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Mathematics, Modeling, & Thermodynamics
Expert R. Expert has written commercial software using Microsoft Visual Basic that incorporates .DLL's compiled in other languages. This software incorporates sophisticated user interfaces as well as computational and database capabilities. Expert has extensive experience in the efficient implementation of…
Polyurethanes; Crystalline Polymers; Dielectric Properties; Ion-containing Polymers
Summary: Although I retired from Penn State in July '18, I continue to be engaged in the scientific / technical side of polymer science and engineering. I am more actively seeking external consulting opportunities, including serving as an expert witness.…
Toxicology (Benzene, Solvents, Metals); Medical Science and Microbiology (Causation); Environmental (Risk Assessment)
Expert has the Ph.D. in Microbiology with 30+ years of research and teaching experience with appointments in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine; the Biomedical Sciences Department, and as Adjunct Professor of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine; and as…
Food Toxicology and Food Allergies
FOOD TOXICOLOGY. Expert has conducted research on a wide variety of foodborne toxicants, both naturally-occurring and additives. Special interests have included food allergies and allergens, sulfites, histamine poisoning, and processing-induced toxicants. He is widely viewed as an expert on naturally-occurring…
Chemical Engineering, Enzymes
Expert has spent the majority of his professional career developing and refining the use of chemical engineering techniques to design biochemical reactors holding enzymes and microbial cells. Expert is an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Employer's Chemical Engineering program.…
Heat Transfer
HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION. Expert has worked in the field of heat transfer for 20 years, both as a researcher and as a teacher. His experiences have encompassed all aspects of heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation, boiling, and…
Biomolecular Research Resource
AMINO ACIDS; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION. Expert has devoted a considerable portion of his career to providing the capability to purify, sequence, and synthesize proteins. He has helped develop the technologies and protocols needed as well as implement the ideas…
Blood Wetted Devices and Biomaterials
BLOOD-WETTED BIOMATERIAL; CARDIOVASCULAR PROSTHESES; ARTIFICIAL INTERNAL ORGANS. Expert has been involved in the design, development, and evaluation of extracorporeal and implantable artificial internal organs for many years, first with the artificial kidney (including hemodialyzers and those based upon selective absorption)…
Surface Modification Engineering
Expert (pronounced Kosov-ski) has expertise in surface modification engineering, including ion implantation, physical vapor deposition, thin films, and diamond and diamond-like carbon coatings. He has conducted extensive research in surface modification methods to improve the biocompatibility of implantable devices, especially…
Molecular Immunology, Antigen-Antibody Interactions, Immunochemistry, etc.
ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY INTERACTION. Expert has studied the physico-chemical and biological consequences of interactions between monoclonal antibodies and bacterial polysaccharides, viral glycoproteins, or molecules of the major histocompatibility complex. His work suggests new strategies for the engineering of more effective antibodies. IMMUNOCHEMICAL…