubricant applications, including novel antioxidants, anti-wear additives, pour-point depressants, dispersants, and friction modifiers, and contributed to patent applications related to lubricant formulations. The work also included failure analysis and lubricant product support for lubricant blenders, vehicle manufacturers, and end customers in the transportation, mining, construction, and agriculture industries. This expert was involved in the technical validation and global deployment of new components and formulations affecting product claims and specifications, the global supply chain, and product registration with foreign governments.
This expert has authored over 10 expert reports in litigation and arbitration matters in U.S., U.K., and Canadian jurisdictions and has testified in deposition related to fuel quality and contamination.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #281629
In addition to expertise as a chemist (BA in chemistry) and a chemical engineer (MSChE and PhD), this expert was involved in day-to-day activities in the development of toner and OPC (optical photoconductors) drums making "after-market" products for Canon, Ricoh, Sharp, Fuji Xerox, Xerox and Lexmark (among others). This expert's duties included all aspects of developing toner and all OPC and peripherals - including testing. This expert was involved in both OPC and dry toner development, and also wrote the patent applications for new toner products.
This expert was responsible for performing quality assurance on all copiers and laser printers including all the aftermarket components. This included daily inspection and running of tens of thousands of copies of patterns which had to be analyzed for all aspects of reproducibility for comparison with the original templates. In addition, this expert has over 35 years of experience with all types of polymer-based spray, dip, spin, and powdered coatings from preparing and working with those in many technology areas including semi-conductor microlithography, wire and cable including fiber optics, electrophotography, molded plastic parts for electronics, games, toys, etc., and for many adhesive coatings. This expert has over 20 years as an expert witness, is a registered patent agent and has filed and prosecuted over 500 US and international applications.
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Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #285408
This materials scientist and glass fracture analysis expert is a materials engineer with specific expertise in process-structure-property relationships of glasses and ceramics. Employing a variety of advanced analytical materials-characterization techniques, this expert has developed a deep understanding of the composition, structure, and crystallization of glasses and glass-ceramics. This expert has also investigated natural silicate analogues for such glasses to understand their long-term alteration mechanisms and has worked on fractography and failure analysis of glasses and ceramics for several applications.
This expert has provided dispute-resolution support involving glass products, including fracture investigations to identify the root cause of cracking and subsequent injury through fractography, mechanical-property testing, strength-characteristics analysis, and failure recreation, as well as materials analyses such as defect analysis, chemical-composition testing, microstructural characterization, and durability evaluations. This expert has performed root-cause analysis investigations for windshield and sunroof failures in several litigation matters.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #285820
This chemical engineering expert holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and has over 15 years of experience as a research chemist at a petroleum company research center, followed by consulting work focused on the chemistry and analysis of petroleum and petroleum products.
This expert worked on asphalt chemistry and the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum-derived wax in connection with efforts to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for food-related use. This expert is a named inventor on a number of U.S. patents and has testified on several occasions.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #286176
This chemistry, materials, and injection molding expert is a prestigious university-educated PhD chemist with over 30 years of experience in the chemical industry, over 10 personal US patents, and over 25 additional patents granted to groups this expert led. This expert led research and development initiatives internationally, serving in scientific, global research leadership, and senior technology executive roles for major chemical companies. This expert has strong expertise in research leadership and management, new business development, business and commercialization strategy, litigation research, and innovation involving polymers, plastics, materials, and adhesives.
This expert spent over 30 years in the plastics industry performing and supervising the development of new and improved plastics, many of which were targeted for injection molding applications. Injection molding was used to prepare many test samples. This expert also oversaw a technical support group that worked with customers to troubleshoot injection mold designs and processes for applications including automotive lighting and trim, medical parts, and consumer goods.
This expert has experience with functional behavior issues involving polymer parts, including factors such as modulus and strength, ductile or brittle failure behavior, and notch sensitivity.
As a technical expert, this expert has worked with attorneys to secure numerous patents and to reach favorable resolutions in high-value litigation. This expert also has experience in scale-up, manufacturing, and marketing, served in a board role for a prominent industry association, and served as a judge for industry innovation awards.
As a senior scientist and leader of multiple R&D groups, this expert led programs for the development and commercialization of numerous new products with cumulative sales exceeding two billion dollars. These products have widespread use in automotive, aerospace, medical, construction, packaging, display, and optical applications.
This expert's experience includes acrylics, PMMA, polycarbonate, polyester, polyurethane, composites, aerosols, adhesives, thermoplastics, polymer degradation, product liability, and product failure. This expert provides consulting and expert witness services in polymers, plastics, materials, and adhesives.
This expert also has extensive experience as an expert witness, including matters involving coatings, inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, and patent infringement and non-infringement issues.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #290284
This PFAS testing and exposure expert is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) with over 20 years of experience and holds a senior technical leadership role at an environmental health consulting firm providing scientific, technical, and managerial resources for complex environmental remediation projects, consumer health and safety matters, and chemical and manufacturing plants.
This expert evaluates exposures to chemicals and potential health risks in consumer products, workplaces, and the environment. Specifically regarding PFAS in consumer products, this expert has assisted with understanding testing data, recommending and facilitating product testing through accredited third-party analytical laboratories, analyzing results with respect to various regulations, and estimating potential health risks. These products have included cosmetics, food packaging, and recreational equipment.
This expert has also provided deposition testimony regarding historic exposures to PFAS chemicals and potential health risks.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #293868
This consumer product safety expert holds an MPH focused on epidemiological and environmental risk assessments related to consumer products. This expert has over 15 years of experience in the testing, inspection, and certification industry and has spent much of that time advising companies on California Proposition 65 compliance.
This expert has extensive knowledge of the regulation, its listed chemicals, and how it applies to consumer products and materials. The work includes developing risk-mitigation strategies for manufacturers and importers and advising on the practical implications, scope, and limitations of Proposition 65 settlements. Earlier in this expert's career, work included a number of years in an analytical testing laboratory, reviewing and preparing samples for chemical testing related to Proposition 65 compliance, including leather and textile materials evaluated for Chromium VI. This expert also routinely coordinates and arranges laboratory testing for various R&D purposes.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #294269
This food science expert holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, a B.Sc. in Chemistry from a university, and a Certified Food Scientist (CFS) credential, with over 50 years of experience in food product development from concept and prototype generation through product rollout.
This expert has provided market and technology assessments for numerous private and public companies, as well as government agencies. Experience spans several food categories, including dairy, confectionary, and diet and health. This expert's career includes product development work for major food, chemical, and consulting organizations.
This expert has expertise in flavor and food chemical analysis, food and beverage product development, and product and ingredient analysis using results provided by certified laboratories. These analyses commonly focus on verification of Nutrition Facts statements and Ingredient statements found on food and beverage products. This expert has also served on the advisory board of a flavor company that was later acquired by a larger flavor and fragrance company.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #296587
This oil refinery/process engineering expert holds a P.E. credential and has a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, with over 20 years of experience in front-end engineering and refinery operations support. This expert has experience in production and testing from work at major refinery facilities. This expert participated in several management-of-change processes within tank farm operations involving product blending and testing for fuel oil and other products. Additional field work involved data collection as part of a rebuild following a major incident, including tank farm and truck loading areas for fuel oil, crude oil, and diesel fuel.
This expert also has over 30 years of experience with various liquid pipeline systems, including crude oil, propane, and fuel products. This expert has served on multiple company accident and incident investigation teams addressing pipeline and facility issues nationwide. This expert has also served as an expert witness for over 5 years, including in binding arbitration and state and federal civil cases.
Start Chemical Products Expert SearchExpert Witness #296695
This toxicology expert holds a PhD and MPH, serves in senior toxicology and managing director roles at a toxicological consultancy, and has over 20 years of experience in human health hazard and risk-assessment projects.
This expert has over 15 years of experience assessing Proposition 65 compliance of products, including products that may contain chromium-based ingredients or materials. This expert also assesses compliance of textiles, apparel, and footwear with Restricted Substances Lists and Manufacturer's Restricted Substances Lists, and developed and operated a screened-chemistry certification program accredited by a prominent multi-stakeholder industry group to assess Level I, 2, and 3 compliance of textile and leather auxiliaries with an industry conformance framework.
This expert has assessed the chemical composition and subsequent human health and environmental hazards and risks of leather coatings for leading apparel and soft goods manufacturers. This expert's Proposition 65-related work includes designing exposure and testing approaches, selecting analytical test methods, interpreting test reports, including those for chromium VI, and establishing safe harbor for products that contain Proposition 65-listed substances. This expert works with leading analytical testing labs on Proposition 65-related projects and prepares safe harbor assessment reports.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
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