Expert Details
Reliability and Liability of Plastic Products
ID: 725298
Netherlands
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1970 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Delft University of technology |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1981 to 2002 | Employer: Delft university of technology | Title: Full Professor | Department: Industrial Design Engineering |
Responsibilities:He carried out research in the field of reliability of plastic products (UV-degradation, fatigue, viscoelasticity)He taught Design for Reliability, Designing in Plastics, Fluid mechanics and Heat Transfer. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1977 to 1981 | Employer: Philips Domestic Appliances | Title: Group leader | Department: Domestic Appliances |
Responsibilities:He managed R&D in: Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Joining, Precision Machining |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1970 to 1977 | Employer: Philips Research | Title: researcher | Department: Research Laboratories Eindhoven |
Responsibilities:He carried out research in composites and "Design for Reliability". |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 2004 to 2004 | Country / Region: Russia | Summary: Organizing and writing of a technical dossier for hip implants |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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KIVI SPE |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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He has 50 publications in Journals and Proceedings |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Expert witness in court cases about failure of plastic products. Consultant to Delphi Automotive Systems about application of plastics. |
Training / Seminars |
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Courses in Designing in Plastics. SPE Failure Analysis seminar. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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English | He is fluent in English |
German | He is able to communicate in German |
Russian | He has over 15 years experience in visiting Russia and working with Russian co-workers in his laboratory. |
French | He was fluent in French, but did not use it for very many years |