Expert Details
Pharmaceutical Process Research, Development, and Manufacturing
ID: 725712
Pennsylvania, USA
Expert has three patents from research, development and manufacturing of etoposide and etoposide phosphate. He also has extensive experience with platinum anticancer drugs, including cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin.
He has 17 years of experience in pharmaceutical process research, development and manufacturing.
He has extensive experience in asymmetric synthesis in both graduate school and industry.
Expert did extensive research on the synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol. This involved terpene chemistry and the chemistry of cyclopropyl epoxides. Six patents were obtained.
He has 17 years of experience in the pharmaceutical process research, development and manufacturing, including many generics.
He has 30 years experience in various forms of organic chemistry.
Expert is a tenured faculty member at Penn State, where has been teaching since 2009. He has published four articles in The Journal of Chemical Education and given several seminars on pedagogical topics, including an invited talk at an international conference.
Expert has extensive experience with controlled substances, including cannabinoids, opiods, amphetamines, and benzodiazepines
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1991 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Organic Chemistry | Institution: University of Delaware |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: George Washington University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Associate Professor of Chemistry | Department: Chemistry |
Responsibilities:Teaching General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry courses at the Schuylkill campus. Performing successful research in heterocyclic chemistry with undergraduate students. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2009 | Employer: Merck and Co. | Title: Senior Research Chemist | Department: Process Research |
Responsibilities:Conducted preclinical pharmaceutical process research and development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2008 | Employer: Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials | Title: Principal Scientist | Department: Chemical Process R & D |
Responsibilities:He conducted pharmaceutical process research and development, including GMP scale-up of controlled substances and platinum compounds. He shared management and leadership duties. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1997 | Employer: Bristol-Myers Squibb | Title: Senior Scientist | Department: Process Exploration/Technical Operations |
Responsibilities:He conducted pharmaceutical process research and development. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Chemical Society (Lehigh Valley Local Section), Organic and Chemical Education Chemistry Divisions Phi Lambda Upsilon National Chemistry Honor Society Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington, D.C. International Society of Heterocyclic Chemists |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| 2016 Penn State Schuylkill Award for Excellence in Research or Creative Accomplishments, Penn State Schuylkill, Schuylkill Haven, PA. 1995 Excellence Award, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Syracuse, NY. 1991 Elected to Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemistry Honor Society. 1986 Byrne Thurtell Burns Award for Organic Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 1985 Chemical Society of Washington Award for the outstanding junior chemistry major at George Washington University, Washington, DC. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 30 publications in refereed journals and 9 patents. |
Fields of Expertise
active pharmaceutical ingredient, antitumor drug, cisplatin, applied inorganic chemistry, chemical processing, applied organic chemistry, bulk pharmaceutical chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, chiral synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, applied inorganic chemistry, epoxide group, terpene synthesis, generic drug manufacturing, organic compound process development, pharmaceutical chemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, organic chemistry, organic synthesis, synthetic organic chemistry, education, controlled substance, terpene synthesis, boron trifluoride, carbohydrate chemistry, chirality, pharmaceutical industry, codeine synthesis, chemical reaction, chemical process safety, organophosphorus chemistry, chemical reaction mechanism, cancer chemotherapeutic agent, organometallic chemistry, inorganic synthesis, carbocation chemistry