Expert Details

Thermal Plasmas, Dusty Plasmas, Nanoparticle Synthesis and Processing

ID: 725188 Minnesota, USA

His primary areas of expertise are gas plasmas, nanoparticle synthesis and processing in plasmas, nanoparticle aerosols, and deposition of nanostructured films and coatings.

He has developed several processes for synthesizing and processing nanoparticles for a variety of applications, and has taught graduate-level courses on fundamentals of aerosol behavior.

He has served as a consultant for multiple companies in the area of thermal plasma synthesis of nanoparticles.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1970	Degree: SB	Subject: Humanities and Science	Institution: MIT
Year: 1985	Degree: PhD	Subject: Mechanical Engineering	Institution: Stanford

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1985 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Professor	Department: Mechanical Engineering
Responsibilities: Available upon request.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2007 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title:	Department:
Responsibilities: Available upon request.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
He served as a litigation consultant on a patent case in Canada in 2007.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
ASME, AAAR, MRS, Intl Plasma Chemistry Society

Awards / Recognition
Plasma Chemistry Award (International Plasma Chemistry Society), 2005 Best Director of Graduate Studies, Employer, 2005

Publications and Patents Summary
He has approximately 165 publications in journals, books and conference proceedings. He has 2 patents and 3 patents pending.

Fields of Expertise

gas electric discharge, aerosol physics, aerosol technology, ceramic particulate composite, coagulation, gas plasma, high-temperature plasma, ionized gas, low-temperature plasma, nanocomposite, nanomanufacturing, nanoparticle, nanopowder, nanomaterial, nanotechnology, nucleation, particle coating process, particle transport, particle-size analysis, particle-size distribution determination, particle-size measurement, plasma chemical process, plasma chemistry, plasma deposition system, plasma processing, plasma torch, plasma-aided manufacturing, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, aerosol design, aerosol behavior, aerosol dynamics, high-density gas plasma, atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition, plasma diagnostics, aerosol measurement, particle characterization, ionization, aerosol instrumentation, plasma heating device, ion, plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics, inhomogeneous plasma, diamond thin film